Carly Rigley, editorial assistant of At Home magazine.At Home magazine is a monthly women's consumer magazine, featuring a different celebrity each issue. Content varies from health, beauty, fashion, fitness, food and drink to homes and interiors.
What do you do? As editorial assistant, I have many roles. These include: researching for various features, contacting PRs for information and images, compiling product pages, writing the news pages, representing the magazine at press launches, dealing with reader queries, organising reader competitions, as well as managing the editor's diary and admin bits in and around the office. I also help the art team with image research.
How long have you been here? I have been here since July 07 (I joined straight after I graduated). I had done work experience at the magazine in the summer during 2nd and 3rd year uni, so got to know the editor and when I graduated, there was a position available.
What are the benefits? There's many perks of the job. As the editorial team is quite small, I get to write many features (which is not something an editorial assistant normally gets the opportunity to do.) I write in-house, as well as freelance so I've gained lots of experience. Also we get a lot of freebies and samples sent to us, which is cool, and the goody bags from press launches are always a bonus.
Worst part? - I'd probably say the pressure on press week. Plus the admin side of things can get a bit tedious.
Good money? - magazine journalism isn't very well paid, but that's not why people join the industry. Editorial assistants can expect to receive a starting salary of around £14,000 to £18,000 depending on the company and location.
What do you do? As editorial assistant, I have many roles. These include: researching for various features, contacting PRs for information and images, compiling product pages, writing the news pages, representing the magazine at press launches, dealing with reader queries, organising reader competitions, as well as managing the editor's diary and admin bits in and around the office. I also help the art team with image research.
How long have you been here? I have been here since July 07 (I joined straight after I graduated). I had done work experience at the magazine in the summer during 2nd and 3rd year uni, so got to know the editor and when I graduated, there was a position available.
What are the benefits? There's many perks of the job. As the editorial team is quite small, I get to write many features (which is not something an editorial assistant normally gets the opportunity to do.) I write in-house, as well as freelance so I've gained lots of experience. Also we get a lot of freebies and samples sent to us, which is cool, and the goody bags from press launches are always a bonus.
Worst part? - I'd probably say the pressure on press week. Plus the admin side of things can get a bit tedious.
Good money? - magazine journalism isn't very well paid, but that's not why people join the industry. Editorial assistants can expect to receive a starting salary of around £14,000 to £18,000 depending on the company and location.
(Focus on FMAS newsletter, 2009)
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