ASSOCIATE EDITOR SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, AND JOB REQUIREMENTS
Updated: Aug 4, 2024 - The Associate Editor brings exceptional editing and communication skills, vital for excelling in a remote work environment. With a background in editing business and technical content, this individual adeptly handles planning, and scheduling, and meets stringent deadlines, while also being versed in printing processes. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, coupled with experience in conducting and analyzing business trend surveys, positions this editor as a key player in crafting insightful written analyses.
Summary of Associate Editor Knowledge and Qualifications on Resume
1. BS in Journalism with 4 years of Experience
- Proven experience in price reporting, journalism, or analytics
- Drive to develop knowledge of global container freight and supply chains.
- Understanding of market fundamentals
- Accuracy under time pressure, excellent communicate
- Comfortable with public speaking and presenting
- Proven real time news abilities through writing news and analysis on a real-time basis
- Strong mathematical and writing skills
- Ability to perform well both individually and as part of the team
- Expertise in all Netflix programming, including movies, shows, and books
- Ability to follow directions and a specific content strategy
2. BA in Communications with 2 years of Experience
- Experience in an Editorial or Publications role
- Excellent writing and editing skills
- High attention to detail and multi-tasking abilities, strong communication skills
- Understanding and comprehension of finance/economics.
- Strong experience in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
- Knowledge of Adobe Design suite (InDesign, PhotoShop, Illustrator)
- Ability to manage long-term projects plus meet and juggle multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Intellectual curiosity and integrity, strong positive attitude and team spirit
- Desire to learn and grow, highly organized, reliable, proactive, flexible and being results-oriented
- Capable of reporting and writing long-form and short-form projects.
3. BA in Literature with 3 years of Experience
- Strong written and editorial skills, specifically in reviews content
- Editorial experience at a publication producing reviews content
- Extensive knowledge of strength sports training equipment, supplements and apparel
- Experience with WordPress CMS, know current SEO best practices
- Familiarity with YouTube and leading social media platforms for content sharing
- Ability to communicate effectively across multiple content teams
- Passion for strength sports and training
- Comfortable on-camera and familiar with video production
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
- Editing skills and attention to detail
4. BA in Media Studies with 5 years of Experience
- Experience in English language editing for a periodical
- Ability to make technical material read in a plain, easy to understand manner
- Know engineering, science, or related technical writing and editing
- Experience managing to schedule and coordinate the delivery of material from article authors and other sources to fulfill all content components of a periodical
- Good people skills to provide constructive editorial feedback and keep contributors on track for timely delivery of content.
- Ability to work under deadlines and work with colleagues in all time zones.
- Smart editorial instincts with an ability to spot and execute on great story ideas that resonate with AFAR’s audience
- Proven writing and editing skills and a portfolio of published pieces
- Excellent organizational, communication, and time management skills.
- Orientated toward high-quality professional journalism with strong reporting skills
5. BA in Liberal Arts with 6 years of Experience
- Professional experience with a tax/accounting firm, a governmental agency or an international organization dealing with domestic and international tax law
- Specialized knowledge of the tax system of one or more countries
- Excellent writing and editorial skills, a sharp eye for detail, excellent communication skills
- Native (or equivalent) command of the English language (knowledge of other European languages)
- Ability to see the signal through the noise to make interviews, research and client solutions tell a story
- Adaptability to different writing styles for creative and journalistic work
- Adaptability to different writing topics from media and advertising to the business and technology trends affecting fashion, beauty and retail in the marketplace
- Strong copyediting and proofreading skills
- Experience conducting interviews for written content
- Experience building surveys to tell the quantitative side of the story
6. BA in Political Science with 4 years of Experience
- Proficient in writing, formatting, editing, and maintaining a range of print and digital media
- Knowledge of Section 508 compliance standards and how to create products that adhere to these standards
- Thorough knowledge of AP Style, exceptional writer and copy editor
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail and self-motivation
- Ability to function in a face-paced and deadline-driven environment
- Ability to understand highly technical material to disseminate to a wider audience
- Bring extremely strong writing and original, creative thinking and execution to each new endeavor.
- Willing to engage with the head of production on daily copyediting and proofreading.
- Enthusiasm and willingness to be a team player
7. BA in Business with 2 years of Experience
- Superlative editing skills in English and communication skills as this is a remote position
- Experience with editing or researching business/technical articles.
- Knowledge of planning and scheduling techniques.
- Ability to work well under pressure and meet multiple deadlines.
- Knowledge of printing procedures and requirements.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, working knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint.
- Experience writing and managing surveys that capture business trends and then analyzing the resultant data, transforming it into compelling written findings.
- Familiarity with advertising, media and retail/commerce and technology
- Experience in writing the digital space, particularly on entertainment (movies, television, documentaries, etc).
- Strong passion for entertainment and the ability to keep up with the latest news and trends