Managing Editor Wanted

The Arbitrage Magazine is North America’s largest, student-driven business magazine.  We exist to examine current business trends in a way that matters to student minds, by having interesting content that’s written and designed by students, for students.

The Arbitrage Magazine is the world’s largest, student-driven business magazine (yeah, seriously).  We exist to examine current business trends in a way that matters to student minds, by having interesting content that’s written and designed by students, for students.

More simply, we write about business without boring people.  We’re Business News with BITE.

Our website is: http://www.arbitragemagazine.com

Download and/or read our magazine here: http://www.arbitragemagazine.com/category/magazine/

The Arbitrage Magazine is maturing in content, form, and visual appeal with each issue.  As the Arbitrage Magazine’s readership continues to grow, it’ll need fresh, talented, reliable, and committed individuals to keep it running and evolving. This is your opportunity to join a growing and international team that works together to build something truly special (in addition to building your résumé and/or commercial portfolio), so do apply if you think you can contribute something special.

In fact, learn what working with the “ARB” is like from past team
members: http://www.arbitragemagazine.com/testimonials-arbers/

Please read below for more details about the specific job ad!

Please forward your résumé & cover letter to:

David Whelan

Director, Human Resources

Arbitrage Magazine

HR@ArbitrageMagazine.com

Note:

1)     If you apply to the Arbitrage Magazine Journalism or Design departments, you must include a sample/portfolio of your work as well.

2)     Presently, the Arbitrage Magazine is structured as a not-for-profit cooperative. All positions operate on a part-time, volunteer basis. Accordingly, only serious applicants need apply.

3)     In your application, kindly mention where you located this job posting.

4)     We receive quite a few résumés per week. We do make an effort to reply to all applications, but we are (very) SELECTIVE about who we invite to an interview. Please be sure to stand out by taking care to send us a professional and well written cover letter and résumé (and portfolio where applicable).

Job Title: Managing Editor

Department: Journalism

Reports to: CEO, Editor-In-Chief

Start date: Immediately

End date: TBD, depends on your school schedule

Compensation: volunteer, freelance

Hours: 3-10 hours per week depending on projects assigned their due dates

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Arbitrage Magazine team is looking for an individual to assist its Editor-in-Chief in managing its growing writing team. The Managing Editor will be the second in command, overseeing the magazine’s development and ensuring that it grows organically.

The Managing Editor will ensure writers meet their deadlines, and that articles get edited and published in a timely manner—he/she will coordinate and delegate to ensure this is the case.

In all, a position as the Arbitrage Magazine’s Managing Editor will entail working closely with the various Arbitrage Magazine divisions to bring together all content related elements needed for a successful web (and soon print) publication. All work will be done virtually, with relatively few physical meetings carried out over the course of the year.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Required to contribute one sectional article or feature per season.
• Remind and work with the writing staff (using emails and phone calls) to ensure all articles are handed in on time.
• Required to collect all the article contributions from the staff and contributing writers, provide each writer with an email receipt of their contribution, then place all articles into the central database for editing and publication.
• Facilitate feedback between the editors and writers to ensure the writers continually develop their writing skills.
• Be the point person for all questions from the writing staff; you will answer all questions where possible OR delegate the question to whomever is best suited to answer it; you will ensure all questions are answered (i.e. follow ups).
• Provide the Editor-In-Chief (and occasionally the CEO) with weekly status updates where needed.
• Assist the Editor-In-Chief (and occasionally the CEO) with ongoing strategic tasks.
• Contribute 3 to 10 hours per week (the spike in hours will only take place during the quarterly 1-2 week magazine production blitz)

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

By the time you leave the ARB, you’ll have gained the following transferable skills that you can use in many other employment settings. Specifically, you’ll learn how to:

• Manage and coordinate a large team that’s spread out internationally
• Grow and develop the voice and editorial direction of an established publication
• Partner with external partners and deal with a variety of requests from the public
• Learn how to effectively work in a virtual environment (i.e. the future of work)

BENEFITS

• Since the ARB is connected to the Google News network, your articles have the potential to be picked up and exposed to a GLOBAL readership. Depending on the quality and timeliness of your articles, they may also be cited in other major publications; past ARB writers have had their articles cited by theCBC, CNN, and the Huffington Post, to name a few.
• All ARB staff members will receive a reference letter after four months of successful service to the publication. You will be able to use the founder as a personal reference after eight months of successful service.
• Be provided with a large orientation package and training process that will provide you with the tools to grow professionally.
• You’ll be able to add by-lines to your portfolio from an established and well-known publication.
• You’ll be a part of a (really big) team that’s doing great work!

ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Those who excel in their roles and show an interest for increased responsibilities will have the opportunity to grow within the ARB (when opportunities become available) to assume the following positions: editor-in-chief.

REQUIREMENTS

• Be an active student (rare exceptions apply)
• Attention to detail, highly organized and can meet deadlines
• Excellent writing and editing skills
• Must be able to work independently and manage a large team
• Must have strong computer skills and ability to quickly learn online collaboration applications.
• Good judgment, creativity, self-motivation and curiosity
• Shows initiative to discover new ways to improve the status quo

ARB Team

Arbitrage Magazine

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