Job title: Volunteer Editor Position
Whether the job is paid: Unpaid, SPE Membership will be covered.
Expected hours per week: 4 hours per month, 8 months per year
Duties of the job / skills required:
The Society of Plastics Engineers (Ontario section) needs a part-time volunteer editor for the eight issues of its newsletter, the Spectator, which it produces each year for members. This is an opportunity to build your editorial resume as well as develop experience of a dynamic and complex industry.
We need someone who can organize and edit contributed material for issues coming out from September 2010 to June 2011. The ability to attend a monthly committee meeting in the Mississauga area would be helpful. Meetings are held every third Thursday of the month and approximately from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
The individual will develop communications with the printer once the materials are edited and will work closely with them in meeting deadlines.
A brief word about your project:
SPE, Society of Plastics Engineers, is global organization with approximately 14,000 members. Regional and Divisional Sections are formed by volunteer members in these sections. The Ontario section is the third largest (non-combined) section in the world with 500 plus members. The goal of the SPE is to provide technical information, a forum for networking and education.
For additional information, please visit the national website at www.4spe.org and the regional website, www.speontario.com .
Contact information: Email-phil.lem@sympatico.ca
Tel: 416 528 8088
Deadline for applications: July 31, 2010
