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Topic: Working for Meredith Publications?
| Author | Message |
| Decorama | Posted – 4/14/2008 7:18:33 PM | show profile | email poster Any insight would be appreciated. |
| Jen480 | Posted – 4/14/2008 8:19:18 PM | show profile I've never worked there, but I have applied. (Never heard back.) And people say Time Inc. is a black hole. I've actually heard back from them, but not Meredith. Go figure. |
| snappiness | Posted – 4/15/2008 11:08:21 AM | show profile LHJ I've found the editors at LHJ to be responsive, although busy, and not annoyed by follow up. I've placed one piece with them and have pitched others, always got a friendly response even though sometimes I had to follow up. |
| WordyBird | Posted – 4/15/2008 12:23:58 PM | show profile This is anecdotal, but I don't think I've heard a bad thing about them. They are family-owned from what I understand, and selective in the markets they get into. Once they enter a market, they are a force to be reckoned with because they commit their financial muscle to their new ventures. As I understand it--and again, anecdotal just from people I've spoken to over the years--they're a solid company with sound planning; nothing is half-arsed there. They're either in a market and winning a share of it, or they don't get into. I've also heard that as far as the big publishers go, they treat their employees pretty well and once you're in, you appreciate it. But, others may have heard differently or had different experiences. Just thought I'd throw in what I've heard, because all too often, we hear about how hellish major publishers are, and it's refreshing to me to hear otherwise about Meredith. |
| westsidestory | Posted – 4/15/2008 12:44:40 PM | show profile are you inquiring about freelance or staff work? I have found the Meredith people very pleasant to work with, in both book and magazine divisions - very professional. |
| hawkmail | Posted – 4/15/2008 1:24:17 PM | show profile The editors that I've worked with at Traditional Home have been great. |
| bjoconnorfla | Posted – 4/15/2008 6:55:07 PM | show profile I've freelanced for their custom publishing division for several years, and they are great to work with. |
| seeattleme | Posted – 4/15/2008 11:33:37 PM | show profile Yeah, it's a solid place. They have zero staff turnover and none of the nonsense you hear about going on at the other Big Four. I'd consider it as a good start to a career or a steady job for working parents who need a paycheck and can't afford to up and quit a job because some top editor decides she doesn't like you anymore. |
| Chamsah | Posted – 4/15/2008 11:47:50 PM | show profile Good place I've had good experiences with Meredith but I wouldn't say there's NO turnover. Recently, there was a fairly large shake-up at More, one of their top magazines. They also folded Child in 06 and there have been staff changes at Parents. |
| seeattleme | Posted – 4/16/2008 11:13:02 AM | show profile That's more about the economy than job satisfaction, Chamsah. The editor of More left because RD doubled her salary--and she's only taken a couple editors with her. Child folded for these reasons and Parents has underperformed, as have most of the Parenting magazines. Even still, if you study the mastheads, people at these magazines don't go anywhere very often. |
| sofisays | Posted – 4/16/2008 12:42:15 PM | show profile | email poster More on More I have a piece (or two) I think would fit nicely with More. As a matter of fact, I have the masthead right in front of me. More states to find the right editor and send the pitch. My question is should I e-mail or snail mail? I am having a hard time finding the editor's specific e-mail. It feels wrong to send e-mails to the editoral department. Does this work? A generic e-mail to the whole department? When you cannot find a specific person, and opt for the editorial department- whom do address the e-mail to? Dear Editors? Or find an editors name and address it to that person? Thanks~ Sofi |
| seeattleme | Posted – 4/16/2008 1:06:28 PM | show profile Is there a How to pitch that will answer these questions? Otherwise, you've got three features editors to try. Pick one and move along. I would do both snail and email, referencing that youa re snailing your clips in the email you send. |
| chocolatebuckeyes | Posted – 4/20/2008 7:19:07 PM | show profile Great people and work environment Of course it varies from publication to publication, but when I've freelanced on-site at Family Circle and Parents I had a great experience. Really smart and dedicated staffers, down-to-earth editors-in-chief, and very sane hours. It tends to draw family-types due to the subject matter, so everyone leaves at 5:00 to be with their kids. I also know people on the edit side of American Baby and Fitness who aren't going anywhere. I agree that people tend to stick around. Well... until the odd edit shake-up (which does happen once in a while). This is solely based on the New York office. I can't speak for Des Moines. |
