Creative Director / Content Editor
Like surfing around the internet do ya? Chatting people up? Staying up on the latest Jersey Shore happenings? Know where and when you’re most likely to spot Blake Lively on the beach? Know about all the best Hollywood parties and a step-by-step guide to sneaking in?
Take the above pop-culture love affair, add in a whack of creativity, a ‘Type-A’ personality, the ingrained desire to dig, and dig, and dig for info, and of course the ability to work without a babysitter – and now you’re definitely the right one to join our team!
The Scoop
We are very excited to add a new team member to our growing media company. Our company’s portfolio consists of a growing series of online magazines, targeting a variety of pop culture niches. We have an immediate opening for a Creative Director / Content Manager to jump in and help with some of the heavy lifting.
Our first endeavour, RocktheBeach.com has recently launched. This web magazine focuses on all aspects of life on the beach – from sports and celebs to the best parties and hottest people. Content consists of videos, photos, and written material, that is both original, and user uploaded.
Beyond RocktheBeach, several related projects are ready to go, and the successful candidate will be a driving force in launching these.
The Duties
As Creative Director / Content Manager, you will be the driving force behind content development and contribute to the direction of our magazine offerings moving forward. You will be responsible for organizing and collecting material from a variety of sources, writing and developing original content, creating and contributing to marketing initiatives, and occasionally travelling to great destinations to gather on-the-scene original content.
The Skill Set
- A recent Graduate or upper-year student from a University or College Journalism (or related) program
- Outgoing, creative, honest, passionate, hard working – these characteristics are a must!
- Interest in pop-culture, an active social calendar, and a burning desire to be ‘in the know’
- Well versed in web based media and social media
- A self starter with the ability to work unsupervised with only top level guidance
The Details
This is a paid position. Remuneration rate will be discussed with successful candidate.
To begin the position will be part-time and is expected to consume 20-30 hrs per week. Hours will be quite flexible. The expectation with this position is that it will become a full-time opportunity in the future (within 12-18 months), and involve increasing levels of responsibility.
The Deadline
The deadline for applications is Wednesday October 6th.
Please forward all applications to jobs@rockthebeach.com.
Thank you to everyone who is interested, however only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
