Associate, Cultural Arts & Sciences

New York, NY

Full Time

Cultural Arts & Sciences

Entry Level

We’re looking for a highly driven, passionate person to join our small team and help with the following projects: (a) live events and collaborations, (b) our lit mag, VOLUME 0 (volume0.com), (c) international and literary books, and (d) various projects in development.

This is a demanding role that includes marketing, PR, editorial, and operations work. You have to have a “willing to help with anything” attitude and a “get it done” work ethic. It is more important that you want to help the team succeed than to have a specific project or function you want to pursue. That said, it's a big plus to have experience writing/editing fiction or working on a magazine.

What You’ll Do

PR, Operations & Other

Help plan and staff parties and events.
Maintain subscriber trackers, facilitate mailings and renewals
Handle customer service emails
Help with correspondence, scheduling and other tasks and processes
Work on new initiatives

Editorial

Maintain pipelines.
Read and evaluate stories and books.
Identify potential contributors, stories, books and imprints.
Proofread individual stories and full issues.
QA digital and physical proofs of the magazine and related products.
Attend readings and other literary events.

Marketing

Maintain websites and social media feeds
Create content and set up paid campaigns
Staff tables at book fairs.
Other initiatives

About You

Super strong “get it done” mentality
Demonstrated writing/editing abilities
Other creative skills are a plus (photography, graphic design, web design, etc.)
You participate in the literary and other cultural scenes
Strong problem solving abilities and reasonable math skills
Willing to work outside of normal business hours
3-5 years of challenging professional experience

Base Salary: $65,000 to $85,000

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