Assistant Editor

3 days ago

Delhi, India Delhi Press Full time

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**Location**: Mumbai (Champak Magazine, Delhi Press)
**Department**: Editorial

**About Champak**:
Champak is one of India’s most loved children’s magazines, published by the Delhi Press Group. With a legacy of storytelling, fun facts, puzzles, and moral lessons, Champak continues to engage young readers across the country. We’re looking for an enthusiastic Assistant Editor to join our print editorial team in Mumbai.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- **Creative Ideation**:
Brainstorm with the editorial team for themes, content, and recurring features. Bring fresh, engaging, and age-appropriate ideas for new columns or segments.
- **Content Development & Curation**:
Assist in planning, selecting, and curating stories, articles, activities, and puzzles for each issue, ensuring alignment with the magazine’s tone, values, and target audience (ages 5-12).
- **Reviewing, Editing & Proofreading**:
Review and give feedback on story submissions. Edit content submitted by freelance writers and contributors, ensuring grammatical accuracy, appropriate reading level, and cultural relevance.
- **Language Adaptation (if applicable)**:
Assist with translation or adaptation of content into other Indian languages in collaboration with the language teams.
- **Coordination with Contributors**:
Liaise with writers, illustrators, translators, and designers to manage timelines, revisions, and final submission of assigned content.
- **Page Planning & Layout Supervision**:
Collaborate with the design team to ensure accurate layout and visual presentation of stories and features before printing.
- **Reader Engagement**:
Monitor letters, drawings, and other contributions from readers; shortlist select entries for publishing in the magazine.
- **Deadlines & Production**:
Ensure timely submission of all editorial content in accordance with the production schedule.

**Qualifications & Skills**:

- Master’s degree in English Literature or any of the Social Sciences.
- 5 years or more experience in editorial roles, preferably in children’s publishing or print media.
- Excellent command of English and knowledge of Hindi (regional languages are a plus).
- Strong editing, proofreading, and storytelling skills.
- A deep understanding of and sensitivity to content for children.
- Ability to work under deadlines, multitask, and collaborate in a team environment.
- Familiarity with publishing tools (InDesign, MS Office, Google Workspace Tools, etc.).
- Creative and passionate about children’s literature and media (avid reader is a plus).
- Organised, detail-oriented, and proactive.
- Adept at data management.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Experience working in print production environments is a plus.

**To Apply**:

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