ASME NEXT

Member Benefits

  • Discounts on ASME networking events and educational seminars
  • Invitation-only attendance at "ASME NEXT After Work" events at national magazine and media offices
  • Opportunity to be an ASME Intern mentor
  • Opportunity to be matched with a senior-journalist mentor
  • Opportunity to join the ASME NEXT Book Club
  • Exclusive access to ASME NEXT LinkedIn group

ASME NEXT is the leading organization for early-career print and digital journalists. Members are freelancers and editorial staffers with no more than seven years of industry experience with titles such as editorial assistant, assistant editor, associate editor, digital editor, social media editor, video producer and corresponding titles in design and photography departments. Candidates for membership must be employed by or associated with a magazine or website edited by an ASME member. ASME NEXT is governed by its own board of directors, overseen by the ASME board of directors and staff. ASME NEXT sponsors educational training programs specifically for early-career journalists, including the ASME NEXT Talks series with leading magazine journalists. Membership includes an exclusive opportunity to be matched with a senior-journalist mentor. Membership dues are $95 per year or $9 per month. 

Join today

Register now to attend ASME NEXT's April 17 workshop for early-career editors. Working in small groups led by veteran editors, attendees learn how to turn unedited manuscripts into successful feature stories.

Group leaders include:
Marisa Carroll, Executive Editor, The Cut
Kevin Nguyen, Deputy Editor, The Verge
Julia Rubin, Senior Editorial Director, Culture and Features, Vox

Attendance is $25 for ASME NEXT members and $40 for nonmembers.

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Past Events

SEO: Essential Tools for 2024

SEO: Essential Tools for 2024
November 8, 2023
ASME NEXT Magazine Symposium

ASME NEXT Magazine Symposium
October 19-20, 2023

ASME NEXT Summer Party, Wednesday, June 14, 6:00-7:30 pm ET, The Solarium Terrace at 3 West Club

ASME NEXT Summer Party
June 14, 2023

ASME NEXT Book Club
 

"A Hundred Other Girls," by Iman Hariri-Kia
February 1, 2023

ASME NEXT Book Club
Taking a Long Look by Vivian Gornick

"Taking a Long Look," by Vivian Gornick
August 31, 2022

ASME NEXT Digital Workshop May 11-12, 2022

ASME NEXT Digital Workshop
May 11-12, 2022

 ASME NEXT Book Club
"Fake Accounts," by Lauren Oyler April 27, 2022

"Fake Accounts," by Lauren Oyler
April 27, 2022

Art of Editing: The Feature Story March 16, 2022

Art of Editing: The Feature Story
March 16, 2022

ASME NEXT Panel: SEO February 9, 2022

ASME NEXT Panel: SEO
February 9, 2022

 ASME NEXT Book Club
"We Were Never Here," by Andrea Bartz January 26, 2022
 
"We Were Never Here," by Andrea Bartz
January 26, 2022

ASME NEXT Book Club
"Caste," by Isabel Wilkerson October 13, 2021
 
"Caste," by Isabel Wilkerson
October 13, 2021

ASME NEXT Panel: E-Commerce September 29, 2021

ASME NEXT Panel: E-Commerce
September 29, 2021
 ASME NEXT Panel: Manage Your Career July 22, 2021

ASME NEXT Panel: Manage Your Career

July 22, 2021

 ASME NEXT Book Club
"Everybody (Else) Is Perfect," by Gabrielle Korn June 23, 2021 
"Everybody (Else) Is Perfect," by Gabrielle Korn
June 23, 2021

ASME NEXT Talks With Rebecca Traister June 16, 2021
ASME NEXT Talks With Rebecca Traister
June 16, 2021

ASME NEXT Book Club
ASME NEXT Book Club: "Trick Mirror," by Jia Tolentino April 28, 2021    ASME NEXT Digital Workshop April 15-16, 2021  ASME NEXT Book Club   ASME NEXT Book Club: "Uncanny Valley," by Anna Wiener February 24, 2021

ASME NEXT Book Club: "Trick Mirror," by Jia Tolentino
April 28, 2021

ASME NEXT Digital Workshop April 15-16, 2021

ASME NEXT Digital Workshop
April 15-16, 2021

ASME NEXT Book Club
ASME NEXT Book Club: "Uncanny Valley," by Anna Wiener February 24, 2021

