Editor, Publishing & Editorial, Creative Arts​/Media

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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 incarceration—and 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 work—the people closest to the problem, including those directly impacted by mass incarceration—come 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 magazine’s content.

• 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 Inquest’s Assistant Editor and Communications role.
• Oversee Inquest’s 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 (Click Up).
• Manage process for author payments.

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

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, Word Press, Mail Chimp, Google Drive and Docs, Excel, Zoom, and Slack. Familiarity with Click Up a plus.

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

Full-time.

Harvard University is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position

Identity, Education

While this role is fully remote, finalists should expect to interview in person at our Cambridge, Massachusetts campus.

All offers are made by HLS Human Resources.

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