Associate Acquisitions Editor

Tax Analysts•Falls Church, VA

About The Position

The Acquisitions and Engagement team at Tax Analysts has a dual role – they manage the visibility of our Tax Notes publications on our digital platforms and assist in managing relationships with our outside authors. They are a small but tight-knit team who make a big impact, producing a podcast, videos, blogs, and newsletters. The Associate Editor reports to the Editor in Chief and is responsible for developing and maintaining a network of outside authors for weekly publications. Solicits and facilitates outside author contributions and other editorial content for publication. Manages payments to outside authors and contributors on a weekly basis. Locates, contacts, and acts as liaison with new columnists and outside authors. Makes requests to columnists and outside authors to cover specific topics and events.

Requirements

Superior communication skills
Superior organization skills
Ability to establish and maintain rapport with outside authors
Ability to work well under deadline pressure and adjust to changing priorities
Familiarity with style guides and online publishing highly desirable
Good computer skills, including a working knowledge of MS Office and Internet searching
Knowledge of media analytics
BA in English, writing, or journalism, or equivalent in experience required
2+ years of related professional experienced preferred
Proficiency with using social media platforms

Nice To Haves

Experience with database management a plus

Responsibilities

Locates and solicits new columnists and outside authors through various forms of internet research and by maximizing the use of social media platforms.
Works with acquisitions team to ensure regular evaluation and coverage of timely tax topics and send new topic and material requests to outside authors as needed.
Works with acquisitions team to track metrics used to evaluate current and potential authors, and to ensure efficient allocation of outside author budget.
Helps administer and maintain outside submissions, including submission inboxes. Responds to internal and external queries regarding commentary content.
Coordinates with acquisitions editor to help manage special projects, including anniversary, year-in-review, and other long-term articles.
Manages process to make payments owed to outside authors and works with accounting to ensure prompt remittance.
Collects, fact-checks, and manages outside author biographies and head shots.
Coordinates with the permissions editor to manage copyright agreements with outside authors.
Some editing of author submissions and content creation for “Coming Soon” and crossword puzzle sections in magazine.
Manages and oversees databases related to outside authors.
Manages commentary department’s editorial and administrative tasks.
Maintains processes for collecting regular author feedback and addressing minor problems in the publication process.