Senior Education Editor
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
By: Bryan Otte

Have you led a team of writers and editors? Are you passionate about education? SmartBrief seeks a full-time senior education editor to lead our content team responsible for covering education in the creation of daily online news e-mail publications.

SmartBrief produces more than 150 industry-specific daily business e-mail news services, and its education publications cover a broad range of news in the field.
The senior education editor is responsible for leading the content team that produces newsletters in the topic areas of education, education technology, special education and special needs, as well as foreign language news, and helps develop the topics to be covered and conducts research in the subject area. This position edits some publications every day in the space as well. Management duties include, but are not limited to, hiring, performance conversations and other projects within the editorial department. The senior editor may develop expertise and attend industry events as a "voice" or "expert" within the industry. In addition, the senior editor works with the internal education team to develop new products or services for market.

Applicants should have at least seven to 10 years of experience writing and editing news in one or more of the topic areas listed above. This position is located in SmartBrief's Washington, D.C., office.

**Applicants will be asked to complete a timed writing and editing test.

Job Duties:

• Manage a team of writers and editors in the education industry.
• Line edit e-mail newsletters.
• Use online publishing tools to create e-mail newsletters and other content.
• Manage relationships with associations, corporations and other business clients as well as content providers.
• Respond to reader comments and suggestions.
• Work with sales department to identify potential partners and advertising leads.
• Lead projects involved in the creation, development and implementation of new products and services.
• Collaborate with other senior managers on decisions that affect department policies and protocols.
• Meet with partners' executive-level staff to determine their needs and direction of their publications.
• Analyze metrics data on newsletter readership to improve content, click-through and open rates.
• Oversee freelancers, including interviewing, training, scheduling and payroll.
• Represent the company at industry events, conferences and forums.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Proven writing and editing skills in the education field. Alternative: -Five years of experience in a communications or research role with a news organization, consulting firm, trade association or other relevant group.
• Previous experience managing a team of writers and editors.
• Ability to write and edit quickly and accurately on multiple deadlines.
• Sophisticated understanding of how to find news and information on the Web.
• Facility for using online publishing tools.
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills.
• Proven record of taking initiative, sharing responsibilities and managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to analyze reader trends and statistics.

Please send your resume and cover letter to jobs@smartbrief.com

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