Remote Managing Editor: Literary Journal Production & Growth

The Managing Editor position with Denver Quarterly is a non-benefitted part-time job. This twelve-month appointment (July – June) involves working closely with the journal’s Editor and Associate Editor to coordinate the journal’s business management and production workflow. A summer stipend may be provided in recognition of dedicated work during the transition between academic years, working closely with the journal’s Editor and new Associate Editor, assisting with the journal’s forthcoming issues.

Appointments to and/or dismissals from this position will be recommended by the journal’s Editor to the Chair of the Department of English & Literary Arts. The journal’s Editor will review the Managing Editor’s work on a quarterly basis. Upon request, those evaluations may be reviewed by the Department Chair and/or the CAHSS Dean’s Office. This is a non-benefited position not to exceed 1000 hours in a calendar year.

We anticipate the total labor hours (July-June) to be

• Marketing:
  Coordinate marketing objectives, including subscriber renewal, social media, print & digital initiatives, and alumni outreach. (AWP activities may also be included.)
• Fundraising:
  Partner with internal and external resources to conduct fundraising initiatives focused on close allies of the journal as well as participate in determining and pursuing new financial opportunities, such as gifts, grants, and sponsor ships. (AWP activities may also be included.)
• Subscriptions:
  Manage the subscription list to keep it accurate and up to date to ensure correct print runs. Liaise with subscription partners, such as EBSCO and Harassowitz, to maintain list health on a quarterly basis. Ensure that the subscriber list has been updated per quarterly NCOA scrubs.
• Publishing:
  Assist with the production process for the journal’s electronic and print volumes & issues, and for promotional materials.
• Distribution:
  Coordinate mailings and process returns. Correspond with contributors to alert them to issue shipments.

• The journal’s Managing Editor must be available during the fiscal year (July 1 – June 30)
• Previous experience with the publication process for literary arts journals.

The duration of this position is from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. In accordance with the University’s flexible work policy, this position is eligible to be considered for partial remote work. Further details regarding this plan will be determined with the hiring manager and are dependent on the division and team specific needs.

For consideration, please submit your application materials by 4:00 p.m. (MST) Monday, June 8, 2026.

Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.

Primary responsibilities for DQ’s Managing Editor will include Subscriptions and Distribution (as noted above) and Publishing (managing the production of new digital publications on FIVES). Salary will be set at $2,000 annually for dedicated work with Subscriptions and Distribution. Those payments (and the customary associated fringe costs) will be covered by the journal’s annual operating funds. Additional contract payments (including a summer stipend) may be available (depending on budgetary constraints) for other levels of involvement (as noted above).

Additional compensation will be provided for managing the production of new digital content on FIVES. That additional work will include:

• Communications with our FIVES authors whose works have been accepted for publication
• Coordinating with our authors & editors, re: the final edits & formatting for those accepted works
• Publishing those works in FIVES,

Depending upon the journal’s budgetary constraints, non-benefitted contract payments may be provided to recognize this extra work:

• $1,000 summer stipend for dedicated work during the summer months, working with the journal’s Editor, training our incoming Associate Editor, and assisting with the journal’s publishing cycle from the previous academic year, ensuring that the cycle’s concluding issue goes to press during…