Managing Editor
Current● Analyze and execute research for conversion from print to all-digital publication.● Direct publication, through to marketing, of leading legal news magazine, Litigation News, collaborating with designers to curate art, production staff to oversee deadlines, and external authors to supervise content.● Increase newsletter open rates by 10% by curating content, headlines, and blurbs.● Standardize SEO tagging to ensure consistency across a range of topics.● Create and implement… Show more ● Analyze and execute research for conversion from print to all-digital publication.● Direct publication, through to marketing, of leading legal news magazine, Litigation News, collaborating with designers to curate art, production staff to oversee deadlines, and external authors to supervise content.● Increase newsletter open rates by 10% by curating content, headlines, and blurbs.● Standardize SEO tagging to ensure consistency across a range of topics.● Create and implement editorial calendar to drive efficient production through email and phone call communications to coordinate multiple teams (external authors, internal designers, vendor agencies, production staff).● Spearhead direction of photography and illustrations to best feature content.● Create magazine pages using Adobe InCopy and Photoshop, simultaneously prepping for conversion to EPUB as well as online publication on AEM by building HTML content in Dreamweaver.● Manage publication of books from manuscript submission to cover design, support marketing release, and strategize intentional promotion of books to increase sales.● Interview and review applicants in group review process; oversee peer training and evaluation.● Coordinate and prioritize tasks with shifting deadlines for simultaneous projects (print magazine, newsletters, books) through full editorial and production processes.● Maintain ongoing communication through emails and phone meetings with editorial board of 35 leaders and members, developing relationships as the primary staff contact for Litigation News-related inquiries.● Drive creation and delivery of compelling presentation materials for conferences, particularly PowerPoint slides and messaging documents, reviewing for edits in grammar, style, and form. Show less