Editor - Industrial Resources

Annex Business Media is looking for an entrepreneurial trade journalist to join our sector-leading industrial publications. This exciting position combines print and digital products across two well-established brands in the industrial and resource markets.

If you have a passion for editing, writing, and photography, enjoy meeting new people and learning new things, relish the opportunity to travel, and preferably understand machinery and technology, this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for.

Reporting to the group publisher, the editor will be comfortable working with freelance writers and/or contributors to research and develop news stories and features of vital interest to their respective industry. Print, e-news, websites, events, Twitter – to you these are all just different ways to connect and engage your audience.

Building relationships with the various markets that make up your readership and/or the representatives from major industry associations and suppliers comes naturally. While you make an excellent team member, some of your best work is done independently.  

You will bring:

• Minimum two years’ experience in editing, writing or journalism, preferably in manufacturing journalism.
• Top-notch writing, photography, research and verbal communication skills.
• Comfort and/or experience with all forms of digital communication, including websites, social media and video.
• Great organizational abilities as well as excellent computer skills.
• Outgoing personality with a high degree of comfort in social settings.
• Strong work ethic and ability to adapt in a constantly evolving publishing business.
• Knowledge of the manufacturing sector is an asset.
• Valid driver’s licence and access to a personal vehicle required.

We will offer:

• A competitive wage and excellent benefits package, including group benefits, pension, training and more.
• An opportunity to work with a highly skilled and dedicated team on a variety of Canada’s leading B2B brands and grow in a professional environment.
• The choice to work from either of our modern offices in Aurora or Simcoe, Ont., or, for the right candidate, from a home office.

Annex Business Media is Canada’s largest independently owned B2B publisher, with over 40 industry-leading brands and counting. Qualified applicants are encouraged to send a resumé and cover letter by April 19, 2013, to Michelle Snyder, Annex Business Media:
E-mail (preferred): msnyder@annexweb.com
Fax: 1-519-429-3862

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Business Media Sales Manager

Print, web, events, sponsorship, video – this senior media sales opportunity at Annex Business Media has it all for the right entrepreneurial professional. We are Canada’s largest independent business-to-business media company with over 40 titles, and are establishing deeper roots in our existing Quebec markets. As a result, we are looking for a proactive and experienced ad sales professional in the Montreal area to grow three established brands in the industrial and resource markets.

Working closely with your Quebec-based editorial partner and counterparts among our national magazines, you will take ownership of these three brands and drive their success.

In this role, you will be expected to:

• Actively prospect for and develop new business opportunities and products throughout the Quebec market.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients.
• Develop and present strategic multi-platform strategies and programs for new and existing clients.
• Attain and/or surpass sales targets.
• Plan, execute and participate at trade shows and industry events.
• Work in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.
• Work closely with the Quebec-based editor in identifying and capturing new opportunities.

You will bring:

• Post-secondary education combined with a minimum five years’ media sales experience.
• Exceptional French written and verbal communication skills.
• English verbal skills and ability to read English.
• The ability to operate with a high degree of professionalism and integrity.
• Positive attitude and a strong interest in new media.
• Organizational skills and attention to detail.
• The drive and determination to succeed.
• Valid driver’s licence and access to a personal vehicle.

We will offer:

• A competitive wage and excellent benefits package, including group benefits, pension, training and more.
• An opportunity to work with a professional and dedicated team with exposure to a variety of Canada’s leading B2B brands.
• Ability to continue to grow in a professional environment.

Qualified applicants are encouraged to send their resumé and cover letter to Scott Jamieson, Annex Business Media:
E-mail (preferred): sjamieson@annexweb.com
Fax: 1-519-429-3862

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Directeur des ventes pour médias d’affaires

Imprimés, sites web, événements commerciaux, commandites, vidéos –Cette opportunité pour un représentant des ventes sénior chez Annex Business Media offre tout ce champ d’activités pour l’entrepreneur professionnel offrant le profil adéquat. Nous sommes la plus importante entreprise indépendante du secteur des médias d’affaires ( entreprise à entreprise)  avec 40 titres; et nous nous implantons davantage dans nos marchés existants au Québec. Avec pour résultat que nous recherchons, dans la région de Montréal, un professionnel en ventes de publicité d’expérience et dynamique. Le candidat choisi contribuera à la croissance de trois titres établis dans le secteur industriel et le secteur des resources.

