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Job Summary

The Editorial Director will oversee the production schedule, assign materials to the editorial team, and liaise with writers and agents. This role is responsible for grant applications and working as a part of a team to execute the organization's strategic plan.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the print and web production and scheduling of publications. Coordinate with readers, editors, authors, designers, copyeditors, proofreaders, printer, and distributors.
• Write copy for and oversee production of monthly newsletters.
• Assign content; establish deadlines; communicate with writers, editors, and team members.
• Manage key relationships with vendors, supervising printing, fulfillment, digital delivery, and other strategic relationships.
• Draft grant and foundation applications and reports; seek new potential funding sources where appropriate.
• Manage content management systems for assignment of pieces to readers and editors. Track author contracts, payments, and contact information. Provide training for the editorial team on content management best practices.
• Coordinate outreach and promotion for contests and special features, guest-edited folio submission opportunities, campus events, and issue-launch events.
• Manage student interns tasked with assigning submissions to editors and team members, reading and recommending contest submissions, and other miscellaneous editorial and research tasks.
• Assist the Editor in short-term and long-term strategic organizational planning.
• Assist the Editor with oversight of the editorial process and staff. Meet weekly with the editorial team to discuss work for inclusion in publications, align editorial work with print production schedule.
• Work with the Director of Operations and the Operations Assistant to implement, maintain and evaluate the information systems used by the organization for essential data warehousing, subscriptions tracking and fulfillment, and mailings.
• Work with the Director of Operations on renewal and expiration communications and cadence, print runs, annual publishing budget, subscription promotions, and distribution of complimentary subscriptions.
• Represent the organization at key conferences and events. Organize staff attendance at Association for Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) annual conference.
• Manage timely special projects as mutually defined by the Editor. Projects may include special publications, website development, digitized archive presentation, book reviews, visual branding adjustments, etc.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in English, journalism, or a related field, or 2-4 years of related experience.
• Ability to handle multiple deadlines simultaneously.
• Demonstrated experience in project management and working in teams.
• Excellent communication skills and proven attention to detail.
• Desired areas of experience include prior supervision of a team, publishing and event planning, and content management system and Adobe Suite.

Benefits

Salaries at Kenyon are competitive and commensurate with experience. In addition to an attractive salary, Kenyon offers benefits for employees and their family members. Children of employees are eligible for 100% tuition waivers at Kenyon, and through the Great Lakes Colleges Association, children of employees are eligible for 90% tuition waivers at eighteen other of the nation's finest liberal arts colleges.

We also offer health, dental and vision insurance, TIAA retirement, and many other benefits, including provisions for a spouse, families, and domestic partners. Details about benefits as well as conditions of employment are described more fully in our Staff Handbook.