by Kay Tay | Feb 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
Penguin Workshop is looking for an associate editor with a passion for pop culture and commercial, design-forward publishing to work with the Senior Publishing Manager, Brands & Licenses across a range of fiction and non-fiction formats including picture books, board books, activity, and novelty. Penguin Workshop Brands & Licenses portfolio includes Bluey, Sonic the Hedgehog, Ford, Time for Kids, Roald Dahl, Little Engine That Could, Who HQ, and Mad Libs.
At Penguin Workshop, our mission is to make unique and exciting books for every kind of reader, from birth through early teen. To learn more, please visit our Instagram.
Responsibilities:
- Edits approximately 15-20 titles per year across multiple brands and licenses
- Tracks industry trends in media, publishing, and the children’s retail market to identify new opportunities to expand the Brands & Licenses publishing program
- Collaborates with licensing partners and in-house creative teams to develop commercially successful publishing programs
- Supports the Senior Publishing Manager with the day-to-day administrative tasks of the Brands & Licenses department
- Writes front and back cover copy as well as online copy
- Liaises with production, design, and managing editorial departments
- Works with Finance and Contracts departments to create P&Ls
Requirements:
- Knowledge of pop culture, media, and entertainment
- At least 3 years of work experience in children’s editorial and/or related licensing
- Ability to work in a high-volume, deadline driven environment
- Consistent follow-up and follow-through, and the ability to time-manage and prioritize a multitude of tasks
- Analytical skills and ability to identify trends
- Ability to demonstrate attention to detail
- Exceptional writing and copywriting skills
The salary for this position is $63,000. All positions are currently eligible for annual profit award or bonus, subject to Company results. Please apply using our online application process, and please include your resume and cover letter with salary requirements.
Penguin Random House job postings include a good faith compensation range for each open position. The salary range listed is specific to each particular open position and takes into account various factors including the specifics of the individual role, and candidate’s relevant experience and qualifications.
Full-time employees are eligible for our comprehensive benefits program. Our range of benefits include, but are not limited to, Medical/Prescription drug insurance, Dental, Vision, Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Pre-Tax and Roth 401(k), Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Life/AD&D Insurance, Commuter Benefits, Student Loan Repayment Program, Educational Assistance & generous paid time off.
Penguin Random House is the leading adult and children’s publishing house in North America, the United Kingdom and many other regions around the world. In publishing the best books in every genre and subject for all ages, we are committed to quality, excellence in execution, and innovation throughout the entire publishing process: editorial, design, marketing, publicity, sales, production, and distribution. Our vibrant and diverse international community of nearly 300 publishing brands and imprints include Ballantine Bantam Dell, Berkley, Clarkson Potter, Crown, DK, Doubleday, Dutton, Grosset & Dunlap, Little Golden Books, Knopf, Modern Library, Pantheon, Penguin Books, Penguin Press, Penguin Random House Audio, Penguin Young Readers, Portfolio, Puffin, Putnam, Random House, Random House Children’s Books, Riverhead, Ten Speed Press, Viking, and Vintage, among others. APPLY HERE
by Kay Tay | Feb 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
MLB Photos is looking for an detail oriented individual to work as a part-time photo editor on nights and weekends assisting MLB’s Photo department throughout the Major League Baseball season.
1. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Responsibilities
Source, select and publish photos to MLB and club websites.
Manage requests that come in from clubs on nights and weekends.
Real-time photo editing and captioning of game coverage on deadline.
Assist MLB’s photo department in editing, captioning, cropping and toning images transmitted by MLB’s photographers from games and events.
Caption and prepare images for upload to Getty Images for licensing as well as Photoshelter for archiving and to fulfill various requests.
Manage second edits: Review additional images sub following a game to ensure all valuable assets are properly captioned, processed and catalogued.
Complete photo research requests — Use MLB’s archive resources and wire services, where appropriate, to fulfill photo research requests for editorial projects and other department and Club needs.