Vous travaillerez en étroite collaboration de partenariat avec le rédacteur en poste au Québec, et les autres membres des magazines nationaux. Vous hériterez de la responsabilité de ces trois titres et contribuerez à leurs succès.

Dans ce rôle, nous exigeons:

• Une prospection active et un développement de nouvelles opportunités d’affaires et de promotion de  nouveaux produits, et ce dans toutes les régions d’affaires au Québec.
• La construction et le maintien de relations solides avec les clients.
• Le développement et la présentation de stratégies et de programmes multi-plate-formes auprès des clients nouveaux et des clients existants.
• Atteindre et/ ou dépasser les objectifs de ventes.
• Planifier, mettre en place et participer à des salons industriels et des réunions d’associations.
• Travailler dans un environnement constitué d’échéanciers à court terme et de dates de tombée régulières.
• Travailler en étroite collaboration avec le rédacteur en poste au Québec, dans le but d’identifier et de saisir de nouvelles opportunités.

Vous possédez:

• Une formation post-secondaire alliée à un minimum de cinq ans d’expérience en ventes pour des médias.
• Une compétence exceptionnelle en français aussi bien écrit que parlé.
• Une compétence en communication verbale anglaise de même qu’en lecture.
• La capacité de travailler  de façon professionnelle et intègre.
• Une attitude positive et un intérêt marqué pour les nouveaux medias.
• Une aptitude à vous organiser et à porter une attention spéciale aux details.
• La motivation et la détermination d’atteindre la réussite.
• Un permis de conduire valide et un véhicule personnel.

Nous vous offrons:

• Un salaire compétitif et d’excellents programmes d’avantages comprenant un programme d’avantages sociaux de groupe, régime de pension, formation et plus.
• L’opportunité de travailler avec une équipe de professionnels consciencieux affectés àune grande variété de titres commerciaux réputés partout au Canada en matière depresse d’affaires.
• L’opportunité de vous développer dans un environnement professionnel.

Les candidats qualifiés sont invités à faire parvenir leur CV et leur lettre de présentation au plus tard à l’attention de Scott Jamieson, Annex Business Media.
Courriel ( de préférence) sjamieson@annexweb.com
Télécopieur : 1-519-429-3862

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Editor - Forestry & Renewable Energy

Annex Business Media is re-tooling its forestry and renewable energy editorial approach, and we’re looking for an experienced and entrepreneurial trade journalist to lead the way.  This exciting position combines print and digital products, including sector-leading brands Canadian Forest Industries and Canadian Biomass.

Print, e-news, websites, Twitter, and events – to you these are all just different ways to engage your audience and build your community.  If you have some skill and experience in editing, writing, and photography, enjoy the great outdoors, relish the chance to travel to parts of Canada and the world few get to see, and, preferably, understand machinery and technology, this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for.

Reporting to the group publisher, the editor will be comfortable working with freelance writers and/or contributors to research and develop news stories and features of vital interest to the industry. You are also thrilled with the opportunity to research and write features of your own.

Building relationships with the communities that make up your readership and the representatives from major industry associations and suppliers comes naturally. Although you make an excellent team member, some of your best work is done independently.  

You will bring:

• Minimum three years’ experience in editing, writing or journalism, preferably in trade publishing.
• Experience assembling magazines from concept to press.
• Top-notch writing, photography, research and verbal communication skills.
• Comfort and/or experience with all forms of digital communication, including websites and social media.
• Great organizational abilities as well as strong computer skills.
• Outgoing personality and comfort in social settings.
• Strong work ethic and ability to adapt in a constantly evolving publishing business.
• Knowledge of heavy equipment and/or technology is an asset.
• Valid driver’s licence and use of a vehicle required.

We will offer:

• A competitive wage and comprehensive benefits package, including group benefits, pension, training and more.
• An opportunity to work with a professional and dedicated team on a variety of Canada’s leading B2B brands.
• An opportunity to grow in a professional environment.
• The choice to work from either of our modern offices in Aurora or Simcoe, Ont., or, for the right candidate, from a home office in one of Canada’s major urban areas.

Annex Business Media is Canada’s largest independently owned B2B publisher, with over 40 industry-leading brands and counting. Qualified applicants are encouraged to send a resumé and cover letter by May 3, 2013, to Michelle Snyder, Annex Business Media:
E-mail (preferred): msnyder@annexweb.com
Fax: 1-519-429-3862
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