{"id":3267,"date":"2025-02-26T16:26:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T21:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/?page_id=3267"},"modified":"2025-02-26T16:26:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T21:26:51","slug":"alumni-magazine-editorial-process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/departments\/marketing-design\/alumni-magazine-editorial-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Magazine: Editorial Process"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following outlines the roles and responsibilities of various team members involved in producing alumni magazines, focusing on the collaboration between editors, account executives, and other key roles. Here’s a brief summary:<\/p>\n

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  1. Editor’s Initial Contact with Client: The editor initiates communication with the client regarding starting a new issue.<\/li>\n
  2. Setting Up Project: The print project manager sets up project files and communication platforms for the team.<\/li>\n
  3. Brainstorming and Story List Development: The editor collaborates with the client and internal creative team to shape and draft the story list. This list undergoes review by a second editor before being sent to the client for approval.<\/li>\n
  4. Estimate and Budgeting: The editor initiates the estimate conversation with the account executive. The account executive prepares cost estimates and communicates them to the client.<\/li>\n
  5. Content Development and Management: The editor assigns writers to stories, manages freelance writer agreements, reviews freelance writer invoices, and ensures deadlines are communicated to writers.<\/li>\n
  6. Design and Layout Process: The editor collaborates with the art director on designing the magazine layout, reviewing design drafts, and coordinating with the production team.<\/li>\n
  7. Proofing and Client Review: The editor oversees the proofing process, coordinates client feedback on proofs, and ensures all changes are integrated.<\/li>\n
  8. Final Approval and Delivery: The production team coordinates final delivery of the magazine after client approval, and the account executive reconciles all costs.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Throughout the process, clear communication and collaboration among team members are essential to ensure the successful production of the alumni magazine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The following outlines the roles and responsibilities of various team members involved in producing alumni magazines, focusing on the collaboration between editors, account executives, and other key roles. Here’s a brief summary: Editor’s Initial Contact with Client: The editor initiates communication with the client regarding starting a new issue. Setting Up Project: The print project […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1301,"featured_media":0,"parent":201,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3267"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1301"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3267"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3267\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3268,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3267\/revisions\/3268"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}