January
6, 2014
Now hiring:
Marketing/Editorial
Associate - Broken Pencil: the Magazine of Zine Culture and the Independent Arts
Broken Pencil, an independently published magazine about zine culture and the independent arts, is currently hiring a Marketing/Editorial Associate. This is an ongoing, part-time position based out of our downtown Toronto office.
Broken Pencil covers independent art and media including zines, comics, books, video, music and web projects.
Skills
the position requires include:
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A high level of organization
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Ability to perform a wide array of magazine publishing related tasks
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Ability to manage multi-platform social media and blog network (knowledge of
WordPress an asset)
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Excellent planning, editing and fact checking abilities
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Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
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Ability to cultivate contacts with minimal oversight
Key responsibilities:
- Updating social media with relevant content (Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr etc.)
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Generating daily content for BP blog including short features and columns
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Generating the BP monthly e-newsletter
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Updating The Nub: Indie Arts Hub App
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Editing parts of the print magazine
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Organizing outreach and special events, including a key role in assisting with
our annual festival Canzine.
Ideal
candidate will have:
- Proven skills as a writer/editor
- Proven skills as a writer/editor
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Knowledge of and passion for independent/alternative culture.
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Knowledge of and passion for North American small press publishing.
- A background in journalism/skills in journalistic writing, editing and copy editing.
In addition to your resume and cover letter, interested candidates should send 2 relevant story ideas for articles that could appear in Broken Pencil Magazine, and 3 writing samples to Lindsay Gibb at editor@brokenpencil.com using the subject line "Marketing/Editorial Associate position."
- A background in journalism/skills in journalistic writing, editing and copy editing.
In addition to your resume and cover letter, interested candidates should send 2 relevant story ideas for articles that could appear in Broken Pencil Magazine, and 3 writing samples to Lindsay Gibb at editor@brokenpencil.com using the subject line "Marketing/Editorial Associate position."
Regretfully,
we cannot answer queries about the status of your application. All candidates
who are invited for an interview will be notified within 2-3 weeks.
