Copy Editor, HGTV

Job Description

Hearst Magazines is one of the largest publishers in the world, with more than 25 brands, including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Harper's BAZAAR, Popular Mechanics, and Oprah Daily. We reach more than 150 million people every month in the United States alone.

But we're more than just our magazines. We engage our audience across all mediums and channels-print, digital, video, and social-with sophisticated content creation, distribution, and data capabilities. We create, package, and sell products with cutting-edge technology and proprietary platforms. Together, we are reinventing publishing for the 21st century.

Your impact:

Make your home your happy place-that's our motto at HGTV Magazine. With a fun, friendly approach, we spotlight real homes across the country, sharing tons of creative, doable ideas, from curb appeal boosts to pretty paint colors. We inspire readers to create a home they love, providing real-life solutions in an upbeat, engaging way. We also shine a spotlight on the top HGTV stars, who provide tips and helpful advice in every issue. HGTV Magazine has a loyal 1M+ subscribers and is a top-10 best-selling monthly magazine on newsstands. We are now looking for a copy editor to join our team. Our ideal candidate is an experienced wordsmith and has a passion for home and lifestyle content (and, of course, HGTV). Please note: For consideration, resumes must be submitted in PDF format with a cover letter and salary requirements.

What you'll do:
• Copy-edit and proofread all editorial material-print magazine pages, social posts, newsletters, tablet editions, presentations, etc.-reviewing the changes with editors, writers and fact-checkers as necessary
• Assign out stories for fact-checking with a team of freelance researchers, keeping them on deadline and working closely with them and the editors to enter in necessary corrections
• Manage editorial changes through all stages of production by entering corrections into the electronic files and troubleshooting any copy and fit problems as they arise
• Thoroughly read through and correct product credits to reflect our in-house style

Who you are:
• You have 3+ years of professional copyediting experience, preferably in the home and/or lifestyle space
• You're excited to work on a brand with a fun, lively, conversational tone and lots of product credits
• You are deeply knowledgable about grammar, spelling, usage, and punctuation, and are able to work quickly and accurately on tight deadlines
• You're highly organized and can multitask assignments
• You're creative and love to come up with new ideas
• Familiarity with InCopy and Woodwing is a plus

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r0nxpj-3-17-186-218-42 in your application.