Real Simple is looking for a dedicated and meticulous chief copy editor to join their team in Cape Town.
Company Description Real Simple is a woman's magazine, aimed at the 35+ market of busy women. Our readers are primarily working women, a lot of them mothers who are juggling a career, family, kids and all the bits in-between. Real Simple aims to make their lives easier by providing solutions to everyday dilemmas: our fashion pages are solutions-based (how to make the most of what you've got), our food pages provide good food that's easy and fast to make, beauty products we feature are tested by a panel of readers so you don't waste time at the counter, our home pages are about putting a personal stamp on your home (not buying the latest expensive accessory). We are a non-celebrity magazine, which means you'll never see Angelina Jolie or Halle Berry on our cover. We believe that you need to know how to live your own life, not someone else's.
Requirements Have a minimum of five years relevant magazine experience. Have excellent editing and rewriting skills. Have excellent language skills. Display meticulous attention to detail. Be fastidious about fact-checking. Be able to write creative headings, sub-headings and extended captions. Be able to restructure features when necessary. Proofread features. Have a high level of computer literacy, both Microsoft Office and InDesign CS2/3. Have an understanding of production requirements and processes. Have excellent communication skills at all levels. Be able to work as part of a dynamic team. Be able to work under own initiative. Be able to work efficiently and accurately under pressure, and meet strict deadlines. Advantageous All applicants must relate to, be part of, and understand the magazine's readership and market.
Details Benefits: If you have not heard from us by 21 May, please consider your application unsuccessful. Province: Western Cape City: Cape Town