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Since 1945, EBONY has celebrated and chronicled Black excellence and leadership worldwide. In January 2021, the iconic brand was relaunched under new ownership as EBONY Media Group, a diversified multi-platform media company. This is an exciting chapter for the beloved brand and we are looking for talented, enthusiastic candidates to join our close-knit, highly collaborative team. We’re calling all innovators and creators who want to be part of the legacy by helping shape EBONY’s future! The events editor position is a dynamic role in that time will be allocated roughly as follows: 35% as social calendar manager, 20% as photo editor, 10% as writer, 20% out on the town (or virtually) and 15% as social media coordinator. Job description (general, including but not limited to): • Build and continually update events calendar to include both EBONY events and other events nationwide that are relevant to the EBONY audience • Reach out to and build relationships with event hosts, organizations, publicists and photographers as needed to secure details and images for various events • Secure and lightly edit event images • Write 150-300 word event recaps and post with photos on site • Attend certain events as needed, some travel may be required • Work with PR, marketing and social media teams to coordinate effort to share posts and images with various parties and media outlets • Possible on camera, red carpet work as well • Work with various stakeholders to coordinate and help create internal recap reports for EBONY events • Be a brand ambassador for the EBONY team

Must haves: • Passion about celebrating Black excellence and culture • Strong, clear written and verbal communication skills • An outgoing and can-do, positive attitude • Ability to collaborate with various stakeholders while also being able to manage tasks with minimal supervision • Bachelor's degree • Ability to occasionally travel when needed • At least 3 years of digital media experience • Experience using WordPress • Light photo editing experience or a desire to learn basic photo editing, cropping and posting • Bonus qualification: Experience working in video, marketing, public relations, brand development and/or social media