Managing Editor FTC

About the role

Dentsu Creative is hiring a Managing Editor for its FTC publication in Cape Town. The role is responsible for the overall effective functioning of the editorial teams, focusing on the operational side so that all assets are produced on time. The employer is open to candidates willing to work freelance or on a fixed-term basis; the nature of employment depends on business needs.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate the production process between editorial, art, production, repro and advertising departments to meet delivery deadlines.
• Set and co-ordinate internal timelines, liaising with the Content Director, Head of Production, editors and the editorial team on planning and production of each issue.
• Set up and lead status meetings, and manage, track and facilitate all jobs in the system.
• Manage the workflow and timing of internal approval processes and report job status to the Head of Production, ensuring critical deadlines are met.
• Take part in photography shoot planning meetings and book external suppliers when needed.
• Liaise with the Digital Traffic Manager to manage staff resources and obtain and traffic assets between client and suppliers, ensuring quality and editorial consistency.
• Ensure people and operations administration is completed correctly and on time, coordinate production with freelance teams, monitor budgets and process invoices.
• Handle ad hoc editorial projects assigned by the Head of Production or Account Director.
• Stay abreast of modern publishing production thinking and adopt tools that make operations more efficient.

Required profile

• At least 5 years' experience in print production or traffic management.
• Previous experience managing a team.
• Understanding of business and commercial principles.
• Thorough understanding of magazine publication processes and operations, and experience within an agency.
• Competencies: analytical thinking, decisive insight, initiating action, influencing skills, building stakeholder relationships, planning and organising, working under pressure and to strict deadlines, attention to detail; magnetic experience is advantageous.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint)
• Basic Adobe Creative Suite (Acrobat, Photoshop, InDesign)