ASME NEXT Book Club: "Uncanny Valley," by Anna Wiener
February 24, 2021

 
Art of Editing: The Feature Story

Art of Editing: The Feature Story
January 28, 2021

ASME NEXT Virtual Workshop 2020

ASME NEXT Virtual Workshop 2020
November 5-6, 2020 

ASME NEXT Book Club
"An American Summer: Love & Death in Chicago," by Alex Kotlowitz

ASME NEXT Book Club: "An American Summer: Love & Death in Chicago," by Alex Kotlowitz
November 18, 2020

Art of Editing: The Service Package

Art of Editing: The Service Package
October 15, 2020

ASME NEXT Book Club
Here For It by R. Eric Thomas

ASME NEXT Book Club: "Here for It: Or How to Save Your Soul in America," by R. Eric Thomas
September 16, 2020

ASME NEXT Holiday Party + Talks With Lindsay Silberman

ASME NEXT Holiday Party + ASME NEXT Talks With Lindsay Silberman
December 4, 2019

ASME NEXT After Work at Apple News
ASME NEXT After Work @ Apple News
October 16, 2019

ASME NEXT Talks With Taffy Brodesser-Akner
ASME NEXT Q&A With Taffy Brodesser-Akner
July 25, 2019
ASME NEXT After Work at Vogue 
ASME NEXT After Work @ Vogue
July 11, 2019

ASME NEXT Workshop
ASME NEXT Annual Magazine Workshop
June 18-19, 2019

ASME NEXT Summer Party
ASME NEXT Summer Party
May 30, 2019

ASME NEXT After Work at Google
ASME NEXT After Work @ Google
May 15, 2019
ASME NEXT Talks With Emily Nussbaum 
ASME NEXT Talks With Emily Nussbaum + Holiday Party
December 5, 2018

ASME NEXT Seminar - From Pitch to Print 
ASME NEXT Seminar: From Pitch to Print
November 29, 2018

ASME NEXT Seminar - The Art of Editing 
ASME NEXT Seminar: The Art of Editing
September 12, 2018

ASME NEXT Summer Party
ASME NEXT Summer Party
August 9, 2018

ASME NEXT Visits New York
ASME NEXT Visits New York
July 25, 2018

ASME NEXT Visits VICE 
ASME NEXT Visits VICE
May 3, 2018
ASME NEXT Talks With Stella Bugbee 
ASME NEXT Talks With Stella Bugbee
April 19, 2018
ASME NEXT Talks With Michele Promaulayko 
ASME NEXT Talks With Michele Promaulayko + Holiday Party
December 14, 2017
ASME NEXT Seminar - Freelancing 101 
ASME NEXT Seminar: Freelancing 101
December 7, 2017
ASME NEXT Seminar - Reporting 101 
ASME NEXT Seminar: Reporting 101 With People Magazine
November 9, 2017
ASME NEXT Talks With Jay Fielden 
ASME NEXT Talks With Jay Fielden
November 16, 2017
ASME NEXT Visits TIME 
ASME NEXT Visits TIME
October 25, 2018
ASME NEXT Seminar - The Art of Editing 
ASME NEXT Seminar: The Art of Editing
October 12, 2017
ASME NEXT Talks With Pamela Colloff 
ASME NEXT Talks With Pamela Colloff
September 28, 2017
ASME NEXT Digital Workshop 
ASME NEXT Digital Workshop
October 26, 2017
ASME NEXT Happy Hour and Headshots 
ASME NEXT Happy Hour + Headshots
September 19, 2017
ASME NEXT Seminar - Speed Interviewing and Resumes 
ASME NEXT Seminar: Speed Interviewing and Resume Critique
September 14, 2017

ASME NEXT Visits Cosmopolitan 
ASME NEXT Visits Cosmopolitan
July 27, 2017
ASME NEXT Summer Party 
ASME NEXT Summer Party
July 13, 2017
ASME NEXT Talks With Laura Brown 
ASME NEXT Talks With Laura Brown
June 22, 2017
ASME NEXT Annual Magazine Workshop 
ASME NEXT Magazine Workshop
June 21-22, 2017

 

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