Assistant Editor – Print

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Key Responsibilities

• Creative Ideation: Brainstorm with the editorial team for themes, content, and recurring features. Bring fresh, engaging, and age-appropriate ideas for new columns or segments.
• Content Development & Curation: Assist in planning, selecting, and curating stories, articles, activities, and puzzles for each issue, ensuring alignment with the magazine’s tone, values, and target audience (ages 5–12).
• Reviewing, Editing & Proofreading: Review and give feedback on story submissions. Edit content submitted by freelance writers and contributors, ensuring grammatical accuracy, appropriate reading level, and cultural relevance.
• Language Adaptation (if applicable): Assist with translation or adaptation of content into other Indian languages in collaboration with the language teams.
• Coordination with Contributors: Liaise with writers, illustrators, translators, and designers to manage timelines, revisions, and final submission of assigned content.
• Page Planning & Layout Supervision: Collaborate with the design team to ensure accurate layout and visual presentation of stories and features before printing.
• Reader Engagement: Monitor letters, drawings, and other contributions from readers; shortlist select entries for publishing in the magazine.
• Deadlines & Production: Ensure timely submission of all editorial content in accordance with the production schedule.
  

Qualifications & Skills

• Master’s degree in English Literature or any of the Social Sciences.
• 5 years or more experience in editorial roles, preferably in children’s publishing or print media.
• Excellent command of English and knowledge of Hindi (regional languages are a plus).
• Strong editing, proofreading, and storytelling skills.
• A deep understanding of and sensitivity to content for children.
• Ability to work under deadlines, multitask, and collaborate in a team environment.
• Familiarity with publishing tools (InDesign, MS Office, Google Workspace Tools, etc.).
  

Preferred Candidate Profile

• Creative and passionate about children’s literature and media (avid reader is a plus).
• Organised, detail-oriented, and proactive.
• Adept at data management.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience working in print production environments is a plus.
  

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