Call for Applications: Digital Media Editor for Legacy (Deadline: 9.1.2024) – Society for the Study of American Women Writers

About the role

Legacy: A Journal of American Women Writers, founded in 1984, is the only journal focused specifically on American women writers from the seventeenth through the early twentieth centuries. We seek a Digital Media Editor to research, write, and post content on the journal’s social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky) and newly redesigned website.

Responsibilities

• Create social media posts about news items, exhibits, collections, and other content appealing to our target audience.
• Collaborate with the Legacy editorial team to develop promotional content for the journal and individual issues.
• Edit and proofread digital content written by other team members.
• Attend biannual editorial meetings.
• In the second year, propose, solicit, edit, and publish an online forum in the journal’s Legacy Salon (in consultation with the Editor).

Requirements

• ABD in or a recent PhD from an English Department or related field, with a dissertation project substantially focused on American women writers up to 1950.
• In-depth experience (personal or professional) with social media platforms.
• In-depth experience with WordPress.

No prior editing experience is required.

Benefits

• Training in editorial methods.
• A $1,000 annual stipend.
• Credit given in print and on the website.
• Experience working with the editorial team at Legacy.

Term: Two years. Applications are due 1 September 2024, with a final decision by 1 October 2024.