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CALL for SSILA EDITOR

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The Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas (SSILA) is seeking an Editor. SSILA works to keep their membership informed and connected through the SSILA website, and minimally through Facebook. The Editor is responsible for content on these platforms and works in close collaboration with the SSILA Secretary-Treasurer to keep the website updated. The editorship has a term of three years. It requires minimally requires 5-8 hours of work per month but may take more depending on the vision and commitment of the editor to develop content. The Editor receives a $500.00 stipend at the end of each calendar year, but compensation may be adjusted to reflect added vision and time.

Responsibilities 

  •  Check Editor email (editor@ssila.org) regularly and respond.

  • Post relevant content to the website and Facebook that is sent to the editor by members.

  • Post any official SSILA content requested by the EC and the in Memoriam Editor, and email it to membership.

  • Ensure consistency of style, formatting, and accessibility throughout the website.

  • Put some amount of effort into monitoring news for items of interest (using a weekly news search result or some such), as well as posting items they happen to come across in their own social networks.

  • Update and maintain Facebook page, in accordance with guidelines and with other members delegated to post on Facebook.

  • Create a yearly report of website activities and attend the Executive Committee meetings (in person or by video) each year at the SSILA Winter meeting in early January, attend quarterly video meetings as needed, and report to and advise the Executive Committee on website and technical matters as needed.

Preferred Skills

Familiarity with the following services:

  • SquareSpace (the website platform)

  • MailChimp

If interested please contact the current SSILA Secretary/Treasurer at secretary@ssila.org. Please provide a letter of interest that includes links to a website or websites contributed to, or highlighting other editing or content development roles and the name, and the name and contact information for one reference.