<h3><span style="font-weight: normal;">FYI,</span></h3>pass the word along!<br><br>Ching-In<br><br><h3><font size="2"></font>Job Opening</h3>
<p><strong style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">JOB OPENING: EDITOR / PUBLISHER/ MARKETING or FUNDRAISING</strong><br style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
Search begins April 2010. <strong>Application deadline July 30</strong></span><br style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
South End Press is making moves. We have opened an office in Brooklyn,
NY. And were hiring. We are currently seeking qualified applicants to
join our small, majority women and majority people of color collective
as </span><strong style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Editor/Publisher.</strong><br style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"></p>
<p>You know how to bring attention to struggles and the people engaged
in them. You love books. You care about social justice. Blend your
avocation and vocation at South End Press, the independent,
collectively-run political publisher of books that advance critical
thinking and action for radical social change. We are currently seeking
qualified applicants to join our collective. With the other collective
members, you would work to manage the business, acquire manuscripts,
and edit, produce, and promote books. <strong>Interviews begin June 15, application deadline July 30. People of color and LGBTIQ people strongly encouraged to apply.</strong>
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<strong style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Required qualifications:</strong><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
Three years of publishing, editing, or promotions experience</span><br style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
Demonstrated commitment to and knowledge of progressive and radical politics</span><br style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
Familiarity with progressive and radical media</span><br style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
Demonstrated ability to manage and direct long-term projects with strict timelines</span><br style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills</span><br style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
Excellent writing skills</span><br style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
Proficiency with computers, including experience with
word-processing, desktop publishing, database, and spreadsheet
software. Familiarity with Adobe software a plus.</span><br style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
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<p><strong style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Preferred qualifications:<br></strong><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
Knowledge of the book trade</span><br style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
Organizing or media experience within communities of color and/or LGBTIQ communities</span><br style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
Marketing or fundraising experience</span><br style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
Experience with electronic publishing including any of the following: web publishing, electronic journals, e-books</span><br style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
Experience working collectively</span><br style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
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<strong style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Responsible for:<br></strong><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
Working autonomously and collaboratively within a non-hierarchical structure</span><br style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
Acquiring, editing, producing, and promoting books on subjects such
as: transnational feminisms, anti-racist activism, queer politics,
international politics, green politics, anti-capitalist struggles,
prison abolition</span><br style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
Managing business departments (</span><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">marketing/publicity</span><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">, production, rights, </span><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> and/or finances</span><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> on a rotating basis)</span><br style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
Sharing management of the business, including budgeting, collective decision-making, and office maintenance</span><br style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
Communicating with current and potential authors and media contacts</span><br style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<strong style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Salary: $44,500 <br></strong><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
Additional 20% differential for editors with children or elders at
home. Full health/dental benefits, public transit pass, four weeks paid
vacation per year. People of color and LGBTIQ people strongly
encouraged to apply. Send resume and cover letter, preferably in
digital format and pdf if possible, to <b><a href="mailto:personnel@southendpress.org">personnel@southendpress.org</a></b>. Alternatively, you may send by post to:</span><strong style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> Personnel, South End Press, PO Box 24773, Brooklyn, NY 11202-4773 </strong><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">or FAX (800) 960-0078</span><strong style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">. NO PHONE INQUIRIES, PLEASE.</strong></span></p>
-- <br>~~~~~<br>Ching-In Chen<br>THE HEART'S TRAFFIC (Arktoi Books/Red Hen Press 2009)<br><a href="http://www.arktoi.com/books/heart.shtml">http://www.arktoi.com/books/heart.shtml</a><br><a href="http://www.redhen.org/RedHenPress.html#/catalog/catalog">http://www.redhen.org/RedHenPress.html#/catalog/catalog</a><br>
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