Editor

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School/Unit Harvard Law School Department Institute to End Mass Incarceration Job Function Communications Location Cambridge Job Type Full-time Salary Grade 057 FLSA Status Exempt Union 00 - Non Union, Exempt or Temporary Term Appointment Yes

Company Description

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Join a community that combines excellence in legal education and scholarship with a deep commitment to justice. Here at Harvard Law School (HLS), youll find an environment that values who you are and encourages you to grow, inspire others, and make a meaningful impact. Wherever you are in your career journey, HLS is a place where you can thrive, contribute, and be part of something bigger.

Job Description

Inquest, a publication of the Institute to End Mass Incarceration, is an online journal of analysis and opinion that explores the causes and consequences of mass incarceration. Drawing from the best traditions of explanatory writing and in-depth analysis, Inquest illuminates the system of racial and social injustice that is mass incarcerationand provokes rigorous discussion aimed at identifying and exploring new paths toward dismantling it. It is a platform where the voices of those doing the hard thinking and the hard workthe people closest to the problem, including those directly impacted by mass incarcerationcome together to engage with each other in a generative exchange aimed at eradicating mass incarceration, root and branch.

Inquest seeks to hire a full-time Editor to play an integral role in producing the magazines content.

As the Editor, you will:

• Manage all aspects of editing articles. Responsible for editorial content, design, and photography, including digital content. Reviews, proofs and fact-checks all copy and performs website (CMS) design work of a detailed and complex nature, including art research.
• Review and analyze current trends/events and make strategic recommendations regarding what to publish.
• Serve as liaison to contributors/faculty/authors. Solicit and/or evaluate manuscripts and manuscript proposals.
• Identify and work to acquire writers for future projects, with a particular focus on those directly impacted by the carceral system. Select topics and develop content.
• Schedule and manage the activities of outside writers and other staff. Manage and lead day-to-day work of Inquests Assistant Editor and Communications role.
• Oversee Inquests publication calendar, including making sure that articles in the pipeline to be published will be ready by assigned dates, and tracking these appropriately in our editorial pipeline productive software (ClickUp).
• Manage process for author payments.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and 5 or more years of experience in communications, publishing, or related field.

Additional Qualifications and Skills

We are looking for people with:

• Commitment to the mission, goals, and values of Inquest and the Institute to End Mass Incarceration.
• Strong copyediting and proofreading skills.
• Proficiency with Word (particularly its suite of reviewing tools), InDesign, WordPress, MailChimp, Google Drive and Docs, Excel, Zoom, and Slack. Familiarity with ClickUp a plus.

Additional Information

Appointment End Date: This is a term appointment currently expected to extend through 6/30/27 with potential for renewal, subject to departmental funding and need.

Standard Hours/Schedule: Full-time.

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