Editor and Ad Salesperson

Come join our life-changing team building hope, resilience and well-being as an Editor and Ad Salesperson!

Shift Details: Full-time 40 hours/week - Monday-Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm

Compensation: $55,000-$58,500 annual salary

Location: Hybrid – onsite 3 days/week at Metro Office in Edina

About the job:

Care Options Network is looking for an Editor and Ad Salesperson to lead the creation and production of the consumer magazine, The Directory. You will join a dedicated, curious, and compassionate team that focuses on strengthening the senior care community and supporting healthy aging. Bring your creativity, vision, expertise, and leadership to this inspiring, rewarding role that will positively impact your community.

Essentials:

In this role you will lead the editorial, sales, graphic, print and distribution of The Directory, an annual magazine for older adults, including:

• Work closely with authors, graphic designer, printer, and outside distributor
• Responsible for ad sales primarily through ad renewals and some ad prospecting
• Maintain and continue to build advertiser relationships
• Coordinate local distribution
• Get online edition live
• Lead project management, including team collaboration, for The Directory. This includes brainstorming for future editions as well as support during production season
• Support member retention with excellent customer service
• Responsible for The GuideBook ad renewals and sales
• Study new ways to deliver information and be aware of industry changes so we are poised to be current
• Excel at meeting publication deadlines
• Shine at prioritizing tasks on projects
• Work in collaboration with leadership and team frequently
• Participate in strategic planning

Job Highlights:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• HSA & FSA Programs
• Employer Paid Life Insurance, Short-Term/Long-Term Disability
• Quality training, continuing career education and leadership programs
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Holiday & Sick Days)

Required Qualifications:

• BA/BS (4-year degree) in Journalism, Communications or related field
• Experience in senior care industry a plus
• Demonstrated skills and expertise using Adobe InDesign and Acrobat Pro
• Experience with Microsoft 365 (SharePoint, Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel)
• Proven experience and proficient in visual, written, and verbal communications
• Motivated initiative-taker, interest in managing multiple tasks at once, accuracy, timeliness, strategic planning and implementation, and creative thinking
• Energized, working toward deadlines in a seasonal environment

About Us:

Care Options Network connects members to senior care resources and encourages relationship building to help community older adults. We are the most widely used and respected information resource for senior care professionals in the Greater Twin Cities Metropolitan Area of Minnesota.

Volunteers of America Minnesota is a nonprofit health and human services organization that annually serves more than 25,000 children, adolescents and their families, older adults, students, persons with disabilities and special needs, and adults completing incarceration. Since 1896, we have helped people gain self-reliance, dignity, and hope.

Take pride in helping others and join us today!

At VOA, we celebrate sharing, encouraging and embracing diversity. Equal employment opportunities are available to all without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that blending individual strengths and unique personal differences nurtures and supports our organizations’ shared commitment to our mission and creates an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone feels valued and has the opportunity to do their personal best.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)