Production Editor

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Job description

Role Details:

Starting date: ASAP
Location: Ideally Jo’burg or Cape Town-based. Good, reliable internet access a necessity
Estimated work from home: 90%

Salary Range: Dependent on experience (min 5yrs exp)
Employment equity preferred: Yes

Approx Work Schedule: 4pm -12pm
Days: Monday to Friday

Overview:
The production editor would devise a production workflow with strict deadlines for particular pages to enable designers, graphic artists and copy sub-editors enough time to craft the best possible product. 

Manage a team of sub-editors, both internal and freelance, to ensure proper subbing capacity to meet the different needs of the organisation.

Job description

• Experience

• At least five years experience in a similar role
• Previous print and online experience preferable
• Knowledge of production and design systems including WordPress 

Apply by 27 July 2020.

Requirements

• Co-ordinate publishing cycle for publishing on multiple platforms
  • Manage and assign stories to sub-editors
  • Manage a sub-editors roster
  • Manage deadlines and copy flow for all platforms
  • Load pages online
  • Work with pictures desk and multimedia journalist to ensure best possible images for online
  • Edit copy
  • Add to the existing DM style guide for Daily Maverick products
  • Proofread and sign off final pages 
  • Write catchy headlines and blurbs
  • Ensure the publication’s standards are met
  • Managing the production flow of DM online by overseeing layout and finding ways to streamline and improve the production process.
  • Ensuring adherence to DM style, tone and ethics
  • Prioritising the news list on the front page in discussion with Editor 
  • Archiving and other backend production processes

Apply by email

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