Reader's Digest Work Values

Daily Duties at Reader's Digest:

Hired, trained and managed writers, proofreaders and writing interns. Writer & editor or print and online marketing materials for 13 national magazines and dozens of cookbooks. Writer of marketing materials for the relaunch of Backyard Living magazine. Leader of creative brainstorming for $14-million magazine renewal program and 600,000-subscriber direct mail program.

What they like about Reader's Digest:

Working in an organization that is technologically advanced, creative, and innovative is critical in your assessment of hiring companies. Less important to you are stability of the organization, the length of time an organization has been in business, and the business' plans for the future. You prefer a fast-moving company that will take risks to achieve its goals and objectives. The length of time the company has been in business is irrelevant. Maintaining status quo is unnecessary. You thrive on change, uncertainty and the upside of potential business risks, especially those associated with innovation. Stability for the long haul is not nearly as important as is working in an atmosphere that is charged with a sense of urgency and constant change.

Tags

writer, editor, communications, public relations, copywriter, corporate communications, marketing

Skills

Direct response copywriting, Editing, Concept development, Project management, Brainstorm leader, Fundraising & special events, Microsoft Word, QuarkXpress, InDesign, Adobe Acrobat, Excel, PowerPoint

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with Reader's Digest: