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March 2010
No.356
The Stradbroke Monthly needs an Editor! The Editor role is central to the production of the magazine and without an Editor, Stradbroke could be without a magazine. There is a small team that produces the magazine each month and the Editor is an integral part of that team. It isn't an onerous job and takes around 10 hours a month, mainly towards the end of the month when the magazine is produced.
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The role of the Editor Receive emails during the month which are stored on their computer in a folder. Hand written articles are typed up as received and stored similarly. Whilst doing that the Editor checks the article isn't slanderous, isn’t likely to cause offence and, most of all, is relevant to the next two months editions of the magazine. A week before the "Closing Date for Articles" the Editor emails all the regular contributors a reminder of the approaching "Closing Date" The "Closing Date" is always a Friday and on the Saturday morning the Editor collects any last minute articles from the Post Office, types them up and adds them to the other articles on the Computer. These are then emailed to the Layout Designer who sets them into the magazine format. We have regular articles which are those we publish every month (Churches, Parish Council etc) and occasional articles (fetes, meetings, etc). Once the articles have been set into the magazine format and if there are no problems with them, the Team meets on the Tuesday evening to discuss the magazine and proof read it. Any final corrections or adjustments are made and a Final Copy is passed back to the Editor who takes it to the Court House on Wednesday and gets the printing underway. Printing takes about 9 hours and is shared among the team. After that the magazines are bagged up and go off to the distribution team.
The skills needed are: • Basic computer eg word, email • Organisational ability • Attention to detail • Able to work with a variety of contributors styles and ways • Able to work to a deadline • Commitment • Must be someone who wants to be part of a team –you are not on your own in this role. • A Sense Of Humour – having fun whilst we do the magazine is an absolute requirement ! Rate of pay: • £0.00 p.a. Bonus • 100% of pay Extras • Satisfaction of doing a making a really worthwhile contribution to your community • Signed photo of Parish Councillor of your choice...