Editor, Scene

Editor, The Scene

RedPoint Media is seeking an Editor for a full‑time position based in Calgary. This position will start immediately. RedPoint Media has a hybrid office setup offering employees the opportunity to work from home or from the co‑working space at CSpace Marda Loop. Regular in‑person team meetings and attendance at events are required. Salary will be commensurate with experience. This is a perfect role for an early‑career self‑starter who loves Calgary’s arts and culture and wants the opportunity to help grow this publication’s presence.

RedPoint Media Group Inc. is an award‑winning publishing house and content‑driven marketing studio in Calgary. You’ll be leading the team that creates our in‑house brand, The Scene, Calgary’s Guide to Going Out, with stories about the city’s arts, culture, lifestyle, things to do and places to go. The Scene team also manages and edits The Scene’s online calendar of events and collaborates with several partners to edit and manage a shared database of event listings.

Our company also creates Avenue magazine and custom publications for clients, including the Calgary Foundation and the Alberta Cancer Foundation.

RedPoint’s mission is to create connected communities for all through trusted storytelling, and as a RedPoint employee, you’ll play a vital role in celebrating the city and its people.

The role of Editor, The Scene, encompasses three main areas of responsibility:

• Ensure the quality of the editorial content across all channels;
• Lead, develop and manage the creative team (including freelance and contract contributors and RedPoint staff);
• Help to grow the business and represent the brand.

• Drive editorial quality across all platforms (print, digital, social, events) to enhance audience engagement and advertiser interest.
• Work to increase readership of the print and digital offerings with social media, event and distribution strategies created collaboratively with the publisher and creative team.
• Provide strategic plans and editorial line ups to the Publisher for approval.
• Maintain the editorial and art budgets and make the Publisher aware of any potential cost over‑runs. Maintain meticulous records of contracts, POs and invoices and forward invoices to accounting in a timely manner.
• The editor is responsible for ensuring that all editorial functions are completed in a timely manner and within budget. Editorial functions include brainstorming story ideas; maintaining procedural documents and style guides; assigning stories; writing and research; substantive, style and copy editing; basic fact checking; proofreading.
• Complete other duties as required.

• Lead and direct The Scene editorial, creative and digital teams, including freelance and contract contributors and RedPoint staff on a day‑to‑day and month‑to‑month basis.
• Oversee the Seeker event database contractors.
• Facilitate the sharing of event information across Seeker, Avenue and The Scene.
• Ensure the teams have the resources that they need to do their work at the necessary level.
• Manage, mentor and hire staff for the editorial, creative and digital teams as needed.
• Proactively seek out new contributors and freelancers and respond to pitches.
• Provide proactive as well as quarterly, and annual performance reviews as needed.

• Develop strategies to grow the publication, website and related sub‑brands to support the goal of having bigger books with better content, cover to cover.
• Work directly with the publisher to build and deepen community and partner relationships and to develop and support existing and new business.
• Lead the editorial, creative and events teams to create new programs and events with revenue opportunities.
• Work with partners including CJSW and Sled Island to represent the brand and participate in marketing opportunities such as recording weekly radio spots and introducing sponsor events.
• Ensure that sales and sponsorship materials for The Scene are executed in a timely manner.
• Ensure that timely updates are provided to the President on all areas of…