Magazine Managing Editor Job Vacancy

The managing editor will be responsible for overseeing an efficient publishing cost, the day-to-day operations, supervising several editors, designers and writers, and making sure they work together as a cohesive unit in order to create a strong publication

Key duties and responsibilities

• Continuously maintain and improve the profile of the magazine in the market share
• May be required to periodically write columns for the magazine, edit and copy editing, besides supervising the staff and keeping the magazine on schedule.
• Continuously engage with publishers and enforce best publishing practices in order to remain competitive and profitable
• Liaising with the management director or directors in coming up with new ideas to improve the mode of circulation to increase sales
• Actively manage the legal aspects of the magazine with a goal of continuously conforming to the relevant laws of Kenya including but not limited to avoiding label suits in legal terms
• Proactively manage staff performance and ensure a continuous excellent performance.
• Able and willing to serve as the eyes and ears of the editors and publishers.
• Networking with others at industry events by attending trade shows
• Manage quality control of overseeing the artwork, design, illustrations, and photos that go with each article and occasionally attending photo- shoots
• Overseeing the layout, appearance and content of articles
• Commissioning articles from freelance and in-house writers

Requirements

• A Bachelors’ degree in English or journalism/ mass communication
• At-least three years of experience in a similar field
• Must have people skills; both to lead a team of employees and to build relationships with outside contacts
• Must have computer skills and the ability to keep up with new publishing and information-gathering technologies

To apply for this position send your resume to recruitment@workforceassociates.net. 

On the subject line indicate MANAGING EDITOR.