ASSISTANT EDITOR SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, AND JOB REQUIREMENTS
Updated: Aug 3, 2024 - The Assistant Editor focusing on digital content brings a robust skill set, including SEO optimization, and a keen understanding of social media dynamics. With a background in journalism or publishing, this role demands exceptional writing, editing, and communication skills, coupled with technical proficiency in HTML, Photoshop, and CMS. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, staying abreast of cultural trends and digital innovations to create impactful, multiplatform content.
Summary of Assistant Editor Knowledge and Qualifications on Resume
1. BS in Graphic Design with 2 years of Experience
- Premiere Pro and After effects Skills
- Airtable/Spreadsheets knowledge, efficiency minded
- Able to teach others, file management master
- Able to develop and communicate workflows
- Proactive, seeking out work and chasing clients and PC's
- Attention to detail, never missing the QC issues
- Fast learning to new streams of work will happen over time and picking up and understanding how to work
- Experience in digital media, preferably in the lifestyle and commerce space
- Experience implementing content strategy, guided by a lead
- Interest in and dedication to content quality and understanding of the importance of representation in content
- Excellent time management, with the ability to communicate effectively within a fast-paced, tight-knit team, and to accomplish both discrete tasks and longer-term projects on deadline.
2. BS in Digital Media with 4 years of Experience
- Experience optimizing content for search and strong understanding of SEO
- Strong writing and communication skills
- Healthy obsession with social media
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing, collaborative team environment
- Ability to stay ahead of trends and adapt to a constantly changing digital landscape
- A proven interest in and dedication to covering broad viewpoints, cultures, and experiences
- Experience optimizing content for search and social
- Experience creating multiplatform, dynamic content
- Knowledge of HTML, Photoshop, and CMS skills
- Proven experience as a senior executive in journalism - running substantial departments in fast-moving news or features environment
- Strong track record of striking ideas, producing compelling output that demonstrably builds audiences
- Experience in journalism, publishing, or a related field.
- Familiarity with the latest ideas and developments in the fields covered by the Culture team.
- Excellent writing, editing, and research skills.
3. BA in Journalism with 5 years of Experience
- Command of the news agenda and natural understanding of the subjects and stories that will drive subscriber engagement
- Ability to identify good subjects for features from a wide range of subjects that are of interest to readers
- High-quality publishing skills in digital and print.
- Understanding of how to maximize the impact of journalism through how it is presented, how it is headlined and how it is sold on platforms and third-party platforms
- Proven track record in digital publishing, proven ability to manage substantial budgets
- Understanding of analytics and how to use them to improve the department’s output
- Strong organizational skills to ensure that a large and complex department runs efficiently and with open and clear communication
- Highly developed people management skills.
- Ability to get the best out of people through setting clear expectations and helping people achieve objectives
- Ability to identify trends in the broader culture, as well as in human behavior and relationships and for communicating them to a general-interest audience.