Junior Editor (Contract Position) - The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies

Join Our Elite Team: Junior Editor for a Leading Packaging Association's Media Group

Are you ready to elevate your career with a top-tier organization in the packaging industry? We are seeking a dynamic junior editor to join our well-established media group, renowned for our dominant industry experience and content offerings in the packaging sector.

This role offers the chance to grow your expertise in B2B journalism, expand your network in the food processing and packaging industries, and contribute to high-impact projects. We're committed to helping you grow your editorial and content creation skills.

Join our editorial team and be part of shaping the future of packaging and food processing media. You'll work on everything from writing fresh content for our magazines and websites to helping cover industry-leading events like PACK EXPO. Contract-to-permanent role with successful completion of one-year.

Why Join Us?

• At PMMI Media Group, we foster a collaborative and innovative environment where your ideas will make a difference. Be part of a team that's passionate about storytelling and shaping the future of digital media in the consumer-packaged goods industry.

• Enjoy the flexibility of working remotely, with occasional in-person meetings in our Chicago office. You'll have the autonomy to manage your own schedule while contributing to a dynamic media group.

• Jump into the fast-paced world of media as you research, write, and curate compelling content for ProFood World and other PMMI Media Group brands. From covering groundbreaking innovations in food processing to collaborating on robotics reports, every day brings something new!

Your Role and Impact

• As a Junior Editor at PMMI Media Group, you'll research, write, and post content for ProFood World, support the editorial process across multiple brands, and assist with digital content creation. You'll manage and monitor LinkedIn communities, create content from business intelligence reports, and contribute to major projects like PACK EXPO editorial coverage, researched lists, and robotics research.

• This role offers a mix of content creation, proofreading, and project management in a collaborative environment, with opportunities to grow your editorial skills in B2B media.

• Remote work with occasional Chicago-based meetings. Normal business hours required.

• Work with cutting-edge digital tools and receive a competitive compensation.

Summary of the Position: Full-time contract position assisting PMMI Media Group brands with writing, research, editing, and project management. Remote position with occasional in-person meetings in Chicago office as required. Contract-to-permanent role with successful completion of one-year anniversary.


Duties and Responsibilities:

ProFood World responsibilities

• As assigned: Research, interview, write/produce, and post food processing content to ProFoodWorld.com (weekly).

• Assist with proofreading print edition of ProFood World magazine and other assigned print content tasks (6x/year).

• Research possible aggregate content or other pertinent story ideas and edit/post (weekly).

Brand-wide responsibilities:

• Write and post PMMI Business Intelligence report content to pertinent brand sites. Prepare reports for download (weekly or as available).

• Research and write 'Researched List' downloadable content as assigned (as needed).

• Research possible aggregate content or other pertinent story ideas and edit/post (weekly).

• Assist with finding pertinent ebook images on brand sites or Getty images (as needed).

• Monitor and maintain LinkedIn Community Forum pages for ProFood World, Healthcare Packaging, and Packaging World (weekly).

• Assist with coordination of robotics report research/content for Packaging World (1x year).

Assist with PACK EXPO editorial coverage as assigned (1x year, possibly 2x. Some travel may be required.)


Qualifications and Education Requirements:

• Undergraduate degree in journalism.

• Two-years experience reporting for professional or college-level publication.

• Digital competency and ability to learn new platforms.

• Understanding of B2B publications and how they differ from B2C.

• Proven entrepreneurial mindset with desire to create new and engaging content and build audience engagement.

Compensation

$55K to $65K based on experience. After successful completion of one-year, compensation to include benefits package and move to salaried/exempt status.


Ready to be part of a forward-thinking team in a thriving industry? Apply now and start your journey with a leader in the field!

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