Associate Editor

Associate Editor

The Associate Editor is pivotal at Family Resource Group Inc., ensuring the highest quality of written content in our publications. This role blends creative insight with meticulous attention to detail across a variety of editorial tasks. As an Associate Editor, you will support our mission to inform and engage our audience through outstanding written works, contributing to both print and digital media.

Requirements Key Responsibilities:

• Editorial Assistance: Support the Managing Editor with various publication-related tasks, ensuring smooth editorial operations.
• Editorial Oversight: Collaborate with senior editors to manage the editorial lifecycle, ensuring all content upholds our standards for quality, accuracy, and relevance through rigorous proofreading, editing, and fact-checking.
• Project Leadership: Oversee editorial projects from conception to completion, adhering strictly to timelines and quality standards.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work alongside writers, photographers, and graphic designers to craft compelling content, and coordinate with marketing and communications teams to amplify message cohesion and reach.
• Trend Analysis: Remain abreast of publishing trends and evolving reader preferences to continuously refine content strategy and outputs.
• Digital Presence: Manage and enhance our social media profiles and website content, ensuring vibrant and consistent engagement with our audience.
• Administrative Efficiency: Support the editorial team by performing essential administrative duties such as record keeping, correspondence handling, and inquiry responses.
• Content Verification: Scrutinize content for accuracy, adherence to style guides, correct spelling, and grammar.
• Research and Fact-checking: Conduct thorough research and fact-checking to underpin the factual basis of our content across various topics.
• Writing Guidance: Provide editorial guidance to staff, enhancing adherence to writing conventions and organizational style.
• Audience Development: Devise and implement strategies aimed at increasing subscriber base and enhancing web traffic.
• Quality Assurance: Commit to continuous improvement of website functionality and user experience through methodical testing and quality assurance processes.
• Community Coutreach: Attend local community event and ribbon cutting ceremonies.

Benefits Join a company that prioritizes you and your family, with an exhilarating blend of benefits tailored to enhance your work and personal life. Here's why you should be excited to become a part of our team:

• Family-First Philosophy: Never miss another milestone! Our family-first approach ensures you don't have to choose between work and your child's special moments. Experience the peace of mind that comes from a supportive and flexible work environment.
• Unlimited PTO: Take the time you need, when you need it. With our unlimited PTO policy, we trust you to strike the right balance between rest and productivity.
• Seasonal Office Closure: Every December, we close our offices from mid-month until after New Year's Day. Enjoy this extended, fully paid break to celebrate the season with your loved ones without worrying about work.
• Dynamic Work Locations: Enjoy the freedom to work from various vibrant cities including Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Cincinnati, Birmingham, Denver, and Manhattan. Prefer to work from home? That's an option too. Flexibility is at the core of our operational ethos.
• Inclusive, Fun Culture: Say goodbye to the stiff corporate life. Join a community where fun and work go hand-in-hand. Our culture is about enjoying the journey as much as the destination.
• Comprehensive Health Benefits: We care about your health and well-being. Benefit from comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plans that keep you and your family protected.
• Paid Holidays and Fun Days: Recharge with 10 paid holidays annually and join in monthly company-wide activities like putt-putt golf, axe throwing, or escape rooms. We're not just a team, we're a family that plays together.
• Continuous Learning Opportunities: Grow with us. Whether it's in-house training sessions or traveling globally to conferences, we invest in your development and celebrate continual learning.