Note: In addition to the positions below, we are also looking for a volunteer to help us move our archive of past stories to the new site. The volunteer should be comfortable using WordPress or other blogging software. The time commitment and hours are flexible. If interested, please email recruiting@inthefray.org.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
In The Fray (http://inthefray.org) is an online magazine for writers and artists to explore global issues and engage readers with personal perspectives and critical analysis. We are seeking an executive director to oversee business and organizational matters for the magazine and the nonprofit organization that publishes it. In The Fray has published articles from writers and artists on all seven continents, and our articles have won national recognition, including an Excellence in Online Journalism Award from the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association.
QUALIFICATIONS: We are in search of an energetic, talented, and ambitious executive director to lead our organization. Publishing and nonprofit experience is helpful, but leadership ability, enthusiasm, reliability, and a sense of humor are the most essential qualifications.
The position offers a unique opportunity to shape a growing organization, gain an intensive education in independent media, online journalism, and nonprofit administration, and work with other individuals passionate about cultural interchange, human rights, politics, and other pressing concerns of our time.
RESPONSIBILITIES: The first task of the new executive director will be to evaluate the organization’s needs and recruit his or her own staff to fill development and marketing positions. The executive director will manage these staff members in several key areas, including increasing the magazine’s visibility and expanding its readership through advertising, events, and other kinds of marketing, and obtaining funding for the magazine through foundation/corporate grants, individual donations, and advertising. The executive director will handle or delegate administrative tasks such as recordkeeping and budgeting and will recruit additional staff as needed.
Potential candidates should plan to spend at least 3 hours a week fulfilling these responsibilities, and should be able to commit to a minimum of six months in this position. In The Fray‘s board of directors is located in New York, but all work for the executive director position can be conducted remotely, through conference calls, email, and online collaborative tools.
COMPENSATION: In The Fray was once an all-volunteer venture, but we now pay key staff members small honorariums, which we plan to increase as the organization grows. For the executive director position, this would be $750 annually, paid in two installments at the successful completion of each six-month period.
To learn more about In The Fray, please visit http://inthefray.org. If you are interested in this position, please send a resume and cover letter to Andrew Blackwell, President, at edsearch@inthefray.org.
MANAGING EDITOR
In The Fray (http://inthefray.org) is an online magazine for writers and artists to explore global issues and engage readers with personal perspectives and critical analysis. We are seeking a managing editor to oversee the news, commentary, art, and culture sections of the magazine, and to coauthor a regular blog. In The Fray has published articles from writers and artists on all seven continents, and our articles have won national recognition, including an Excellence in Online Journalism Award from the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association.
QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates must have excellent writing and editing skills and a strong background in journalism. They must be able to work well with a diverse range of writers and artists. Management experience is helpful, but leadership ability, enthusiasm, reliability, and a sense of humor are the most essential qualifications.
The position offers a unique opportunity to shape a growing organization, gain an intensive education in independent media and online journalism, and work with other individuals passionate about cultural interchange, human rights, politics, and other pressing concerns of our time.
RESPONSIBILITIES: The managing editor will oversee the news, commentary, art, and culture sections and their four editors, providing second edits and copy edits and filling in as needed. Along with the editor in chief, the managing editor will also write the magazine’s daily blog. The managing editor will attend and sometimes chair monthly editorial meetings over Skype. He or she will work with the staff to conceive and assign story ideas, solicit writers and artists, review article queries, and supervise other aspects of the editorial process.
Potential candidates should plan to spend at least 3 hours a week fulfilling these responsibilities, and should be able to commit to a minimum of six months in this position. The editorial staff is geographically spread out; all work for the managing editor position can be conducted remotely, through conference calls, email, and online collaborative tools.
COMPENSATION: In The Fray was once an all-volunteer venture, but we now pay key staff members small honorariums, which we plan to increase as the organization grows. For the managing editor position, this would be $360 annually, paid in two installments at the successful completion of each six-month period.
To learn more about In The Fray, please visit http://inthefray.org. If you are interested in this position, please send a cover letter, resume, three references, and five writing samples to Victor Tan Chen, Editor in Chief, at recruiting@inthefray.org.
