22 Feb WE’RE HIRING! CINÉSPEAK EDITOR-IN-CHIEF (PART-TIME)

JOB OPPORTUNITY: EDITOR-IN-CHIEF 

(PART-TIME; REMOTE THROUGH 2021)

About cinéSPEAK: We are a Philadelphia-based cinema and publication that engages diverse audiences through our globally-minded contemporary and repertory independent film programming. We center the stories of individuals and communities that are often underrepresented in mainstream cinema and encourage people to demand social justice both on-screen and throughout society. Read more here: https://www.cinespeak.org/about

About the journal: Our journal–also titled cinéSPEAK–was founded in 2020, with the mission of publishing articles about the intersections of movement building and media making. We have established an Editorial Collective, made up of an annually-appointed group of filmmakers, journalists, and community organizers, to oversee the processes of the journal and create goals and visions for the journal. Still in its early stages, we are in an exciting process of building the journal into the publication that we collectively want it to be. Check out our journal here: https://www.cinespeak.org/read

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Editor-in-Chief will work with the Editorial Collective in turning the journal’s mission and vision into a reality. With the journal still in its growing stages, the Editor-in-Chief (in collaboration with the editorial team) will establish the processes of pitching articles, soliciting articles, selecting articles, and editing and publishing articles. The Editor-in-Chief will also build relationships with community partners and our community of contributors.

DIRECT REPORTS: Managing Editor

REPORTS TO: Executive Director and Editorial Collective 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee all journal processes, including approving the publication’s layout, design, style and tone. 
• Work with Editorial Collective on visioning for the journal and soliciting articles that align with the journal’s vision. 
• Work with Editorial Collective and journal staff on establishing clear values for the writing published and discussing issues and plans for the publication.
• Work with Editorial Collective and journal staff on establishing best practices for the editing process.
• Execute any editorial strategies for content delivery through all channels and platforms.
• Seek out new writers and create a database of freelance writers to work with.
• Create and manage a streamlined pitch process for new articles.
• Create article publication timelines and calendars. 
• Work in close collaboration with the Managing Editor and hold regular check-in meetings. 
• Build readership and engagement through partnerships.
• Develop and execute the journal’s yearly budget including generating income and managing payments.
• Represent the publication’s Editorial Team at any events or social functions (both virtual and in-person).
• Oversee the editorial process and determine final approval of articles for publication.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS: 

• A deep cultural and personal connection to Philadelphia and experience working collaboratively with Philadelphia’s film, independent media and community organizing ecosystem.
• Values that align with our mission and an understanding of the power dynamics at play in the realms of film and media as well as writing and publishing. 
• Demonstrated experience in building a workplace culture of inclusion, trust, and understanding.
• Experience working collaboratively and allowing all voices to be heard.
• Experience in leading organizational and cultural change within a workplace.
• Demonstrated success in producing content that is culturally relevant for diverse communities.
• Desire to lend one’s vision, imagination and experience to build a publication from the ground up and expand its possibilities.
• Passion for the moving image and social justice causes.
• Demonstrated history of innovativeness in using digital tools for sharing stories and media.
• Demonstrated history of producing and delivering exceptional content on a digital platform across multiple channels.
• Ability to communicate clearly, timely, and firmly with contributing writers and cineSPEAK team. 
• Ability to regularly check and correspond with people who are pitching and emailing.
• Experience using Google Drive and collaborative organizational systems. 
• Strong organizational and time management skills. 
• Excellent editing and proofreading skills.
• Strong business acumen, networking and interpersonal relationship skills, and the ability to guide a diverse team towards goals.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS:

• Part-time position, approx. 12-15 hours per week
• Pay: $1500/month (paid monthly on the 7th)
• Flexible work hours 
• Based in/near Philadelphia, PA, but working remotely (through 2021)
• Start Date: April 2021
• Employee must provide their own computer and internet service. 
• Benefits include: 
  • Two weeks paid time off (tentatively: Dec 20, 2021 – Jan 3, 2022)
  • Free tickets to all of cinéSPEAK’s virtual and in-person screenings

cinéSPEAK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, sex, pregnancy status, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.  

cinéSPEAK is committed to building a leadership structure that counteracts the ways that both the moving image and journalism industries have grossly failed  communities of color and other historically excluded communities. 

Our journal centers the voices of:

• Black, Brown and Indigenous Peoples of color.
• Women, people who are LGBTQIA+, Two-Spirit, Trans, genderqueer, gender nonconforming, nonbinary, and/or queer.
• Those who are disabled, immigrants, formerly or currently incarcerated, or have other lived experiences that are historically excluded from journalism and mediamaking.

**We highly encourage people of these identities to apply for this position**

INTERESTED IN APPLYING?

Please send the following to info@cineSPEAK.org with subject line: Application — cinéSPEAK EiC — {YOUR NAME}

• A letter summarizing your experience, passion, vision and availability

• Your resume (or comparable document detailing role-related experience) 

• 2 writing samples —Please submit as URLs or attachments and be sure to include date and, if applicable, media platform or website where it was published.

• 3 references—personal and professional —Please include their name, contact info and affiliation with title.

 **APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY 5PM on FRIDAY MARCH 19**