[Hiring] Associate Editor @Northstar Travel Media LLC

Role Description

We’re looking to add a multitalented editor to our collaborative team, someone with a journalistic sense for storytelling and the skills to write engagingly, with clarity and accuracy, for a professional audience.

What You’ll Do:

• Write and edit about news, trends and hot-button issues for event professionals — covering a wide range of topics, from travel to technology to geopolitics to business case studies.
• Post compelling content to our social media channels.
• Stay on top of your industry and geographical beats, ensuring we cover big news when it happens and developing relationships with public relations and marketing people.
• Help to support our group’s marketing initiatives for events, research, awards and more.
• Travel to various industry and Northstar Meetings Group events, representing Northstar and providing on-location coverage/content.
• Eventually, develop and facilitate webinars on specific topics.
• Collaborate with the editorial content team through frequent online meetings and stepping in to help wherever needed.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of professional editorial experience.
• Exceptional writing, editing and proofreading skills.
• Strong command of AP style.
• Experience working within a CMS environment.
• Solid understanding of SEO best practices.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Ability to craft concise, engaging social media copy and familiarity with major platforms.
• Excellent organizational skills and comfort managing multiple deadlines simultaneously.
• Strong collaboration skills paired with the ability to drive projects independently.
• Experience with podcasting and/or video production is a plus.
• Knowledge of the travel and/or events industries is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred.

Benefits

• Wide variety of benefit plans, programs, and perks.
• Northstar contributes heavily toward insurance plan premiums.
• Generous paid time off package.
• Extensive offerings covering health and dental plans, company-paid life insurance, 401k, and summer Fridays.
• Annual base salary range for this role is $60,000-$70,000 and is commensurate with experience.

Growth Opportunities

From educational training and mentorship programs to industry conferences and events, Northstar Travel Group employees have a wide variety of opportunities for career growth and advancement.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Northstar, we believe that our workforce should reflect the vast diversity of the cultures and communities that are experienced through travel. We are committed to building and sustaining a diverse, inclusive, accessible and equitable culture and workplace.