2.QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
Detail oriented individual who thrives under deadline pressure
Expert knowledge of Photoshop, Photo Mechanic and PhotoShelter
Experience captioning in AP style
Familiarity with using wire services such as AP and Getty Images
Must be familiar with baseball and MLB players
Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with a team
Time Management skills required and ability to prioritize to-do list
Per the NYC pay transparency law, the hiring range for this position is an hourly rate of $23.00 to $25.00. The actual offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your work experience, education, skills and any other factors Major League Baseball (MLB) considers relevant to the hiring decision. APPLY HERE
by Kay Tay | Feb 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
Newsweek is the global media organization that has earned audience time and trust for more than 90 years. Newsweek reaches 100 million people each month with thought-provoking news, opinion, images, graphics, and video delivered across a dozen print and digital platforms. Headquartered in New York City, Newsweek also publishes international editions in EMEA and Asia.
Newsweek is seeking a Deputy Editor to help lead a Live News team. This team will leverage the opportunities presented by advancements in artificial intelligence and other tools to produce journalism to a high standard.
The ideal candidate will have experience working in digital journalism at a commissioning and editing level. They will be able to demonstrate strong news judgment, an ability to identify strong angles across several topics, and a track record in managing a team of reporters. Strong knowledge of U.S. current affairs and politics is also essential.
Technical skills will include proficiency with digital publishing tools, an ability to use industry standard analytics tools such as Google Trends and others to help identify stories, and a working knowledge of AI tools such as large language models and image generators.
The successful candidate will help to lead a team of reporters using AI and other tools to enhance their reporting. They will participate in pitching and commissioning news articles for this team, and edit and publish them so that they conform to accepted standards of journalism. They will have a comprehensive understanding of media law and ensure all articles published by the team are accurate and fair. They will meet strict deadlines.
Topics being covered may include, but are not limited to: U.S. politics; U.S. social affairs; U.S. crime; international current affairs; celebrities and reality TV; consumer affairs.
This is a full-time role, 5 days a week, and may include occasional weekend working depending on the needs of the company.
Place of work: Our office is based in New York but you will have the ability to work from home anywhere in the U.S.
Key Responsibilities:
- Commissioning, editing and publishing multiple stories a day across various beats and topics
- Using AI tools to enhance quality and productivity
- Meeting tight deadlines
- Helping to identify, test and implement new story formats
- Ensuring the quality of the content is of the highest possible standard
- Helping to manage a team of reporters
- Meeting agreed performance targets for content
- Any other reasonable duties to meet the needs of the business
Qualifications:
- Candidates should have significant experience in a commissioning and editing role
- Strong news judgement across a range of subjects
- Excellent writing and copy editing skills
- Knowledge of AI tools
- Flexible hours
- Experienced in SEO best practice
- Knowledge of digital publishing platforms
Salary range: $75,000 – $80,000. APPLY HERE
by Kay Tay | Feb 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
Salary.com is looking to add an Editor in Chief to our Marketing team!
We are the leading consumer and enterprise resource for compensation data, software, consulting, and education. For over 23 years, we’ve not only helped people understand their worth – we’ve also helped organizations attract and retain top talent by enabling smarter pay decisions. Today, Salary.com serves more than 8,000 customers and millions of consumers each year by connecting them with critical pay, benefits, and career data, technology, and resources. We are recognized by leading industry analysts as having the most innovative software platforms and compensation data in our space.
About the Role
As the Editor in Chief, you will have the opportunity to work within Salary.com’s dynamic marketing and product marketing teams to manage the production of marketing content. The content will support, explain, and market our award-winning Total Compensation Management Platform. The Platform includes the full range of products and services required to manage and optimize the conversation about compensation across the entirety of an organization. You will oversee the production of a high volume of content through an international team of writers and collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide market-shaping materials.
- REMOTE, office located in Waltham, MA
- Monday-Friday, Full-Time
- Career pathing & growth opportunities
- Base Salary Range: $145K-$155K, 15% annual bonus
A Day in the Life
· Oversee the smooth flow of input, output, and growth of our content engine.
· Manage a team currently composed of 9 writers, 2 editors, and 1 half time research director. The output goal of the system is 1 article per day per writer. We currently operate at 73% efficiency.
· Assign and track the production of editorial content, ensuring timely delivery and quality.
· Collaborate closely with the research director to ensure detailed prompts are effectively utilized by writers.
