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Editor-in-Chief, a.k.a. Top Dog: • Directs the magazine’s overall vision. • Educates the staff about journalistic practice, ensuring top quality work is being published. • Facilitates staff discussions, enforces deadlines for each production cycle.

Business Manager: • Finds creative ways to cover expenses, such as publishing/editing programs, travel costs and equipment. • Tracks and utilizes a system for managing the flow of money.

Copy Editor: • Ensures no spelling, grammar or style mistakes slip through. • Stays well-versed in AP Style (a standard for all journalistic writing). • Is ultimately responsible for the validity of all facts published. Section Editors: • Oversees the design and content of their respective sections. • Guides their section’s stories through the entire editorial process. • Maintains an expertise in their section’s topic.

Creative Director: • Develops and maintains the publication’s overall design, from fonts and layout to artistic feel. • Aids in the development of specific design-heavy spreads.

Staff Writers: • Constitutes the life of your publication. • Are creative, compelling writers, bold reporters and receptive to feedback. • A diverse group of writers that collectively can dive into an array of issues.

As your publication grows, you may need to add more structure to keep everything running smoothly.

Web/Multimedia Editor: • Builds and updates website for digital outreach. • Drives new traffic with social media channels.

Managing Editor: • Acts as the second in command. • Provides guidance and knowledge to support staff writers and editors.

Publisher: The Eye Creative Publication: Issue 7

“The biggest thing if you’re going to be running a publication is organization. You have to make sure people understand what’s going on. If you can do that well, you’ll have a phenomenal staff and quality content.”

Katie Pickrell, 2016 Colorado Journalist of the Year National Runner-Up

Step 1: Organization The Production Cycle

Creating an Editorial Calendar In order to produce your magazine, you’ll need to do some planning. Start with the deadline for publishing your first issue, and work back from there.

You’ll have to navigate a lot of small deadlines to publish on time. All the little details to cross off your list really add up faster than you think. Procrastination and magazine production don’t mix because there are so many interdependent pieces at play.

On the next several pages, we’ll take you through the basic steps of the production process to help make your magazine a reality.

Download an editable calendar checklist here.

Publisher: Frrresh Publication: Issue 38