Managing Editor, Conjunctions Job at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson

We're hiring a Managing Editor to work in our office at Bard College, located in the beautiful Hudson Valley.

The managing editorship is a full-time position, working closely with Conjunctions editor Bradford Morrow to oversee the biannual print issue production of the literary journal, online publishing, marketing, development, and all business operations. Candidates must be active, passionate, knowledgeable readers of contemporary literature in all forms, and ideally familiar with the work published in Conjunctions.

Areas of Support
While all final decisions lie with the editor, and most or all tasks and projects will be executed in coordination with the editor, the managing editor will exercise self-motivated responsibility in key areas including:

• Overseeing print production of each biannual issue, including working with the editor, typesetter, cover designer, printers, advertisers, and contributors and cover artists (or their representatives).
• Online publishing, including our weekly online journal and weekly newsletter, and website maintenance.
• Phone and email communication with contributors, agents, advertisers, subscribers, distributors, and the general public.
• Subscriptions and orders documentation and fulfillment, and distribution via third-party vendors.
• Marketing and development outreach via email, print, web, and social media.
• Representing Conjunctions at various festivals, conferences, and panels, and selling at book fairs.
• Managing readings series (approximately four readings/year).
• Grants and individual giving campaigns, with assistance from Bard's Office of Development.
• Budget oversight, including processing all revenue and expenses, and maintaining accurate records of all accounts.
• Supervising volunteer undergraduate editorial assistants, including providing requisite training, evaluating aptitudes, and assigning and checking work.
• Creating and managing all contracts and agreements with contributors, agents, cover artists, galleries, readers, distributors, and retailers.
• Coordinating and supervising a team of volunteer readers of Submittable manuscripts; fielding email submissions and reading occasional other submissions as needed.

Minimum Requirements

• Complete fluency with Mac, Office (Word, Excel), Chicago style, email marketing (Constant Contact or similar), social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, others).
• Comfort/proficiency with PC, Content Management System websites, HTML/CSS, Adobe (Reader, Acrobat, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator).

Strongly Preferred Skill Sets and Experience

• Experience with database software (i.e., FileMaker Pro), and Google Analytics.
• Experience with graphic design (i.e., Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Canva or similar).
• Track record of success in converting online readers and social followers to subscribers and donors.
• Extensive experience in online marketing or institutional or individual fundraising.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to sit for extended periods of time and work in a standard office environment.
• Must be able to occasionally lift 20 pounds.

Please submit a cover letter, resume, and the names of three professional references to Interfolio at this link.

Your cover letter will, among other things, give a sense of your investment in contemporary innovative literature. Semifinalists may be asked to contribute work samples and to demonstrate their writing, editorial, coding, and/or design proficiency.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Bard
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at Bard seeks to materialize our commitment to plurality, dialogue, and rigorous study. We strive to create a learning environment that upholds the College's mission to meaningfully include the voices, works, and ideas of communities and cultures historically marginalized in liberal arts and sciences education. DEI at Bard aims to work at the systemic as well as the interpersonal level to address the implicit and explicit ways racism, sexism, classism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, and religious discrimination impact the education process.

Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental, or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information.

Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.

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