Content & Audience Editor

Gotham Literature is a digital-first literary magazine with a mission to make literature more accessible for readers and more financially sustainable for writers. We publish short-form fiction, poetry, and comics that can be enjoyed in under five minutes, allowing readers to engage with writing in the same bite‑sized way they consume other forms of digital media. Writers earn ongoing income from their work through a share of the subscription, advertising, event, and merchandising revenue their content generates.

Founded in 2025, Gotham Literature brings modern media strategies to the world of literary publishing. Since launching, we’ve built an audience of thousands of readers and secured funding from The New York Public Library’s Start Up! Competition. Our subscription model will launch in the first half of 2026, followed by other revenue streams later in the year.

We’re hiring a Content & Audience Editor to support both content development and audience engagement over an initial 3‑month term. This is a part‑time, paid contractor role for someone excited to help a growing literary magazine publish great work and bring it to new readers.

You’ll be responsible for helping Gotham Literature identify and publish standout short‑form literature, and share it in ways that resonate with a growing digital audience. This is a hands‑on, collaborative role ideal for someone who’s editorially sharp and digitally fluent.

• Solicit and review short‑form fiction, poetry, and illustrated work
• Edit accepted pieces in collaboration with writers, and commission artwork to accompany published pieces
• Manage a backlog of unsolicited submissions
• Help create a publishing calendar that ensures readers can consistently engage with relevant, high‑quality work

• Edit and send the Gotham Literature newsletter in collaboration with the Publisher
• Help maintain and grow our presence on social platforms
• Collaborate on strategies to grow newsletter readership and site traffic
• Support ongoing experiments in content format, distribution, and engagement

• Strong editorial judgment and experience with publishing short‑form content (fiction, poetry, or comics)
• Demonstrated ability to source and edit content that resonates with broad audiences
• Experience publishing work in digital formats (literary magazines, websites, newsletters)
• Familiarity with social media and email publishing tools
• Comfort using Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Drive, Forms) to collaborate
• Thoughtful communication skills, with a strong sense of voice and style
• Commitment to supporting writers and fostering creative partnerships

• Contract term: 3 months, with potential to extend or transition into a longer‑term role
• Rate: $25/hour
• Hours:
  
  flexible, approximately 7–10 hours/week
• Location:
  
  Remote, with optional in‑person collaboration in NYC if local

Start:
Rolling, ideally by March 2026

Note:

This is a contractor role. The selected candidate will be hired as an independent contractor and will be responsible for their own taxes and benefits. There is potential for the role to evolve into a longer‑term or employment position, depending on mutual fit and funding.