Managing Editor , Functional Ingredients

11/09/2009

 

Functional Ingredients is the premier resource for the global health and nutrition ingredients sector and is dedicated to building community and delivering compelling strategic, innovative, and scientific information.
 
Penton Media is seeking a Managing Editor to join the Functional Ingredients Magazine team in the Boulder office.
 
Duties and Responsibilities:
 
  • Ensures that all print editorial content is on schedule
  • Lays out the magazine in cooperation with sales and production
  • Manages the production cycle (page passes), sends proofs to copyeditor/makes respective line corrections and formatting changes and sees that the book prints on time.
  • Edit content of the magazine for AP style and FI editorial guidelines
  • Collects and assigns all back of the book content
  • Writes and collects copy for respective sections
  • Coordinates and organizes e-newsletter content
  • Edits podcasts and video for online content
  • Participates in SEO strategies, writes for Social Networking Sites
  • Plays a team role in content development and overall vision of the magazine
  • In time, will develop subject matter expertise and speak at conferences and trade shows 
  • Aggregates & writes content for SupplyExpo Show Exclusive Digital newsletter
  • Organize and attend meetings
  • One Supply Spotlight feature per month, 600 words
  • What’s on the Web, What They Said, Sign Posts, Green Spot
  • TOC, Cover Lines
  • One to Two 200 to 400 word web news story each week
  •  One to Two blogs per month of 100 to 400 words
  •  Sales Blast, Sales Info, Digital Teasers, Cover lines, Events Calendar
  • Monthly print and online features for Business Strategies
  • Contribute to special projects: Special Sections, Expo show daily, etc.
  • Assign necessary stories with comprehensive assignment letters
  • Provide copies of assignment letters to editor-in-chief
  • Provides freelancer support during writing process
  • Ensure that freelancer’s hit deadline
  • Work with freelancers on any necessary changes/rewrites
  • Submit invoices
  • Attend Nutracon conference, Supply/Expo, Natural Products Expo West and East and be available to attend education day and all the days that the show floor is open
  • Contribute to the Show Exclusive (reporting, writing, podcasts, photography, etc.)
  • Moderate education session(s) (includes topic and panel development)
  • Attend requested sales calls when possible
  • Attend and report on educational seminars
  • Attend industry events
  • Research story ideas
  • Make contacts and represent FI and the Global Supply Portfolio at shows
Position Qualifications:
 
  • Bachelors in journalism/communications/English or equivalent experience
  • 10 years experience in magazine/newspaper writing/editing required
  • Natural products industry and or health editorial experience is beneficial

 


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