{"id":390,"date":"2008-03-27T11:58:16","date_gmt":"2008-03-27T16:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mediastorm.org\/blog\/?p=390"},"modified":"2008-03-27T11:58:16","modified_gmt":"2008-03-27T16:58:16","slug":"job-opening-web-editor-smithsonian-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/2008\/03\/27\/job-opening-web-editor-smithsonian-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Job Opening: Web Editor, Smithsonian Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Smithsonian Publications, a division of the Smithsonian Institution, is currently seeking an experienced Web Editor<\/a> to manage the overall editing and direction of the Smithsonian Website<\/a>. The successful candidate will have experience both as an innovative manager of a dynamic high-quality educational or news website as well as an editor with excellent skills and a commitment to the highest journalist standards.<\/p>\n

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
\n\u2022 Develop the editorial vision, strategic plans and editorial calendars for the site.
\n\u2022 Work with marketing\/advertising sales team to communicate editorial plans.
\n\u2022 Oversee online editorial budget.
\n\u2022 Develop, manage and edit Web-only stories, multimedia packages and Web departments by freelancers and editorial staff.
\n\u2022 Work with production staff to create multimedia packages.
\n\u2022 Develop and maintain web features promoting quality user-generated content, such as videos, text messages, photos, comments, graphics, and other ideas.
\n\u2022 Conceptualize and direct the technical development of other new web features, podcasts, distributable information widgets and community tools.
\n\u2022 Manage community feedback process, track site performance and usage.
\n\u2022 Develop and implement strategy to stimulate action in the site\u2019s social network (groups, comments, user-generated content, emails, etc.).
\n\u2022 Direct site design and information architecture initiatives in collaboration with the Editor and design partners.
\n\u2022 Together with Director, Online Publishing Group:
\n* Oversee and direct site upgrades and search engine optimization improvements with the goal of increasing audience size and engagement.
\n* Forge editorial partnerships; oversee day-to-day partner management and execution.
\n* Manage strategic relationships with content and syndication partners from within the Smithsonian Institution and outside.
\n* Collaborate on digital content distribution strategies, including RSS, blogger outreach, mobile, etc.<\/p>\n

Knowledge and Experience:
\n\u2022 Minimum of five years full-time work experience developing online tools, features and community elements for high-profile online news or feature sites required.
\n\u2022 Bachelor\u2019s Degree or equivalent required; journalism and management experience required
\n\u2022 Must have strong news judgment and a commitment to journalistic ethics and standards, as well as superior writing and editing skills.
\n\u2022 Must have experience developing, assigning and editing stories, and producing multimedia packages
\n\u2022 Demonstrated technical proficiency with Web design and development, including working knowledge of content management systems, HTML, XML, RSS, Flash, editing software for audio and video, site taxonomy and content distribution techniques required.<\/p>\n

Salary commensurate with experience.<\/p>\n

To apply, please forward a resume and cover letter including salary requirements to: sbvcareers@si.edu. Application materials forwarded without salary information will not be considered.<\/p>\n

Final candidate selection will be contingent on the applicant\u2019s successful completion of a pre-appointment background screen and subsequent background investigation.<\/p>\n

EOE<\/p>\n

For more information, see job posting<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Smithsonian Publications, a division of the Smithsonian Institution, is currently seeking an experienced Web Editor to manage the overall editing and direction of the Smithsonian Website. The successful candidate will have experience both as an innovative manager of a dynamic high-quality educational or news website as well as an editor with excellent skills and a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs","category-multimedia-jobs","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=390"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}