I need a good title that is appropriate and also gets my job description across for my business cards. I run a multi-author men's online magazine/blog. Any ideas/suggestions? I was thinking either: Founder & Executive Director or Founder & Executive Editor The thing is, the magazine isn't incorporated, so are the terms "executive" and "director" out of the question? I really like Founder & Executive Editor, but that doesn't describe everything else I do, like the marketing strategy, advertising management, etc. So, it almost seems like Founder & Executive Director would work better, except that it sounds too serious I guess. Anyone have opinions on this? Edit: and as a follow up question, if I were to go with Founder & Executive Editor, what would look best: A) Founder & Executive Editor B) Founder/Executive Editor C) Founding Executive Editor
Editor of 'Magazine Name' Don't use founder, its unprofessional. Don't try and build yourself up to more than you actually do, people can see past it and it does tend to portray amatureness. Executive editors tend to be those who oversee a team of editors (Not writers) and have to see all the edited content to make sure it has been done correctly. It is a large enterprise term, not really suitable for someone who is editor of a single online blog!
Editor by itself doesn't really say what I actually do though. For example, if someone wanted to buy advertising from the site, or ask about a joint venture, they wouldn't think to email the "editor."
Editors deal with the editorial, this includes advertising, positioning and layout of the website as well as bringing together the work of different authors! Owner would be acceptable if you were looking for a title that portrayed you were the founder, it would put you in the position of advertising management and last say on the editorial.