I'm currently a copy editor/designer in sports at a pretty good size metro paper. The job is great, but the hours are a bear and I keep my eyes open for other opportunities.
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One came up recently for a copy editing position at a sports magazine, and I decided to apply thinking it could be a fun experience, new challenge, etc.
My question is, would it be a problem if, say, five years from now I want to try to get back into a paper as an assistant sports editor somewhere after having spent most of my career at that point with a magazine focused primarily on one sport? Or, if I do good work, get some sort of management experience and sell them on my past in newspapers, would most editors be willing to overlook the magazine thing? This is all irrelevant if I don't get the job, but it would be good to know for future reference. Thanks.
William
I wouldn't worry.
The way newspapers are changing, they will certainly benefit from having people who are experienced in different forms of media.
Working in the magazine dimension will broaden your skills, and the leap to hyperspeed (also known as editing) would give your career a boost, too.
It will take a strangely conservative newspaper editor in 2012 to not give you a look because of "the magazine thing."
Check it out.
Coming Tuesday: This recent grad has a promising summer internship and wonders how soon she should start job searching in earnest.
