One is a monthly newspaper and the other is a bi-monthly magazine. You must have excellent writing and client management skills, and be equally at home writing sparkling copy whether it's for online or offline.
Experience of working for an agency would be an advantage but is not crucial. However, you will be:
- An excellent writer
- Highly organised with a proven track record of editing and account management
- Able to quickly and thoroughly understand a client’s needs and strategies
- Able to manage your own time and meet deadline commitments
- A self-starter and able to act on your own initiative
Core role:
- Prepare publications for design
- Proofread all pages before they are sent to client, providing headlines, standfirsts and cutting copy where appropriate
- Take client’s amendments on page proofs and check off before resending to client for sign-off
- Coordinate project to make sure it hits deadlines and budget
- Provide quotes when requested
- Provide strategic content ideas
- Send copy for approvals, chase approvals and incorporate amends into copy
- Create page plans for each publication in liaison with client
- Brief designers on each publication and liaise closely with studio throughout the design phase
- Arrange photoshoots as appropriate in conjunction with client and source, and within budget
- Act as main point of contact, keeping the client informed of all costings, timetables, deliveries etc
- Attend editorial meetings and take briefs
- Research articles and draft copy to client’s brief
Website: www.beetroot.co.uk
Send your CV with a covering note to susan.soper@beetroot.co.uk
