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The Talent Fairy’s Editorial Hiring Report 2024 was conducted via social media and email from October 22, 2023 to December 13, 2023. Survey respondents were filtered so only those who identified as an editor, writer, or content creator were included in these results.

In The Talent Fairy’s Editorial Hiring Report we found that the #1 challenge for editors pivoting out of traditional media was learning the language of corporate America and digital marketing. We asked our community to provide the terms that tripped them up and created this resource guide for you when you make your pivot. Is there a term we missed? Email and we’ll make sure it’s defined.

By Chandra Turner I was one of those editors who said I’d never leave editorial. I was a firm believer in The Line. You know the one. The one between church and state, editorial and sales, morality and immorality. My skin crawled in meetings with our publisher when I was asked to write another story about a rare illness or feature a certain lipstick to woo an advertiser. I loathed ad sales; I saw their tactics as slick and scheming and not the business necessity. In many ways I was naive.

Dear Editors, Do you remember the days when our industry was so small we complained it was incestuous? When your next job came through word of mouth and your work had its own reputation? When the role you were in was clear and you knew what the next one would be and the one after that? When your title had the word “editor” in it rather than “content” or “strategist” and it was clear what industry you worked in. Now what industry do you work in? It feels like a trick question.

The Email Marketing Manager owns and manages all aspects of the newsletter channels including strategy development, email campaign planning, copywriting and designing, testing and reporting. They are responsible for growing the email marketing division at our growing start-up by implementing email and SMS strategies to increase audience engagement, retention, and growth. Potential to build out a team within 1-2 years based on hitting KPIs. What would you do in this role?

Were you just laid off? Fear you’ll be next? Working in media has never been 100% stable. But lately. Ugh. It just feels like no place is safe. It’s time to feel inspired about your career in content again! Join Chandra Turner (that’s me!) and a select group of other editors (like you!) in an 6-week intensive boot camp. This virtual program will help you build your confidence and learn how to transition your editorial skills to roles outside of traditional and ad-supported media.

The Victor S. Navasky Internship Program The Nation Fund for Independent Journalism’s editorial internship program offers two internship sessions per year. Editorial interns are placed at The Nation for the duration of their session and receive a comprehensive immersion into The Nation and TheNation.com’s editorial processes.

By Chandra Turner I never thought when I became a recruiter so much of my job would be working as a translator. But it turns out placing editorial talent in non-media content roles requires constantly deciphering corporate lingo used by my clients — many who are creating editorial-like content for the first time — and translating it into terms that editorial candidates will understand.

Interview is looking for an assistant to the Editor in Chief, Mel Ottenberg. The perfect candidate is organized and detail obsessed, with an interest in pop culture. About Interview: Affectionately nicknamed “The Crystal Ball of Pop,” Interview is Andy Warhol’s magazine established in 1969. Interview has, for the past half-decade, been built on a simple conceit: put two interesting people together and turn on a tape recorder.

EdTA values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LBGTQ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign born residents, and veterans to apply. For more information, visit: https://www.schooltheatre.org/about/mission/diversity We are seeking a Content Manager for day-to-day management of content on Schooltheatre.org, Dramatics.org, and foundation.schooltheatre.org.