Carolina Blue Magazine – NC

Editor
Carolina Blue Magazine
Chapel Hill, NC

Carolina Blue magazine is an independent publication covering University of North Carolina athletics.  This is a home office based position.  The print magazine is published up to 12 times a year and is published digitally only as an “Express” edition each week during football season and basketball season.  The website www.carolinablue.com is a joint effort with 247sports.com and is a critical component of the publication.

 

The ideal candidate will be an entrepreneurial, results-oriented college sports enthusiast.  This person must have news experience and must understand and meet the needs of readers/fans.  Additionally, the ideal candidate will have a strong interest in improving operating results, with the willingness and ability to participate in promotions, advertising sales, subscriber growth campaigns, etc.

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

·      Editorial experience – applicant must have an ability to organize, lay out, edit and produce a publication on short deadlines and long hours

·      Ability to operate a provided Windows 7 PC with associated software, including Adobe InDesign CS4, Photoshop, Acrobat, Word and Excel

·      An entrepreneurial approach to business to capitalize on convergence of print and online

·      A high level of interest in college sports, preferably University of North Carolina

·      An ability to identify and capitalize on new opportunities

·      Good organizational and interpersonal skills

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

·      Meet financial goals

·      Maintain good working relationships with the athletic department and boosters

·      Increase paid circulation

·      Grow advertising – the publication requires successful advertising sales

·      Develop new revenue streams

·      Write stories/columns for the print product as well as the website

·      Active presence on website message board
Interested persons should contact:

Ed Magoni

General Manager
Inside Indiana
Bloomington, IN 47401
(812) 320-6663
E-mail:  ed@insideiu.com

Please notify your immediate supervisor and LCNI Human Resource Director if making application for this position. The deadline for applications is December 23, 2011.

Equal Opportunity Employer