MyJewishLearning.com Needs an Associate Editor
MyJewishLearning.com is seeking a 10-hour per week Associate Editor to assist with all aspects of MJL content production. Responsibilities include: assembling homepages and email newsletters; publishing articles using MJL’s content management system (no knowledge of HTML necessary); identifying content needs; commissioning and editing work of freelance writers.
The ideal candidate will:
- have excellent editing and writing skills
- have a broad knowledge of Judaism and Jewish culture, including contemporary trends in academia and Jewish communal life
- be extremely comfortable processing Word documents on a computer and able to learn the project’s content management system
- have good familiarity with the web and web publications
The position will commence in August 2006. Possible writing and editing projects beyond the 10-hours per week will likely be possible in the future.
The Associate Editor is a home-based position, but candidates living in the Washington DC and New York City area are preferred.
To apply, please send a cover letter, resume, and writing sample to Daniel Septimus at daniel at myjewishlearning dot com.