Editorial Assistant

U.S. Catholic is seeking a full-time editorial assistant. This is a hybrid role that requires working in our downtown Chicago office 2 days per week and remotely 3 days per week. The editorial assistant is a vital part of the editorial team for U.S. Catholic and provides editorial and administrative support, including the following:

Print Magazine Production
- Fact check features, copy edit page proofs, and proofread corrections
- Contribute to print departments, including letters to the editor, art reflections, and others
- Assist with writing copy, including headlines and deks, with the capacity to expand into writing print and web articles as needed
- Work collaboratively with other editors to ensure adherence to monthly production schedule

Administrative Support
- Process invoices, run financial reports, and liaison with accounting department
- Collaborate with other departments on editorial and marketing projects, including marketing/ad sales, the broader communications team, and development
- Communicate with outside vendors to obtain review copies of books, obtain image permissions, and schedule interviews
- Schedule meetings, go through mail, read through unsolicited submissions and evaluate for acceptance, and provide general office support

Digital Media Support
- Assist with posting articles to website, executing email campaigns, and social media posting
- Update archival articles to conform to SEO best practices
- Upload and post video and/or audio files as needed

The ideal candidate must be creative, energetic, able to meet tight deadlines, and extremely detail oriented. To be successful in this position the candidate must be a clear communicator and able to manage multiple tasks at a time.

Qualifications
· Bachelor’s degree, preferably in English, communications, journalism, or equivalent experience.
· Knowledge of the Catholic faith and experience working in journalism and/or publishing are preferred.
· 1–2 years of copyediting experience
· 1–2 years fact checking experience and experience with house style guides
· Experience with desktop software (Adobe Creative Suite) and web production tools (WordPress) preferred
· Comfortable using social media
· Strong Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook skills required
· Experience editing video or audio preferred. Desire to develop these skills required.

About Us
U.S. Catholic puts faith in the context of everyday life, with a strong focus on social justice. The magazine encourages readers to explore the wisdom of the Catholic faith tradition and apply that faith to the challenges of 21st-century life. It celebrates the vibrance and diversity of contemporary Catholicism and aims to inspire readers with a positive vision of the Catholic faith. At the same time, U.S. Catholic honestly probes the challenges and choices, controversies and conflicts Catholics encounter in their church, society, and private and public lives. U.S. Catholic is published by the Claretian Missionaries USA-Canada Province, part of a global Roman Catholic congregation of priests and brothers who tend to the religious and pastoral needs of vulnerable communities. Rooted in prayer, Claretians uplift the dignity of all people, especially those who feel overlooked or forgotten.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $20.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan