Friday, March 1, 2013

dandyhorse - stipend


dandyhorse magazine needs a solid work horse who wants to cut their teeth in magazine production and editing.

Starting immediately, through to the first week of June, dandyhorse is looking for an assitant editor/production manager for our sexy spring safety issue!

It's about 8-10 hours per week, and double that in April leading up to layout production in May. The stipend for this position is $300.

More details for you here:

Do you like bikes and magazines? Are you engaged with the city’s political or arts communities? Do you like to write and edit? Would you like to make a positive contribution to the city’s cycling culture, while gaining valuable on-the-job journalism experience?

Then you might like this opportunity to work in either part-time role of Assistant Editor for Canada’s pre-eminent arts and culture magazine for cyclists; dandyhorse.

dandyhorse magazine is an arts and advocacy magazine for cyclists, based in Toronto with a circulation of 5,000 – 10,000. Our mandate is to encourage and celebrate cycling and the city.
Assistant Editor (March-May)

- key masthead role for the Spring ‘safety’ issue of dandyhorse magazine

- launches in May in time for Bike Month

- helps generate and assign stories and art

- also takes notes at sime dandy meetings, copy edits stories, assists on some photo shoots, liaises with some contributors/gathers materials

- writes (blyine on) at least one story

- helps with magazine launch coordination

- works directly with Web Editor, art director and EIC

- please note; weekly 3 hour evening meetings are required during the last month of production (May)

- the assistant editor will be encouraged (but not required) to continue as a key dandy for the summer/fall ‘best of’ edition


Please visit our website at www.dandyhorsemagazine.com to get the dandy feel.

dandyhorse magazine dot com uses a WordPress CMS.

Please send letter of interest and resume to: tammy@dandyhorsemagazine.com