Mosaic, the magazine of Jewish thought and culture, is looking for a full-time, junior-level editorial and digital-media assistant.
Knowledge of and engagement with Jewish matters is required. Familiarity with web and media technology is highly desirable, as is editorial experience.
We offer full benefits, a schedule friendly to Jewish religious observance, and competitive compensation commensurate with experience. Our offices are in Washington, D.C. and New York City.
Examples of functions performed by this role can include:
- Participating in aspects of the editorial operation, including proposing and developing article ideas with writers
- Writing web-friendly headlines and finding web-friendly images
- Handling authors and managing their payments
- Finding, summarizing, and presenting important, relevant Jewish content from around the web
- Managing and editing social-media accounts (Facebook and Twitter)
- Helping to produce podcasts and live and recorded video events
- Working on subscription-related services, handling donations, and answering reader correspondence by email and via site comments
- Keeping track of trends in Jewish and Israeli politics, culture, literature, and religion, and identifying which are worthy of coverage
- Managing development and upkeep of the Mosaic website and related projects
- Marketing and publicizing Mosaic’s content and subscription efforts
If interested, please send a cover letter, résumé, and one writing sample to [email protected].
December 2021