Editorial Director

Job Description

Feel Good About Doing Good

The Knights of Columbus is a tax-exempt Catholic fraternal benefit society that provides financial security to members and their families through our life insurance, long-term care insurance, disability income insurance, investment and annuity products. Charity is at the core of our missions: our profits are donated to help those in need and to support our faith - $1.73B over the past ten years.

While we have many employees who are not Catholic, we follow the Church's teachings in our investment strategies and our employee benefits. As part of our religious mission, we support the pro-life cause by contributing to the March for Life and pregnancy resource centers, we oppose assisted suicide and euthanasia, we are evangelists for the Catholic faith, and we help Christians who are facing religious persecution in the Middle East. We all work together to support our two million members as they volunteer to help others in their parishes and communities around the world.

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Overview

The Editorial Director serves as the editorial lead for a full range of short and long-term, digital and print-based content projects. Working in concert with senior leaders, the Editorial Director helps set the editorial vision and plays a lead role in every step of the publishing process, from writing and copyediting to preparing digital files for production. With assistance from other editorial staff members, this individual will be required to execute and review targeted content to achieve K of C goals - ensuring the production of timely, dynamic content that meets a high standard of professional journalism and promotes the mission of the Knights of Columbus and the Catholic Church. The Editorial Director is also expected to be a thought partner, developing relationships that lead to successful projects and partnerships.

Core Responsibilities

- Manage and mentor editorial team, providing task prioritization, issue escalation, direction and assistance as necessary. Provide leadership and direction to assigned editorial team members to ensure that projects meet expectations and all related project deadlines.
- Work closely with senior leaders and other staff members to define requirements, develop strategy, and publish timely, excellent, effective content. Oversee revisions, reviewing and editing a wide range of content - from long-form articles to social media posts and other brief text - to ensure that editorial standards and goals are being met.
- Establish effective communication channels with both internal and external resources; attend key team and client meetings as required. - - Ensure a thorough understanding of K of C policies, procedures and practices.
- Promote and foster a strong team culture and open, transparent communication within the editorial team. Ensure that key messages/initiatives are communicated correctly and appropriately to staff.
- Perform related duties as required.

Skills Qualifications

- Must be an excellent writer and editor
- Strong attention to detail, tone and precision in checking and conveying facts, ensuring stylistic and grammatical standards are met, and expressing messages with nuance and audience awareness
- Knowledge of the Catholic Church and its teachings, and familiarity with the Knights of Columbus
- Strong time management skills and work ethic; ability to handle regular, often tight deadlines; able to prioritize tasks effectively
- Sound judgment; ability to make recommendations
- Must be a supportive teammate, willing to assist in a wide range of tasks, and have shown capability of managing others
- Experience and comfort with MS Word (including track-change feature); file sharing (e.g., OneDrive); digital publishing platforms, including content management systems; and social media
MS Office; familiarity with Adobe InDesign, Acrobat, Photoshop; Mac O/S

Education

- 5+ years of experience as a Managing Editor or Director, 10+ years overall experience
- BA or BS in journalism or related field

Preferred:

- Master's in journalism or related field a plus

Compensation

The wage range for this role takes into account a broad array of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to: skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The range below applies as long as the work is performed in Connecticut; the Knights of Columbus reserves the right to adjust the wage range if the position is performed in another location. At the Knights of Columbus, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $85,400-$140,500.

Please submit an application via this link: https://careers.kofc.org/job-invite/1603/

About the Employer

The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic fraternal organization, with more than 1.8 million members in over a dozen countries. Founded in 1882, the Knights of Columbus both offers and promotes a parish-based model for Catholic lay leadership and service, and is a fraternal benefit society that provides life insurance for members and their families.

With over $100 billion of insurance in force, and more than $21 billion in assets under management, the Knights of Columbus is a Fortune 1000 company. There is no more highly rated insurer in North America than the Knights of Columbus.