· Spearhead the expansion of the content engine, aiming to double its size in the upcoming year.
· Train and develop new writers using existing tools and methodologies.
· Keep training materials updated as the underlying requirements evolve.
· Train internal subject matter experts, including consultants, product marketing managers, and product managers, in writing prompts for diverse content types such as white papers, blog posts, and by-lined articles.
· Serve as the primary interface between various departments requiring content creation.
· Collaborate with the Story Engine / Narrative Strategist to convert weekly packages of prompts into assignments and oversee the production of the resulting content.
· Lead the PRNews Engine with a team of 4 to ensure the production of weekly topical press releases, rooted in the company’s data and analysis.
· Oversee the development of content that offers an in-depth perspective on weekly news stories.
Key Collaborations:
- Story Engine / Narrative Strategist: Responsible for creating weekly packages of prompts that drive the topical content of the core content engine and influence the flow of news in the PRNews engine.
- PRNews Engine: Produces weekly press releases and engages with media contacts to ensure a consistent flow of news stories. A portion of content supports the evolving news stories.
- Product Marketing Managers (PMM): The Content Engine is a part of an overall marketing department. PMMs will have requirements for content that range from conversion of webinars to downloadable assets to infographic development.
- Subject Matter Experts: The managing editor will train various subject matter experts in prompt creation as the source of by-lined articles.
- Marketing Leadership: The managing editor is a working part of our Marketing organization. Meeting the organization’s needs and measuring the effectiveness of the content itself are central parts of the assignment.
Requirements
About you
- Deep experience (5 years or more) in the HR and/or HRTech industries.
- 7+ years of experience in a high-volume content production environment
- Proven experience in managing a high-volume news organization.
- Project management experience.
- Strong leadership and team management skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
Benefits
Salary.com Perks
- Company events, team celebrations, and diverse learning opportunities
- 10 paid holidays and generous paid vacation time
- Cell phone and work from home reimbursements
- Robust benefit plan including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability coverage
- 401K with 6% Company match
Perfect your Pay. Inspire an Impact. Drive a Difference.
At Salary.com, we know your worth – Apply today to explore opportunities to join our team! APPLY HERE
by Kay Tay | Feb 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
Why Vacasa
We started with just one home and an idea: to bring homeowners and renters together with smart technology and caring local teams. Today, we’re the largest full-service vacation rental company in North America thanks to the people who give us their best every day. You’ll fit right in here if you’re curious, entrepreneurial, and thrive in a rapid-growth environment.
Why Rental Compliance at Vacasa
We think perfect permit applications, spreadsheets, and compliant properties are beautiful. Our team embraces the crucial nature of our work and digs into the details to ensure we are keeping abreast of current regulations and permitting requirements. We work with vendors, owners, partners, and employees to keep our properties able to receive guests compliantly.
What we’re looking for
Part of Vacasa’s strategy includes actively acquiring homes through organic and acquisitive growth; as a result, we need to ensure the function of compliance and onboarding is fully supported within the business. The Compliance Coordinator is a clear communicator with organizational and prioritization skills. They will be responsible for coordinating, executing, and actively managing the onboarding activities for a rotating list of properties, focused on actively managing regulatory needs. This is a project management role overseeing several projects at one time, and candidates should display the ability to multitask and adapt accordingly.
What you’ll do
- Apply for city/county business licenses and permits in regulated areas
- Research, create, and maintain comprehensive regulation documentation
- Work with local and central teams on renewals and relicensing of homes
- Assess regulation needs to increase service quality and/or efficiency
- Analyze and report on current regulations and ordinances
- Additional duties as assigned
Skills you’ll need
- (if remote) Ability to work from home and resides in one of the followings states: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, or WY
Compensation:
What you’ll get
- Health/dental/vision insurance – employee & family coverage options
- Employer Sponsored & Voluntary Supplemental Benefits
- 401K retirement savings plan with immediate 100% company match on the first 6% you contribute
- Health & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Flexible vacation time
- Paid sick days and holidays
- Paid parental leave after one year of tenure
- Employee Assistance Program
- Career advancement opportunities
- Employee discounts
- All the equipment you’ll need to be successful
- Great colleagues and culture. APPLY HERE
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