Prime Publishing

Careers

Prime Publishing LLC offers a comprehensive benefits package, competitive salaries, career training and enhancement programs, a supportive and respectful working environment and the chance to gain knowledge and insight. Here are the current open positions:

Position: Editor

Type: Full-Time

Posting Date: August 25, 2010

Job Description:

We are seeking an Editor who will write and aggregate content for our web sites, e-mail newsletters, blogging and social media.  We have content sites in the area of crafting, recipes, healthy cooking, home décor and related niche content targeted primarily to women. Immediate opening with our craft team.  Knowledge of crafting is a plus.

 
The Editor will be responsible for developing new story ideas, mentoring freelance writers, collaborating with management, as well as the design, tech, and marketing teams to maintain, update, and enhance the sites and e-mail newsletters. He or she will regularly contribute to ongoing content updates and new site-related projects, from concept through completion, and provide input on the user experience. Production of our e-mail newsletters is a focus along with social media. The prospective candidate needs to be a creative thinker with strong writing and editing skills, be able to work on multiple projects at once, and meet strict deadlines.
 
Daily site tasks include:

  • Regularly embodying the voice and tone of our sites and newsletters. 
  • Creating, organizing, and editing new content, and making appropriate updates to existing content. 
  • Contributing to the writing and editing of the e-newsletters, web sites, social media and blogs. 
  • Interfacing with Customer Service to provide solutions and proper responses to subscribers who contact them with questions or issues. 
  • Supporting Management in cross-functional projects with Marketing, Ad Sales, and Tech teams, as well as company-wide initiatives.  

Qualifications:

  • College degree, preferably with English or journalism concentration or equivalent experience.
  • Basic understanding of HTML and online media.
  • Strong writing, editing, research, communication, and management skills.
  • Detail-oriented with the ability to meet deadlines effectively and multitask.
  • Interest in and/or experience with women's lifestyle content.
  • Entry level or experienced may apply; multiple positions are available depending on level of experience.

Northbrook, IL location.  Minutes from I-94 (Eden's) and I-294 (Tollway). Please tell us about your blogging and social media experience in your cover letter. You must include your salary history/requirements in order for us to consider your application. Send your cover letter, resume, writing sample and salary history/requirements to careers2010@primecp.com.  Please include "Editor Position E13" as the subject line of your email.

 

 

 

Position: Editorial Intern (Paid)

Type: Part-Time

Posting Date: August 26, 2010

Job Description:

Through its network of niche content Web sites, Prime Publishing will enable consumers to live fuller lives every day.  The company is a start-up with a focus on women's lifestyle content creation.  The founder has created three successful start-ups focused on niche content and lifestyle database.
 
We are seeking an Editorial Intern for our content sites in the area of crafting, recipes, healthy cooking, home décor, diet, wellness and related niche content targeted primarily to women.
 

The internship program is set up as a 13 week learning experience.  We understand that interns may wish to work shorter or longer than 13 weeks and this is possible. Our goal is to teach you a new skill each week. Should there be mutual interest, we will share with you our training schedule and learning experience during an in-person interview which details learning goals by week. Some of these goals include:

  • CMS – we have developed a proprietary CMS, content management system.  Our first week is focused on teaching you this system.
  • On-Line Writing – the second week we teach you the basics about how to use analytical tools to write articles so that they can be well indexed on-line and found by people using search engines.
  • Public Relations – we engage in an active series of campaigns and our training covers sources of publicity, writing a press release and tracking results.
  • eBook creation – we offer our consumers at least two new free eBooks each month.  These are downloadable PDF format books, typically 25 – 150 pages, and often themed around holiday’s such as Valentine’s Day, Easter, Halloween, etc. Each intern will create at least one eBook from start to finish.

 Qualifications:

  • College student, preferably with English or journalism concentration or equivalent experience.
  • Basic understanding of HTML and online media.
  • Strong writing, editing, research, communication, and management skills.
  • Detail-oriented with the ability to meet deadlines effectively and multitask.
  • Interest in and/or experience with women's lifestyle content.
  • Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall programs available.
  • Coordination with college or university for credit is available as determined by college or university.

Northbrook, IL location.  Minutes from I-94 (Eden's) and I-294 (Tollway).  Internships are paid with a stipend paid twice monthly ($500 monthly for 3/day program, $667 monthly for 5/day program).  Coordination with university/college for credit hours is welcome.  Send your cover letter, resume, and writing sample to careers2010@primecp.com.  Please include "Editorial Intern Position E6" as the subject line of your email.