This position has been closed to applications, as the role has been filled.
The Magazine ANTIQUES, celebrating more than 100 years as the leading American journal of historical art and design scholarship, seeks an Editorial and Digital Media Assistant to fill a temporary opening during our current January-February cycle (ending December 17), with the possibility of extension to a permanent position.
The position entails responsibilities on both our digital and print media platforms, and the ideal candidate will have technical skills as well as a familiarity with journalistic best practices.
The Editorial and Digital Media Assistant works primarily under the direction of the Digital Manager/Research Associate and the Senior Editor.
Specific duties include:
Editorial
- Routing articles through editorial process
- Circulating articles between proofreaders
- Handling various editorial tasks as they arise, such as captions and fact-checking
Web and social media administration
- Fact-checking social media posts
- Scheduling and formatting web articles in WordPress
- Scheduling and formatting social media posts in Later
- Writing social media copy
- Creating videos for social media using Canva
- Designing social media graphics
Candidates must have excellent written communication skills, and be able to proofread articles on deadline for comprehension and grammar. Short-form writing opportunities will be available to those wishing to build a portfolio of bylined articles.
The position entails approximately 20-40 hours per week with more work being required during print issue deadline weeks. Working schedule to be determined. This is an hourly position at a rate of $18.50/hour.
This is a remote position, but note that the workday schedule follows Eastern Standard Time.
Interested candidates should send a curriculum vitae, a short statement of interest, and one writing sample to sarah@themagazineantiques.com.
