Responsibilities

• research, write, and post content on the journal’s social media sites at Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky, and on our newly redesigned website.
• creating social media posts about news items, exhibits, collections, etc. that will appeal to our target audience;
• working with the Legacy editorial team to develop content to promote the journal and individual issues;
• editing and proofreading digital content written by other members of the team;
• attending biannual editorial meetings.
• The Digital Media Editor will serve a two-year term. In their second year, in consultation with the Editor, they will propose, solicit, edit, and publish an online forum in our website’s Legacy Salon.

Requirements

• ABD in or a recent PhD from an English Department or related field, with a dissertation project that includes a substantial focus on American women writers up to 1950;
• In-depth experience (either personal or professional) with social media;
• In-depth experience with WordPress.
• No editing experience is required.

Benefits

• Training in editorial methods;
• A $1,000 annual stipend;
• Credit given in print and on the website;
• Experience working with the editorial team at Legacy.