ABOUT 5280 PUBLISHING

5280 Publishing Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and offers competitive salary and benefits.

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Account Executive

5280 Publishing, Inc., is seeking an experienced media sales professional to develop an active account portfolio with unlimited new business potential across all media brands. Our brand portfolio includes the national award-winning Denver-based lifestyle magazine 5280, 5280 Home, 5280 Health and Colorado Parent magazines and their robust digital and event verticals.

This energetic and self-driven person will work with business owners, marketing directors, and advertising agencies, both locally and nationally. The ideal candidate must be able to create, present and close multi-platform media plans that lead to new and ongoing revenue. The candidate should be motivated, organized, goal-oriented, and possess an outgoing personality and professional demeanor.  Our sales professionals must be able to prospect, make cold calls, and develop new business while maintaining existing accounts. Must be able to thrive in an informal yet high-pressure, fast-paced and deadline-driven environment.

Primary Responsibilities

• Qualify and identify appropriate advertising leads to develop into ongoing business
• Manage inbound and outbound prospects for new business opportunities
• Work with potential and existing clients to understand their advertising and marketing needs. Must be able to create compelling proposals to close
• Translate clients’ and prospects’ advertising needs into an advertising plan.
• Maintain relationships with existing clients to renew and grow business year over year
• Responsible for making 15-20 outbound calls a day, multiple RFPs and multiple weekly client appointments to achieve and maintain revenue goals.
• Willingness to use sales tools and client management platforms to keep database active

Qualifications

• Proven work ethic demonstrated through successful professional, academic and/or extracurricular experiences
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation and communication skills
• Ability to close business at a fast pace and pressure-filled, deadline-oriented industry
• Must be hyper-organization and able to manage a large volume of accounts
• Ability to work well with a team in a collaborative environment
• Experience in digital media preferred

To apply: Send your resume and salary history to: jobs@5280.com

Marketing Coordinator

5280 is seeking a marketing coordinator to complement the marketing team. This position will work in tandem with another marketing coordinator and report directly to the marketing and events manager who works under the senior marketing director. This role requires a person who desires a fast-paced, high-energy atmosphere, including constant multi-tasking and overlapping projects and responsibilities. Duties will include event logistics execution, social media campaign development and scheduling, internal data tracking, and partnership agreement execution. 5280 provides a strong, positive, and collaborative culture. We are searching for a detail oriented, creative, and highly motivated individual who is a self-starter and works well in a collaborative environment.

Job responsibilities include: 

Event execution

• Create, maintain, and execute detailed event plans
• Coordinate and document communication with event sponsors, partners, and vendors
• Day-of-event coordination including management of interns, as well as set up, breakdown, and clean up

Social media and website management

• Execute a clearly defined social media strategy for 5280 Scene marketing handle, as well as other 5280 social accounts, as needed
• Increase viral presence and engagement on social media channels
• Create promotions and interactive campaigns
• Manage promotional pages on 5280 websites

Internal data tracking

• Help create annual marketing plan, including strategy, goals, and measurable objectives
• Measure ROI of marketing initiatives, including both quantitative and qualitative data
• Scrupulously track and analyze data of all marketing promotional campaigns for optimum performance, including maintaining solid knowledge of new trends and best practices

Partnership agreement execution

• Enter formal partnership agreements into project management system and execute all benefits and partnership agreement pieces
• Communicate directly with partners and maintain strong relationships

Preferred experience and skills:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in writing styles, grammar, and language
• Proficient in social media platforms and analytics programs
• Outstanding organization, time management, and attention to detail
• Work well both individually and in team dynamic

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, business, or related field preferred.

To apply: Send your cover letter and resume to marketing@5280.com.

Freelance Business Reporter

Are you tuned in to Denver’s business community? Do you follow the companies that are moving to (and leaving) the metro area? Are you a thoughtful journalist who can quickly uncover the most important details of any news story and provide context for why it matters? If so, we want to hear from you.  

5280 is seeking a freelance business reporter to work alongside our digital team to spearhead a new newsletter product that seeks to bring the best business news from across the metro area to our engaged and dedicated readers. The ideal candidate will be well-connected in the community, have experience working in an online news environment, and be able to write clean, witty copy on a quick turnaround.  

Job responsibilities include: 

• Working with 5280’s digital team to determine the format and approach for the biweekly newsletter prior to launch 
• Curating a list of interesting and entertaining local business stories from various local and national sources to feature in each edition 
• Writing brief synopsis of those stories selected by the editor for inclusion in each edition 
• Assisting with the editing process to get each newsletter out to our readers 

Compensation for this role will be a flat fee per edition. Additionally, this reporter is encouraged to frequently pitch and write articles related to business and other topics of interest to both 5280.com and 5280 magazine for an additional per-article fee. 

To apply: Send a cover letter, resumé, and three relevant clips to digital@5280.com with “Freelance Business Reporter” in the subject line.

Ongoing Freelance Project for Colorado Parent Magazine Editorial

Colorado Parent is Colorado’s leading source for family and parenting information in metro Denver and around the state.

We are currently seeking a highly organized, in-the-know, detail-oriented individual to produce our monthly calendar of events and related articles. This is a work-for-hire arrangement that covers research, development of PR contacts, writing and editing of listings, highlights, roundups, and parenting education and support listings for the monthly core publication and website. The freelance calendar editor works with staff editors to consistently create the most useful and engaging calendar of family events and destinations in the market. Strong writing, grammar, and computer skills required. WordPress experience a plus. Communications, journalism, or English degree preferred.

