Assistant Editor

NACD is the premier association for corporate directors and boards in the country, delivering education, insights, and services to advance strong governance among US corporations and the directors who serve them. In addition to the fundamental tenants of high-performing boards, our current work is deeply focused on DE&I, climate change, human capital, and leadership in the boardroom. Our editorial work, including Directorship magazine, online articles for NACD’s website, and our podcast, bring to life these themes and their implications for the American board community through storytelling. The assistant editor works closely with the editor-in-chief to produce Directorship magazine and online articles, focusing specifically on articles and content development. The assistant editor also uses original and innovative thinking in the development, pitching, reporting, and preparation of stories for publication in both the print magazine and articles that appear on www.nacdonline.org. The assistant editor will also have some administrative duties for the storytelling department, which includes uploading magazine and online content to the NACD website and may include scheduling guests for the NACD podcast.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Conceives and writes analytical stories that shed light on broader trends and new developments in the practice of corporate governance
Stays abreast of emerging trends and topics within the field of corporate governance and pursues intellectual development as a subject-matter expert able to write, edit, and report with authority as it relates to the field of corporate governance
Demonstrates great creativity and exercises independent judgment as it relates to the solicitation and development of NACD intellectual capital in publications
Works with the editorial team to develop editorial schedules and story lineups for each issue of the magazine and updates on a daily and weekly basis the editorial schedules
Conceptualizes visuals such as photographs, illustrations, and/or charts and graphs to accompany articles and issues of the magazine; communicates these to graphic designers
Coordinates online production and publishing
Works closely with magazine contributors to polish their articles, tracks the development of articles, and communicates copy editing and/or proofreading changes to contributors
Represents editorial “storytelling” both to NACD colleagues and at numerous NACD boardroom-specific or related events
Performs other duties as assigned