Editor
Location: West Chester, PA

QVC, Inc., a $5.5 billion company, is an e-commerce leader, marketing a wide variety of brand name products in such categories as home furnishings, licensed products, fashion, beauty, electronics and fine jewelry. QVC reaches over 85 million homes in the United States. The company s world headquarters is located in West Chester, PA.

To help continue our success, we are in search of an action/results oriented, hands-on, self-motivated organized and seasoned Editor for QVC s Information Services Division.

The successful candidate will manage a team of copywriters who perform various writing, description, editing, featurization, and coordination duties associated with the creation and launch of product descriptions and marketing text for QVC s Product Content. Work as a team with other editors in providing a consistent style and high level of efficiency to the production of the content. Responsible for maintaining the data on the product detail page including sell copy, more information, featurization, and related products in order to meet or exceed customer needs and expectations. Responsible for editing promotional content created by writing team including articles, headlines and captions. Ability to write original copy when workload requires & fill-in for copywriters on team as needed.

Requirements and Qualifications:

• Bachelor s Degree in English, Communications or Business required.
• Minimum 3 to 5 years editing & writing experience in a business environment, preferably in a marketing or creative writing position.
• Excellent writing and communication skills, with confident command of spelling, grammar and punctuation. Ability to compose grammatically correct sentence structures that combine creative writing, advertising and marketing skills with factual product information to create compelling sales copy.
• Demonstrate a strong attention to detail, an eye for consistency, and the ability to compose persuasive sales copy.
• Must exercise good judgment while identifying, researching and resolving product-related issues independently and/or with others.
• Excellent PC skills, the ability to comprehend complicated systems and work in a highly technical & dynamic environment.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, ever changing priorities, time sensitive environment.
• Experience in the Retail Industry Preferred.

QVC offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package, and the opportunity for growth. Please apply online by visiting the Careers Section of our home page at www.qvc.com

Posted March 21, 2005; ends May 5, 2005

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