Two Hawks Quarterly Editorial Assistant - K. Pope [Work Study]

Start Date: 5/3/2025
End Date: 5/1/2026
Number of Positions: 3 - We have had three student workers in this position. One student graduated. A second worker took a hiatus from their degree. The volume of submissions for the journal has increased significantly, while the publication is becoming more well-known in the literary community. Workers are doing more outreach to writers. This increase requires additional hours.
Hours per Week: 60 hrs/3 students
Weekends Required: No
Evenings Required: No

Supervisor: Kathryn Pope / Undergraduate Studies

Alternate Supervisor: Audrey Mandelbaum

This position allows for remote work Yes/No: Yes

Percentage of time that could be remote (0-100%): 100% of the work will be held via online zoom meetings, the Submittable portal, and the WordPress site

Method to assess remote work: Assessment of the work:
- All the work product is available and visible on Submittable and/or WordPress.
- Weekly meeting to set goals and assess progress
- Work studies usually attend the Two Hawks Quarterly editorial meetings weekly

Outcomes:
- Work studies train new student editors
- Assign the readings to the editors
- Manage incoming submissions
- Maintain editorial turnaround time of two months or less
- Correspond with authors
- Post to the WordPress website
- Follow-up with authors

The overall outcome for workers is the production and promotion of a new issue of the literary journal.

Job Description

• The editorial assistant will be responsible for assisting in preparing and publishing each issue of Two Hawks Quarterly, the undergraduate program's literary journal.
• During non-production quarters, this will involve reading submitted works (10 hours/week; communicating with supervisor and fellow students and attending Zoom sessions of Two Hawks Quarterly if at all possible (5 hours); copy-editing and preparing work for posting (5 hours).
• During production quarters, the work will shift to reading submitted work (4 hours /week); copy-editing in conjunction with supervisor and fellow students (6 hours); posting work to WordPress (8 hours); proofreading posted work (2 hours).
• These hours are approximate and may shift depending to which tasks are taken on by the journal's student editors.
• Most important are tech skills in posting the issue to WordPress.
  Posting the issue to Word/Press is primarily the responsibility of the work/study student.

Qualifications

• Technical proficiency with WordPress or similar platform
• Good critical reading skills
• Ability to work as a member of a team; familiarity with reading literary works
• Diplomacy in interacting with authors; openness to learning new skills
• Problem solving capacity
• Good upbeat attitude

How to Apply: Please send an email with a CV or resume to both: [email protected] and [email protected]

Email: [email protected]

Position Type: Work Study

Department: Undergraduate Studies / Creative Writing Concentration