Chief Editor for Children's Art Magazine

Chief Editor role for a children's art and culture magazine. Lead issues from concept to layout, write scripts, edit texts, coordinate authors and illustrators.

The magazine about art and culture for children is looking for a chief editor who will lead each issue from the first idea to the finished layout. Responsibilities: - Together with co-founders, come up with issue concepts and assemble the issue: topics, heroes, formats, new sections; - Write scripts for the main comic, author's texts, tasks and quests for children; - Turn complex historical and cultural topics into engaging stories; - Find authors and experts, set tasks for them, and edit texts; - Work with illustrators and artists, monitor deadlines.

Requirements: - Professional editorial experience: in a publishing house, magazine, media, book or educational project; - Strong writing skills, understanding of dramaturgy and storytelling, ability to write scripts and dialogues; - Ability to explain complex things in a lively language without simplifying the content; - Systematic approach: manage own materials, coordinate authors, and keep several processes in mind; - Broad outlook and genuine interest in cultural and art history. Will be a plus: - Experience in children's literature or children's media; - Scripts and comics; - Game and educational tasks for children; - Print publications; - Work with artists; - Humanities education.

Conditions: - Work format and salary discussed individually; - Test assignment; - Large developing cultural project with the opportunity to directly influence its development; - Strong authors, experts, and contemporary artists on the team.