We at InTheFray rely solely on committed volunteers to run this magazine. On the business side, volunteers help with nonprofit administration, grant writing, donations management, publicity, and advertising. On the editorial side, volunteers help with editing, art direction, coding, and design, and also serve as bloggers and columnists.

As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work with a young and passionate staff on issues that are easy to care about. You will also learn useful skills and gain marketable experience under the supervision of managers who emphasize mentoring and encourage creativity and initiative.

Please note that all positions are volunteer, with modest stipends for key staff able to commit to at least six months on our team.

The time commitment ranges from a few minutes every month to several hours every week (please read the job descriptions below). We prefer candidates with experience, but enthusiasm, reliability, a willingness to learn quickly, and a sense of humor are the most important qualifications. If you'd like to receive announcements about open positions or calls for submission, please subscribe to our low-volume contributors listserv.

BUSINESS POSITIONS

We are looking for a new Executive Director. Please click on the link below for more information about the position:

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR  

EDITORIAL POSITIONS

The editorial positions require anywhere from two hours a month to a few hours each week. Senior editorial positions include a small honorarium, ranging from $50-$100/year, paid in two installments at the end of each six-month term.

To apply for the following positions, please send a cover letter, current resume or CV, writing samples, and three references to Aaron Richner, InTheFray Editor, at recruiting-at-inthefray-dot-org, or use this form.

COPY EDITOR. Copyedits text for the magazine.

• Copyedits stories, contributors' biographies, and captions.
• Demonstrates familiarity with AP style, is extremely meticulous, reliable, and has the ability to commit to copyediting at least one 3,000-word story during the last week of each month.
• Reports to: Copy Chief
• Time commitment: At least two hours per month for a MINIMUM of six months.

WEB DEVELOPER: Develop and implement features to make ITF more user friendly

• Requires experience with Joomla, PHP, MySQL, HTML, and CSS
• Directs maintenance and development of ITF
• Develops and implements community building features.
• Reports to: Executive Director
• Time commitment: Approximately three to five hours per week. Requires a commitment of at least six months.

CONTRIBUTING EDITOR. Helps edit stories for one of five channels.

• Performs line and content edits on stories for IMAGINE (culture), INTERACT (commentary/personal essay), IDENTIFY (news/reportage), OFF THE SHELF (book reviews), or THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS (travel).
• Reports to: Appropriate channel editor.
• Time commitment: at least two hours per week for at least six months.

• Researches websites relevant to ITF content and compiles lists of these links for each article.
• Helps regularly update a newswire of interesting articles from other sites.
• Adds relevant links to the magazine's own database of sites and articles, which is intended for the use of readers, writers, students, educators, and other researchers.
• Organizes the links stored within the database.
• Adds links from archived ITF articles to the database.
• Necessary Web skills can be taught.
• Reports to the Assistant Managing Editor.
• Time commitment: 1-3 hours per week for at least six months.

• Puts together images and text provided by artists into alluring, easily navigated essays for the magazine’s visual arts channel.
• Works with artists and editors to develop and revise these essays as need be.
• Designs banner ads that can be used to promote the magazine.
• Has HTML and Flash skills, great attention to detail, and the ability to commit to designing at least one visual essay every other month (we would prefer once every month if possible).
• Reports to the magazine’s Visual Editor.
• Time commitment: several hours per month.

• Time commitment: variable.

• Write tidbits and brief columns concerning the news, culture, film, literature, your life, or anything else as long as it relates to ITF's mission.
• Pieces need not be more than 500 words, and can certainly be far less.
• Reports to: Blog Editor.
• Time commitment: Write anywhere from once a month to twice a week. Requires a commitment of at least four months.
• Apply by filling out this online application.