Job Opportunities
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Currently, there are three job opportunities available.
Fordham Law School, New York
Senior Editor
The Senior Editor leads the development of high-quality communications at Fordham Law School – including The Fordham Lawyer magazine, written speeches, digital stories, etc. This individual sets, refines, and reinforces the school’s voice and strengthens its reputation. The Senior Editor reports to the Senior Director of Communications and Marketing.
Responsibilities:
- Act as a key member of the Fordham Law marcom (marketing communications) team and collaborate closely with senior designer/art director
- Manage implementation of communications and marketing strategy for the Law School
- Supervise part-time and freelance writers, freelance photographers, and agency partners
- Cultivate trusted relationships with “clients” to create useful, effective marcom product
- Clients: alumni relations, development, admissions, career planning, centers and institutes, clinics, public programs, and student affairs
- Serve as editorial lead on internal and external marcom efforts aimed at motivating key audiences
- External: alumni, peers (at other law schools), prospective students, influencers
- Internal: students, faculty, administrators, colleagues at other Fordham schools
- Manage the organization’s voice by crafting/editing communications to ensure consistent style/message
- Significant ongoing projects:
- Create and maintain the story pipeline: vet and prioritize stories coming over the transom and proactively mine for stories that serve strategic priorities
- Serve as editorial lead on The Fordham Lawyer magazine (twice a year as a print and digital publication). Develop magazine content plan, lead editorial committee, and manage content contributors, including part-time writers, freelancers, photographers, and proofreaders
- Write speeches and talking points, primarily for the dean but occasionally for other leaders
- Update the Law School’s newsroom and key portions of the Website
- Create/oversee the creation of multimedia content used across digital, social media, and email platforms
- Edit social media content generated by the marketing specialist and writing staff
Additional responsibilities:
- Occasionally assist with public relations by collaborating with the senior director and PR agency
- Attend and report on select key Law School events
- Develop/refine systems for managing projects
- Lead implementation of service standards and brand guidelines, including for project management and client liaison tasks such as creative briefs, proof review, and feedback/assessment
Qualifications:
- Seven to ten years of work experience demonstrating progressive responsibility in communications roles
- A passion for the Law School’s mission and day-to-day work
- Strong writing, editing, and research skills
- Clear evidence of creativity and strategic, brand-aligned communication
- A demonstrated ability to foster cooperative environments and work in a collegial fashion
- The ability to juggle priorities, stay flexible, and manage projects from inception to completion
- High energy, positive attitude, showing initiative
- A strong work ethic and a “growth mindset”–an orientation toward trying new things and innovating
- The ability to proactively apply knowledge of emerging trends and technology to the work
- Attention to detail and an eye for compelling facts
- Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite, Web content management systems, and Wordpress
- Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in journalism, marketing, or communications/PR
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Start date: Immediately
Submit cover letter and resume to:
Victoria Grantham vgrantham@fordham.edu
Posted on this site 03/30/19.
Fowler Museum at UCLA
Managing Editor
The Fowler Museum seeks an experienced Managing Editor who will be responsible for editing museum publications, including multi-author volumes; who will work with curators and senior museum staff to manage all aspects of author relations; and who may be responsible for making substantive revisions of author submissions. In addition, the Managing Editor will copyedit all museum interpretive texts, and will review all marketing materials, including newsletters and announcements. The Managing Editor will also work with the Museum Director, Chief Curator, and Director of Publications to shape editorial policy and monitor the content and/or writing quality of publications. Work is performed independently, under broad direction provided by the Fowler’s director and its director of Publications.
Required Qualifications:
- At least five years of experience working as an editor in a museum setting.
- Experience editing multi-author volumes in an academic setting.
- Skill in the editing of grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
- Skill in sensitively revising texts and communicating tactfully with authors.
- Knowledge of conventions in formal academic writing.
- Ability to use any standard word-processing program quickly and accurately.
- Ability to use Word and InDesign software publishing software for word-processing and basic formatting of text.
- Basic knowledge of French and/or Spanish (preferred)
- General knowledge of non-Western art history (preferred).
- Skill in prioritizing a wide variety of tasks to meet publication deadlines.
- Knowledge of standard publishing procedures and specifications.
- Knowledge of editing terminology and procedures.
- Ability to write clearly for both an academic and general readership.
- Ability to work independently as well as cooperatively.
- Ability to work under pressure with numerous interruptions.
- Skill in training and supervising assistants and freelance editors.
- Knowledge of indexing conventions.
Additional Information:
- The University of California, Los Angeles, offers full health, welfare, and retirement benefits to its permanent staff members; certain eligibility requirements must be met in order to qualify for all plans.
- This is a full-time exempt position with an anticipated annual salary of between $50,000 and $73,000.
- The requisition number for this position is 29780. The application deadline is March 29, 2019.
- Continued employment contingent upon completion of satisfactory background investigation.
- UCLA is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
- The University of California, Los Angeles, offers full health, welfare, and retirement benefits to its permanent staff members; certain eligibility requirements must be met in order to qualify for all plans.
- This is a full-time exempt position with an anticipated annual salary of between $50,000 and $73,000.
All applicants are required to submit an application, a cover letter, a CV, a writing sample, references, and salary history through the UCLA Career Opportunity site, accessible from the UCLA Gateway Employment page. Please select "Campus Job Openings" at https://hr.mycareer.ucla.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=75593 to submit an application.
The requisition number for this position is 29780. The application deadline is March 29, 2019.
Continued employment contingent upon completion of satisfactory background investigation.
UCLA is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
Posted on this site 03/08/19.
College Art Association
Publications and Programs Editor
Based in New York City, the College Art Association (CAA) has more than 9,000 members worldwide; the majority of them are curators, art historians, scholars, visual artists, and designers.
Responsibilities:
The Publications and Programs Editor works on CAA’s peer-reviewed publications to ensure that the highest standards of publishing are maintained:
- Copyedits and proofreads texts for caa.reviews
- Acts a primary liaison to commissioning editors and reviewers for caa.reviews
- Copyedits reviews for The Art Bulletin and Art Journal and proofreads AJO
- Working with the Programs Department, copyedits and proofreads content for CAS’s annual conference (held each February) and other program publications
- Copyedits and proofreads other CAA materials
- Ensures that reviews are in compliance with CAA publication policies, including conflict of interest guidelines
- Attends editorial board meetings
- Attends and works at the annual conference, which may involve one week’s travel each year
- Other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in art history
- Strong proficiency in Chicago Manual of Style (a copyediting test will be given)
- Excellent writing, verbal, proofreading, communication, and time- and project-management skills
- A minimum of three (3) years’ experience as a copyeditor
- Excellent attention to detail and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and quality expectations
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively as a member of a team
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Track Changes, Excel, and basic Web editing
- Ability to work resourcefully and adapt to changing needs within the department
- Some night and weekend work may be required
This position is full-time salaried, with benefits.
Interested individuals should submit a cover letter, résumé, and salary requirements to Joan Strasbaugh via email (with “Publications and Programs Editor” and applicant’s last name in subject line) at
JStrasbaugh@ollegeart.org. Phone inquiries will not be accepted.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Please include the names and contact information for three references who can speak to your qualifications and ability to perform the tasks requested.
The College Art Association is an equal-opportunity employer and considers all candidates for employment regardless of race, color, sex, age, national origin, creed, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender expression, or political affiliation.
Posted on this site 02/05/19.
