Managing Editor for Alliance Life
Position Summary
The Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA) is seeking an experienced Managing Editor for the historical, award-winning Alliance Life Magazine. This full-time position is located in Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
About the Role
This position works under the direction of the Director for Storytelling and is responsible for the editorial production and strategic development of this historical and formative magazine for The Christian and Missionary Alliance. This position sits within Story Team's purpose-driven framework, producing content designed to deepen understanding and formation—exploring theology, telling The Alliance's stories with editorial depth, and growing new audiences of the Alliance family in their faith and mission engagement.
Specific Duties
Led the strategic transition of Alliance Life from a traditional bi-monthly, magazine-only model to a digital-first, web-based content hub, developing workflows, publishing cadences, and editorial approaches suited to digital distribution while maintaining the quality and identity of the print edition.
Manages the Alliance Life editorial calendar and production workflow in coordination with the Director for Storytelling, ensuring alignment with the broader Story Team communications calendar and Development objectives.
Coordinates with the user experience functional team to optimize the Alliance Life digital platform experience and maintain circulation/engagement objectives through strategic distribution efforts.
Editorial Leadership & Standards
Manages the editorial direction of Alliance Life for a digital-first web platform and print editions, ensuring that editorial and graphic content meet high editorial, design, and production quality standards.
Coordinates with the Editor in Chief and the Director for Storytelling's narrative vision while bringing specialized editorial and production expertise to Alliance Life's digital transformation.
Edits, refines, and proofreads content for Alliance Life contributors and freelancers.
Identifies, recruits, and collaborates with new and prospective writers; evaluates manuscripts for potential publication and accepts or rejects as appropriate.
Provides strategic editorial direction by shaping content for clarity, narrative strength, and audience engagement, while maintaining consistency with Alliance Life’s editorial voice and standards.
Establishes and maintains editorial policies and style guidelines in collaboration with the Director for Storytelling, applying them consistently across contributors, formats, and platforms.
Content Development & Curation
Plans upcoming issues and digital content well in advance of deadlines with attention to suitable subject matter, doctrinal distinctives, reader concerns, current religious issues, and field developments; conducts research to verify the factual accuracy of content.
Commissions, edits, and curates feature stories and photography for both digital and print publication.
Coordinates with authors to ensure that factual data or unsupported statements meet publication requirements for completeness, continuity, and organizational alignment.
Makes frequent contact within the National Office and with the C&MA constituency to secure supporting information and respond to inquiries.
May be asked to attend biennial General Council and travel nationally or internationally for story-gathering assignments.
Requirements
Four-year college degree in a related field required.
Requires 5 – 7 years of experience in a related position.
Preferred experience within the C&MA.
Benefits
Salary range $67,480 to $74,610 per year
Health plan (medical/dental/vision/HSA)
Life Insurance
403(b) retirement plan with a percentage of employer matching
Retailment grant
Long-Term disability
Paid time off (vacation/holidays/personal days)
Sick time (accrues, with additional extended illness bank for rollover hours)
Other paid leave (compassionate care, jury duty, parental, etc.)
Employee assistance program