☛ Everyone needs a break. What do you read on your own time?

☛ How has your work experience prepared you for this position?

☛ How do you sustain interest in even the most mundane aspects of editing – proofreading, fact-checking, source-checking, etc?

☛ What social media platforms work well for increasing the reach of your content?

☛ How much do you know about SEO?

☛ What publishing platforms have you used before?

☛ How do you go about hiring talented people for your team?

☛ Which style guides do you prefer?

☛ Describe your experience with creating style guides.

☛ What advice would you give writers trying to pitch stories to your publication?

☛ What topics would you want to cover in an editorial calendar from October to December?

☛ What’s your approach to giving constructive feedback to a fellow writer?

☛ How do you motivate your team in the face of tight deadlines?

☛ What would you do if you or a member of your team made a very public error or created a PR crisis? How would you handle it?

☛ How would you describe the voice of our brand?

☛ What is one thing you’d change about our publication?