Welcome to a weekly series in the daily exploits of two whippersnappers as they spill secrets (and maybe some coffee) while making it in the magazine industry.
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LEAD LIKE AN EDITOR: How to be curious, creative, and connect better with your consumer - By Victor Maze In today’s noisy marketplace, it is difficult to make your business stand out from the crowd. Consumers are bombarded countless times a day with choices about how to spend their money and time. Thanks to modern technology, advertisements and sales pitches come flying at us from every direction; oversized billboards, pinging emails …
Where Are The Editorial Jobs? - It’s not just you. Lots of editorial folks are struggling to find roles these days. Join me, Chandra Turner, for a 90-min webinar: “Editorial Roles in 2024” that will help you build your confidence and learn where you can apply your editorial skills outside of media. I will provide an overview of the editorial industry …
Webinar: How to Stand Out on Linked In as an Editorial or Content Candidate - It may be cringy, but Linked is THE place to be if you are looking for a new role. It’s not just a social media platform. It’s a candidate marketplace where recruiters and hiring managers shop for their future employees. If you want to be one of them, you have to get your Linked In … Where Are The Editorial Jobs? - It’s not just you. Lots of editorial folks are struggling to find roles these days. Join me, Chandra Turner, for a 90-min webinar: “Editorial Roles in 2024” that will help you build your confidence and learn where you can apply your editorial skills outside of media. I will provide an overview of the editorial industry …
The Future of Editorial is “Editorial” - By Chandra Turner I was one of those editors who said I’d never leave editorial. I was a firm believer in The Line. You know the one. The one between church and state, editorial and sales, morality and immorality. My skin crawled in meetings with our publisher when I was asked to write another story …Our Hiring Report Survey Results Are In! - The Talent Fairy’s Editorial Hiring Report 2023 survey was conducted via social media from November 17 to December 31, 2022. Of the 278 who took our survey, 32% reported having worked in editorial/content for 20+ years; 23% for 11–20 years; 36% for 3–10 years; and 9% for 3 years or fewer. Nearly 30% work for …
Congrats to Talent Fairy New Hires Juliana LaBianca & Mackenzie Dunn - Congratulations to Juliana LaBianca and Mackenzie Dunn, who started new positions at Editorialist YX this week! The Senior Strategists & Editors will provide SEO and editorial strategy and create content for the growing luxury fashion, beauty, and lifestyle brand. “I’m thrilled to bring Mackenzie and Juliana aboard. Their impressive backgrounds and skill sets are going …
4 Things You Need to Do If You’re Interning Under 21 - This is one in a series of posts, “The Intern Diaries” from Ed’s anonymous summer intern blogger. Congratulations! You landed the internship of your dreams before you can even have a cocktail to celebrate. While this is definitely something to be proud of, there are a few challenges that come with being an underage intern. …
How to Make Your Internship Manager Love You - This is one in a series of posts, “The Intern Diaries” from Ed’s anonymous summer intern blogger. As summer internships come to an end, you’re probably super busy checking off those NYC bucket list items. But this is also the perfect time to work on leave a lasting impression on your internship manager and the …
From Ed’s Intern Diaries: What Every Intern Needs in Her Closet - This is one in a series of posts, “The Intern Diaries” from Ed’s anonymous summer intern blogger. I love to dress up. Whenever I agree to do something, the first thing I plan is my outfit. But when it came to my internship this summer, I was a little stumped. My outfits had to be professional …