dandyhorse
magazine is looking
for a managing editor.
This is a part-time positions
of approximately 10-15 hours per week (usually done on a set 2-3 days), working
from home for a 4-month term. With optional monthly team meetings. Deadline for
application: October 30, 2013 at 5 p.m. The stipend is $200.
About you:
You have some writing/blogging/editing experience, you like bikes and you are
willing to learn. You have demonstrated good attention to detail. The ideal
candidate would also have another job, and have experience working two
part-time jobs at the same time.
The managing editor will produce
approximately 1-2 self-generated stories per month (in addition to a Bike
Spotting session every month or so.) You will also copy edit and upload
approximately 1 story per week produced by other contributors. (Materials provided.)
We work in a simple WordPress CMS.
Leads, story ideas, interview
contacts, writer, photographer and illustrator contacts for self-generated
stories also provided. Pitches ALWAYS welcome!
Opportunity to work on hard
copy issues of the magazine (as editor, contributor or manager) are also
available to qualified web editors.
Break it down: Approximately
3-4 hrs a day @ 2-3 days a week for 4
months. Stipend $200.
You will gain solid experience
copyediting and web editing, gathering and producing stories for a magazine in both
online and print formats. Training, contacts and style guides are provided. New
dandy eds are also invited to participate in marketing campaigns and events for
the magazine, as well as design meetings for hard copy issues. You will also be
happily helping to produce more positive bike culture!
Other duties:
NEWSLETTER production– dandyCOMMUTE
contest promotion – dandyARCHIVE uploads
and cataloguing – SOCIAL MEDIA dissemination.
Interested candidates should contact Tammy Thorne at tammy@dandyhorsemagazine.com to
arrange an interview.
We are also looking for circulation volunteers for our
2014 issues.
dandyhorse
magazine is Canada’s premier arts and advocacy cycling lifestyle magazine with
a circulation of 5,000-10,000 (directly dependent on ad revenue).
