Assistant Director of the Publications Unit

About the role

The Assistant Director trains and supervises undergraduate and graduate students, instructs the Introduction to Professional Publishing course and other courses in the assistant director's areas of expertise, edits and proofs text for all creative and scholarly publications supported by the Unit, assists with production of newsletters, journals, and books, manages content on a Unit website, assists with writing grant applications and fundraising activity, oversees marketing projects for creative journals, manages an online store and fulfills orders, and collaborates with the Director in organizing Unit activities.

Responsibilities

• Train and supervise undergraduate and graduate students
• Instruct the Introduction to Professional Publishing course and other courses in the assistant director's areas of expertise
• Edit and proof text for all creative and scholarly publications supported by the Unit
• Assist with production of newsletters, journals, and books
• Manage content on a Unit website
• Assist with writing grant applications and fundraising activity
• Oversee marketing projects for creative journals
• Manage an online store and fulfill orders
• Collaborate with the Director in organizing Unit activities

Qualifications

• Proofreading and editing skills
• Experience working with newsletter, journal and book layouts
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud including Acrobat, InDesign, and Photoshop
• Proficiency with FileMaker, MS Word, and Mac platform computing

Teaching load

This position carries a 1-1 teaching load in the Department of English.