Madison, WI

Madison Magazine, Madison’s premier lifestyle magazine and part of family-owned Morgan Murphy Media, seeks a Digital Editor to create and assign digital content, promote digital and in-print stories, and oversee the magazine’s digital strategy. Publishing print stories online, managing the magazine’s newsletter suite, and social media accounts are vital components of this role. This role focuses on growing and engaging magazine audiences across web, newsletter suite, and social channels.

We are a dynamic, forward-thinking team of content creators and journalists who produce the area’s most prominent print source for all things Madison. We are looking for someone who feels a connection to our city and its surrounding areas and is motivated to tell the stories of its people and other reader-interest areas through a lens that caters to the digital reader.

The ideal candidate will have proven writing, editing, and management skills. They must be flexible, creative, collaborative, extremely well organized, detail-driven, and comfortable working on multiple deadlines.

What You’ll Do

Website/Web-Exclusive Content

Translate all print content to madisonmagazine.com
Maintain and update website CMS as needed
Write at least three web stories per month, plus weekly/monthly A&E lists
Review a share of web-exclusive stories written by interns and other staff
Collaborate closely on digital strategy with sister news outlet News 3 Now/Channel3000

Newsletters

Manage a suite of six Madison Magazine newsletters, including tracking and analyzing metrics and curating newsletter topics
Curate and write weekly In the 608 newsletter, plus 1-2 Guide newsletters annually
Copy-edits and reviews links for all newsletters and approvals for sending

Social Media

Manage and strategize Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and other social content
Write and create 5-10 original content pieces for Instagram each month (grid posts, stories, Reels)
Translate all print content to social media channels

Curate and write monthly Editor’s Spotlight page, and write other print department pages as needed
Contribute to print issue production and editing duties
Oversee editorial process for several print/feature stories annually
Write 1-2 cover/feature stories annually

Misc

Assist with all-hands-on deck situations at the magazine, including events, Best of Madison and other promotions

What You’ll Bring

Education and Experience

Minimum of 1-2 years’ experience in a journalism-related field, preferably in print or digital magazine journalism
Bachelor’s degree in journalism, English, communication arts or related field

Skills

Ability to balance several projects at one time and effectively meet multiple deadlines a month
Strong critical thinking skills and professional approach to communication with coworkers and outside sources/stakeholders
Experience with pitching stories, interviewing sources and reporting with strong news judgement
Strong writing skills with experience in both creative voice reporting and hard news writing

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with social media management across Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and LinkedIn
Experience with writing and curating email newsletters
Basic understanding of HTML, website design and headline SEO/GEO
Baseline photography skills and proficiency with image editing in PhotoShop or other photo editing software

What Madison Magazine Offers

We’re a dynamic and progressive family-owned business that values our employees, our culture, and our community
Medical, dental, vision, prescription, life, and long-term disability insurance, EAP, flexible spending account, 401(k), paid time off (vacation, sick, personal, holidays)

Please include a resume, cover letter, and three published clips or work samples when applying

We are an equal opportunity employer

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