To apply: Send your resume, a cover letter, and three to four writing samples to coloradoparentjobs@5280.com

Marketing Internship Program

5280 is looking for a well-organized, creative person with strong writing skills, an outgoing personality, and an eagerness to learn.

Marketing interns enjoy a broad experience in the field of marketing including organizing events, coordinating public relations, interfacing with sales, drafting social media campaigns, and sitting in on partnership and planning meetings. This person will report directly to the marketing and events manager and work closely with the senior marketing director

This internship provides a professional environment that allows interns to work side-by-side with an award-winning editorial and creative services staff. Interns will witness the behind-the-scenes of the magazine publication business while assisting the marketing and sales teams.

Details: A commitment of 90 days is preferred. The internship is paid.

To apply: Please email a cover letter and resumé to marketinginternship@5280.com in a PDF format. Applicants with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are encouraged to apply.

Deadline for applications: Summer (February 23); Fall (June 25); Spring (October 25).

Editorial Internship Program

5280 offers editorial internship positions in the summer, fall, and spring. Internships are hands-on and involve a variety of responsibilities as well as the opportunity to regularly interact with the editorial staff.

Primary duties include fact-checking stories, contributing research to larger stories and feature packages, and writing shorter stories for the front-of-the-book sections. Interns also enter descriptions for the calendar listings, and write for 5280.com.

We also offer a dining-specific internship for those interested in food writing. The intern will work closely with our food editors to fact-check and write for the dining section of the magazine, enter descriptions for dining guide listings, and write for 5280.com. Those interested should specify dining internship in the subject line of their application email, and tailor their cover letter accordingly.

As part of the program, interns will take part in training sessions and mentorship. Training sessions are run by editors and provide an overview of how the magazine works, from pitching to editing to art/design. The mentorship program pairs each intern with two editors, offering interns a chance to gain firsthand knowledge about a career in journalism.

Requirements: Although a magazine, journalism, or English degree (or working toward a degree) is preferred, it’s not required. Published clips are required (college newspaper is OK). A commitment of three to four days a week is preferred. The internship is paid.

To apply: Please email a cover letter, resumé, and three to five published clips to editinternships@5280.com. Applicants with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are encouraged to apply.

Deadlines for applications: Summer (March 1); Fall (July 1); Spring (November 1).

Digital-Editorial Internship Program

5280 offers an editorial internship program focused on digital media and online storytelling. Interns work closely with the editorial staff on projects, which may include (but are not limited to) writing and reporting stories, digital production, research, social media, and website maintenance.

As part of the program, interns will take part in training sessions and mentorship. Training sessions are run by editors and provide an overview of how the magazine works, from pitching to editing to art/design. Interns are also paired with an editor to gain firsthand knowledge about a career in journalism.

Requirements: Although a magazine journalism, or English degree, (or working toward a degree) is preferred, it’s not required. Published clips or writing samples are required. Applicants with a background in photography, video (5280 uses Final Cut Pro), HTML coding, or social media are encouraged to apply. A commitment of 30 hours a week is required. The internship is paid.

To apply: Please email a cover letter, resumé, and three to five published clips (including video or a website, if applicable) to digital@5280.com with “digital internship” in the subject line. Applicants with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are encouraged to apply.

Always accepting applications.

Creative Services Internship

5280 offers a five to six month design internship within the company’s in-house design team. Internships are hands-on and involve a variety of responsibilities as well as the opportunity to work regularly with the advertising, marketing, and events departments. This person will assist with ad campaigns, event collateral, marketing initiatives, and much more. In addition to design responsibilities, this person will help with overflow admin work and provide production assistance as needed.

As part of the program, interns will take part in training sessions conducted by various members of the advertising, marketing, and editorial teams to gain a first-hand grasp on the world of publishing. Interns are also given the opportunity to collaborate with members of design and marketing to refine their portfolio and set them up for success in their future job search.

Requirements:

• Currently enrolled or recently graduated with a degree in graphic design
• Thorough, detail-oriented, and comfortable handling multiple tasks at once
• Possesses keen design instincts and the ability to make quick decisions about type, image, and layout
• Great communication skills and the ability to take direction/criticism and apply to a design
• Strong working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign
• Basic knowledge of WordPress
• Available to work 20 hours per week minimum (28 hours maximum)

Internship Benefits Include:

• Option to participate in 5280 magazine events.
• Inclusion in the magazine’s printed masthead.
• Opportunity to add work to your portfolio.

Details: A commitment of 90 days is preferred. The internship is paid.

To apply: In order to be considered for this position you must email a cover letter, resumé, and no more than 3 design samples in one single PDF file to designjob@5280.com. Applicants with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are encouraged to apply.

Deadlines for applications: Summer (April 1); Fall (August 1); Spring (January 26).

Colorado Parent Editorial Internship Program

Colorado Parent offers editorial internship positions in the summer, fall, and spring. Internships are hands-on and involve a variety of responsibilities, as well as the opportunity to work directly with the Colorado Parent editors on the magazine and website.

Primary duties include fact-checking stories, contributing research to larger stories, and writing shorter stories for the front-of-the-book. Interns also enter descriptions for the calendar and various guides, and write and do website maintenance for ColoradoParent.com.

As part of the program, interns will take part in training sessions run by editors, providing an overview of how the magazine works, from pitching to editing to art/design.

Requirements: Although a magazine, journalism, or English degree (or working toward a degree) is preferred, it’s not required. Published clips are required (college newspaper is OK). A commitment of three to four days a week is preferred. The internship is paid.

To apply: Please email a cover letter, resumé, and three to five published clips to interns@coloradoparent.com. Applicants with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are encouraged to apply.

Deadlines for applications: Summer (March 1); Fall (July 20); Spring (November 1).