Episcopal Press and News
Episcopal Life Media reopens search for editor; position restructured
Episcopal News Service. March 3, 2008 [030308-03]
Episcopal Life Media (ELM) -- an integrated system of web, print and broadcast resources serving Episcopalians, seekers and observers -- on March 3 resumed the search for an editor who will serve in a strengthened role of coordinating content across print and online platforms.
"The Board of Governors of Episcopal Life Media is both pleased and energized that the search for an ELM editor has been re-opened," said board chairman Eugene Willard. "We look forward to continuing good cooperation and consultation in our church's multi-layered communications system."
"The restructured position will serve the Episcopal Church in a far more comprehensive way in developing and shaping content across print and electronic platforms," said Robert Williams, Episcopal Church communication director. "We at ELM are grateful for the strong support of the Board of Governors and Church Center senior staff officers who have assisted in making this strengthened position possible."
In this restructured role, the editor will produce the Episcopal Life Monthly newspaper and guide coverage and content integration supporting the Episcopal Life Online website, its daily email editions, and the Episcopal Life Weekly parish-leaflet inserts, working collaboratively with current online and print editorial staff.
Readership of these media reflects monthly averages of 132,000 website visits (non-staff) and some 200,000 video viewings in addition to the monthly newspaper's 220,000 circulation and 40 diocesan printing partnerships. Online statistics are tabulated from metric data supplied by Google Analytics since October 2007, and newspaper data is confirmed by a professionally conducted 2007 readership survey.
In keeping with this scope of work, the editor's position will be based at the Episcopal Church Center in New York City, and the application deadline extended through March 28, 2008. Position description and details are provided online here by the Church Center's Office of Human Resource Management. All qualified candidates should forward applications promptly.
The restructured position is securely positioned within the current 2008 budget approved by Executive Council. Funding for this newly posted position is a result of reorganizing the current ELM budget and staff duties. A previous search for an ELM editor, with a job description focused on the monthly newspaper only, was suspended February 21 after the line item proposed to support that position was unfunded in the budget as adopted by Executive Council.