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Editorial Director (Music, Games, Tech), Future US
Design, Marketing, Client Side, Planning / Strategy, Publishing, Traditional, SF / Bay Area, Sales, USA
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Future US is a leading publisher of cutting-edge special interest magazines and websites in the games, technology, music and action sports sectors. With monthly sales in excess 2.6 million magazines and traffic to our websites at 3.5 million unique visitors each month, Future US is the fastest growing publisher on US newsstands.
Recently selected as one of the top ten “Best Medium Sized Companies to Work for in America”, Future has a unique and dynamic philosophy that encourages creativity, innovation, growth and balance. We offer an utterly cool office environment full of fun, talented people that love what they do, and are passionate about media and technology.
Job Summary:
Future Plus is the newly created customer publishing agency of Future US and will operate primarily within the market sectors that Future has its strong heritage in e.g. Games, Technology, Entertainment and Music. We create exceptional branded content across multiple channels – magazines, websites, newsletters, mobile communications and direct marketing. In the UK we have grown from $750,000 turnover in 2004 to over $12 Million projection for 2007, and we expect faster growth in the US market.
Responsibilities:
New business development
• Creating editorial content for new business pitches
• Interpreting client briefs from account managers
• Devising appropriate creative solutions, including suggesting magazine formats and paper stock
• Identifying optimal content mix and creating dummy flatplans
• Creating sample editorial content for pitch creatives
• Assisting art editors with realization of creative concepts, including sub-editing, headline-writing etc
Managing editorial pitch process
• Ensuring full and clear client briefs are provided by account managers
• Writing pitch document, including creative rationale and annotations
• Briefing Studio Co-coordinator to provide estimated editorial costs and provisional timeline
• Identifying additional resources needed for concurrent pitches at busy times
Delivering editorial pitches
• Presenting editorial aspects of pitch to clients
• Explaining creative rationale in context of magazine knowledge and experience
• Engaging in diplomatic and productive discussion, advocacy and persuasion
Managing transition from pitch to live project
• Identifying and communicating any changes in creative solution or client need since pitch
• Creating handover document for editorial team
• Working with Managing Editor to ensure first issue meets client requirements
Editorial client development
• Researching potential clients and their customers
• Deep understanding of ‘Brands’
• Creating ‘brand books’ to set out and protect editorial principles of current Future Plus publications
• Assessing opportunities for further work, e.g. online content, upgraded/larger magazines
• Identifying the need for editorial redesign of existing publications
Job Requirements:
• Ability to identify the most appropriate creative solutions (print/online) from client briefs
• Ability to develop print/online projects from concept
• Excellent organizational, communication and inter-personal skills
• High level of creativity
• Ability to work simultaneously on a range of concurrent projects with differing objectives
• Ability to confidently work across any number of sectors in Future’s core markets from technology to crafting, from gaming to movies
• Excellent editorial sensibility and judgment
• Flexible and adaptable to changing circumstances
• Knowledge and expertise to devise creative solutions for clients
• Knowledge of magazine craft and principles
• Awareness of commercial pressures and their application to editorial requirements Knowledge of customer publishing and the agency environment
• Research skills
• Previous experience in a variety of magazine/publishing roles
• Experience of launching/redesigning magazines
• Minimum of one year’s work in the customer publishing industry
This role involves being the editorial representative at pitches and presentations, with responsibility for effective and professional communication and advocacy of the proposed creative solution. Excellent personal presentation and confidence at public speaking are therefore essential.
What We Offer:
• A casual, comfortable dress environment with musicians, gamers and journalists roaming the halls
• A culture that encourages a passion for life both inside and outside of the office
• Generous 100% company paid medical, dental and vision plan for you and your dependents
• Don’t want to drive? Not to worry – Future US offers a free shuttle from BART and CalTrain to the office
Address: 4000 Shoreline Court, South San Francisco, CA 94080
Misc Details:
Originally posted here. For more information about our company and benefits please check out our website.
To Apply: Qualified candidates should e-mail their resume, cover letter, work samples and salary requirements to: jobs@futureus.com>.
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