by Eric Andres | August 3rd, 2012
The IQA is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join its editorial staff! The editorial department oversees and produces much of the content on the IQA website. You can be in the know of up-and-coming news stories by joining the editorial team and helping release the news to the world.
Copy Editors
Copy editors will be responsible for reviewing all submitted stories and articles for grammar, content, and information before publication. Copy editors will report directly to the Editorial Director and Assistant Editorial Director. Experience with word processing, editing, and an excellent handle on English grammar and punctuation preferred. Three pieces of peer-edited work (a copy of the original and the copy of your edits) required with submission.
Approx. 5 hours per week.
Writers
Do you have a personal blog? Do you like to write? Website writing will cover synthesizing news stories for publication, writing feature pieces on assigned topics, and helping with all-around functions of the department. Inclusion of four examples of writing required ,with no more than one example of non-prose required with submission.
Approx. 5 hours per week
Content Manager
Reporting directly to the Assistant Editorial Director, the content manager is responsible for ensuring the proper formatting and inclusion of graphics to stories. Content Managers will need some HTML/CSS experience, with graphic design being a plus.
Approx. 3 hours per week
Assistant Editorial Director
Assistant Editorial Director will be in charge of managing day-to-day operations of website content, including giving assignments to writers, making additional edits to copy editors’ submissions, and follow-up of assignments.
Approx. 10 hours per week
All submissions and examples must be in MLA or AP style, exceeding one page of double spaced text per example with at least one example exceeding three pages. Applications due to Noa Medford at noa.medford@internationalquidditch.org and Winter Schwaid-Lindner at winter.schlin@internationalquidditch.org by 11:59PM EST August 17.
Chelsey Hannibal
August 3, 2012
8:57 pm
AAAAH!!!! I’ve been wanting to write for the IQA, but editing for the IQA… even better! Working on resume promptly.
mpspaldi
August 5, 2012
6:18 am
i’m ready to help let me know thanks
manuel
Vaughan Danvers
August 6, 2012
8:27 pm
I’d like to be a copy editor. Let’s see if I can get everything in by the 17th. Let’s make quidditch an Olympic sport.
Jen
August 8, 2012
5:08 pm
Should the edits on the copy editor submissions be left as markups or be shown as a final copy?
Eric Andres
August 8, 2012
8:28 pm
Markups would be best, but we will accept a final copy.
Vinícius Mascarenhas
August 8, 2012
5:52 pm
Can foreigners apply as well? I’d like to be a writer, but I’m afraid I wouldn’t have many news to write about from experience. So I’d settle for copy editor — is that allowed for non-native English speakers, provided that they speak English fluently and can write formal text beautifully?
Eric Andres
August 8, 2012
8:29 pm
Please apply!
Chris
August 8, 2012
5:53 pm
Will writers be paid anything for their work? I am 15 and in pretty desperate need of a paying job.
Eric Andres
August 8, 2012
8:29 pm
Hi Chris,
Unfortunately, the IQA is an entirely volunteer organization and is unable to compensate you monetarily.
Gabby
August 8, 2012
8:22 pm
Quick question: are we allowed to apply for more than one position just in case we aren’t chosen for one? Or should we just choose one to apply for and hope for the best?
Eric Andres
August 8, 2012
8:30 pm
Please apply for any you feel you would be a good fit for.
Ashlyn Frahm
August 8, 2012
10:53 pm
What are the age restrictions on the positions?
Aravind
August 8, 2012
11:21 pm
Is there an age limit? I’m only thirteen but I’m pretty good at this type of stuff.
Eric Andres
August 9, 2012
12:58 am
There is no age limit. I encourage you to still apply!
Willow Wood
August 9, 2012
9:38 am
Hello! I’m so excited about this.
I have experience as an copy editor and article writer, but the only editing examples I have are for an episodic-story company.
Would it be acceptable to send examples of the stories I have to edit, or would you prefer it if I found someone to write an article and send the edited version of that?
Thank you for your time!
Eric Andres
August 9, 2012
11:50 am
You can use the episodic stories! Just make sure that your edits are visible.
Willow Wood
August 9, 2012
3:46 pm
Brilliant, thanks
Max
North Carolina State Director
August 9, 2012
11:12 am
How many writers will you be hiring?
Eric Andres
August 9, 2012
11:50 am
As many as we see fit. There is no set number for now.
Si Gibson
Captain, Carnegie Mellon University
August 12, 2012
6:30 pm
So what’s the final application package look like? Resume, cover letter, and examples of work?
Eric Andres
August 13, 2012
3:39 am
Yes ma’am. The resume isn’t required for the writing and copy-editing positions, but encouraged for the manager and assistant director positions.
Georgina Zena Crespi
August 13, 2012
6:12 pm
I’m going to have to ask a stupid question but what is MLA or AP style? I’m from England and I’ve never heard of either.
Eric Andres
August 13, 2012
6:14 pm
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
Georgina Zena Crespi
August 13, 2012
6:17 pm
I now feel like an idiot.
Nicolas Kubicki
August 14, 2012
11:53 pm
When it says “no more than one non-prose writing required with submission” What exactly does it mean?
Devlin Dinish
August 15, 2012
10:12 pm
Im currently a film student studying writing and directing at the Academy of Art University I would love to help anyway I can i think what you guys are doing is really really groovy
Morgan
August 16, 2012
6:25 pm
By “non-prose” do you mean something along the lines of poetry, or do you mean non-prose like text with graphs and charts as pictorial illustrations?