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Date:
2005-12
The
contract: Freelance quarterly line
editing of magazine features and departments. The Associate
Editor’s services will comprise approximately 60-100 hours
per quarter. The publisher will require the Associate Editor
to provide a set fee for each quarter’s services, contract
with our custom publisher, and begin work by the last week
of January 2006.
The publisher: Cisco Systems. We seek a strong associate
editor for iQ Magazine, our B-to-B print and online publication
for business decision makers around the world at small and
medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with up to 1500 employees.
We require that our Associate Editor be an experienced professional
business journalist whose talents include developing articles
that are engaging, concise, and informative for business people.
In addition, we prefer that you have experience writing or
editing articles on SMB business issues or IP networking (wireless
or wireline, data or voice). If you are not already highly
knowledgeable about IP networking or SMB business issues,
you must perform immediate and ongoing self-learning.
Location: Associate Editor can work remotely from any
suitable location. iQ Magazine content is created by a virtual
editorial team of editors, writers, and artists who are located
throughout the United States. The publication is headquartered
physically in San Jose, CA. iQ Magazine is a print and online
publication that helps SMBs learn how they can use technology
to increase productivity, improve communication, streamline
operations, and address market opportunities. Its editorial
content identifies challenges facing these companies and the
technologies to help solve them, using real-world case studies
and business strategies to help readers make sound technology
investment decisions.
Responsibilities:
The Associate Editor is responsible for the line
editing of 10 articles (4 features and 6 departments) for
each quarterly issue, using MS Word and its Track Changes
tools. The Associate Editor reports to the Managing Editor,
and will provide the following services on a schedule that
is consistent with the magazine issue schedule: • In the initial
quarter contract, the Associate Editor will be responsible
for the first line edits, ensuring that each manuscript meets
professional standards and the specifications of the assignment,
and completing or editing article elements such as heads,
sidebars (including From Cisco sidebar), infographics, charts,
and text boxes.
• For subsequent contracts, the Associate Editor’s responsibility
will expand to also include editing and/or developing the
second and final drafts, addressing review comments, copy
edits, and fact checks, and completing or updating article
elements as described above.
• The Associate Editor will attend or report to weekly status
meetings.
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