Associate Editor

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Does this sound like you?

Seeking a skilled editor with good editing/proofreading/grammar skills and online editing/posting experience to help execute company goals for its industry-leading print publications and digital media communities. The associate editor will work in conjunction with other editorial team members to produce and deliver high-quality editorial pieces, building relationships with a network of subject matter experts and contributors to deliver engaging content for our audiences.

If the answer is yes, we'd love to meet you

How you'll make an impact:

• Work in a multidisciplinary team with professionals such as web designers, marketing executives, webcast/podcast producers, and photographers to implement content strategy.
• Review layout of images, graphics, online videos, and other artwork.
• Create, produce, and manage high-quality content.
• Regularly edit, proofread, check, and track content for print and digital delivery:
• Edit approximately 10 articles and proofread 20 articles for monthly print magazine and online.
• Build relationship with contributors and establish collaboration with other team members.
• Adhere to SEO rules for digital media.
• Edit and post content online using our CMS, using SEO best practices to optimize content awareness.
• Adhere to copyright and privacy standards and company policies.
• Keep abreast of new trends in digital media technology.
• Proofread e-newsletters daily.
• Attend annual trade show to conduct booth visits and cover press conferences given by exhibitors/advertisers and find new contributors.
• Continuously develop market knowledge to support overall company strategy and content growth goals, as well as opportunities to update old content.
• Help shape editorial coverage, participating in daily meetings with editorial team and collaborators.
• Understand editorial KPIs and how they impact overall strategy.
• Other duties as assigned

This role will be based out of our office in New Jersey. The candidate must have a collaborative, can-do spirit and be comfortable working across multiple teams, and will be working consistently with the Senior Editor, Managing Editor, and Executive Editor, among other team members, to edit and produce high-quality, meaningful content for our audience.

The skills & experience you'll need:

• BA in English/Communications/Journalism

• Previous working experience as editor with 5+ years of experience

• Excellent proofreading, editing, and copywriting skills

• Available portfolio of work

• Knowledge of software such as the Adobe Suite (Photoshop), InDesign, etc.

• Knowledge of SEO best practices

• Copy editing, proofreading, grammar

• Experience with using a CMS (WordPress, for example) to post content

• Basic knowledge of HTML and related coding (for embedding)

• Image editing skills

• Communication, oral and written

What's in it for me?

• Total compensation package ranging from $57,750 – $64,050, including annual bonus
• Generous 15 days PTO & 21 Company-paid Holidays: this includes the entire week of July 4th AND the entire last week of the year off.
• A full benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, voluntary life insurance, HSA (plus employer contribution), and FSA.
• Basic life, long-term disability & short-term disability are covered at 100%.
• 401(k) Plan with employer match.
• Opportunity to travel across the country to attend our shows and meet people from a multitude of different industries.

Who is Clarion?

Clarion Events North America, which is the US division of Clarion Events UK, and backed by The Blackstone Group has become one of the fastest-growing event companies in the United States, with aggressive growth through both acquisition and launch. We excel in managing and producing trade and consumer events across the United States in 12 diverse sectors such as pop culture (anime), energy, technology, and fire and rescue.

What's it like working here?

We strive to provide a culture of transparency, support, and collaboration through clear communication of ideas, processes, and goals. From the top-down, we promote:

• Work-life balance – we are flexible with you to allow you to be at your best on the job
• Leading by example and taking full responsibility for ideas, actions and problem solving
• Ensuring our employees have all the necessary tools to effectively perform their job
• Constantly identifying training needs to grow and develop our employees
• Failing forward faster – try new things, fail & learn, repeat

Physical Demands

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms. While at events/shows, this job may require extensive standing and walking and some pulling and lifting of products, supplies and/or equipment.

Equal Employment

Clarion Events provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Clarion Events complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has offices. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, and