Drunken Boat Open Positions
Drunken Boat Looking For a Director of Development, Publicity & Marketing Director and Executive Assistant
Director of Development Position
The Director of Development is responsible for long-term financial planning for the organization in collaboration with the Founding and Managing Editors, including developing fundraising initiatives and campaigns; soliciting donations; writing grant statements and narratives; creating an annual grant application schedule; and working with senior editorial staff and advisory board to develop funding opportunities. This is a senior-level position, requiring a time commitment of approximately 5-7 hours a week.
Publicity & Marketing Director
The Publicity & Marketing Director is responsible for implementing our publicity and marketing strategy through traditional and new media outlets. This is a senior-level position, requiring a time commitment of approximately 5-7 hours a week. Responsible for overseeing promotion and social media staff in collaboration with the Assistant Managing Editor; selling and exchanging online ads; scheduling issue-launch publicity; maintaining Drunken Boat’s Twitter and Facebook accounts according to best practices; and developing and maintaining ongoing social media campaigns.
How to apply
Applicants with familiarity with working online and working in publishing are preferred. This is a great opportunity to be involved with an independent publisher that publishes books and a highly-acclaimed journal and that reaches over a hundred thousand unique visitors annually worldwide. If you’re interested, please send a CV and cover letter describing your interest to Managing Editor T.M. De Vos at [email protected]
Executive Assistant Position
The Executive Assistant will work directly with the Executive Director on a number of projects, including preparing books for publication, coordinating our reading series and partnering with other arts organizations. If you’re interested, please send a CV and cover letter describing your interest to Executive Director, Ravi Shankar at [email protected]