I found a job description that interested me: managing editor for Orion magazine. Orion is a bimonthly magazine that is focused on the odd combination of nature and culture. The pairing caught my interest, and I checked out their web-site, which featured beautiful pictures of nature and articles about economy, global ethics and naturalism. The magazine publishes six times a year and constantly posts multimedia content onto their website.
The managing editor’s duties would include brainstorming, writing and editing features. He or she would edit print and online material; organize meetings and magazine content; oversee contracts, interns and freelancers; and manage communication between editorial, marketing, development and digital media.
Most of the listed guidelines are character traits, such as a creative, reflective, flexible, have “a belief in the power of writing,” understand the importance of the “marriage” of print and digital, and independently motivated. The only real qualification they list is at least five years of experience as a “managing or senior-level editor for a reputable general-interest or literary magazine.”
I know I’ll need to enter a business in an entry-level job first, but I look forward to being qualified for a job like this. I’m trying to try as many different writing styles as I can. I’m especially excited about my magazine internship this summer. Magazine writing is completely different from newspaper writing, so my new editor told me. I’m really excited to learn a new style and master it. I’m also exploring many different subjects as I write through college. I’ve even tried sports. I’m advancing my photography and graphic design skills, taking pictures and designing pages for The Bison.
