Writing Job: Narrative Magazine: Content Manager

Narrative Seeks a Content Manager

Do you want to spend your time engaged in meaningful work with a team of smart, passionate people who are dedicated to excellence? Would you like to help bring literature and free educational resources to a new generation of readers and writers?

Narrative, the leading nonprofit digital publisher of fiction, poetry, essays, and art, is looking for a Content Manager to join our team.

About Narrative:

Founded in 2003 in San Francisco, Narrative is dedicated to advancing the literary arts in the digital age by supporting the finest writing talent and encouraging readership across generations, in schools, and around the globe.

As the premier digital publisher of first-rank fiction, poetry, essays, and art, each year Narrative publishes hundreds of well-known and emerging writers. The Narrative Prize, awarded annually, has helped launch the careers of authors Min Jin Lee, Maud Newton, Natalie Diaz, Ocean Vuong, Anthony Marra, Morgan Talty, Javier Zamora, and Saidiya Hartman, among others. The Narrative for Schools program provides teachers and students in forty-one countries and throughout the US with a free library of literature, video writing tutorials, and other resources. The program inspires a new generation of readers and writers with our annual Narrative High School Writing Contest.

Narrative was founded on the conviction that there should be no socioeconomic barriers to accessing great literature. Our ever-expanding, modern library of thousands of stories, poems, and essays is always open and always free.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Building on twenty-one years of continuous growth and impact that has garnered an audience of more than 330,000 readers, Narrative seeks a motivated, team-oriented applicant with a background in publishing and/or web management for the position of Content Manager. The Content Manager, as a key member, will work directly with cofounders and editors Tom Jenks and Carol Edgarian, Creative Director John Miller, and Managing Editor Mimi Kusch in planning and executing Narrative’s weekly presentation online and via email. The Content Manager will be responsible for creating and programming all email communications, and will serve as a key point of contact for Narrative authors and the agents/publishing houses that represent them. The role requires excellent, nimble organizational and written communication skills.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Managing all aspects of website formatting, including home page, banners, ads, story pages, and special-purpose pages, using Narrative’s Content Management System (CMS)

• Creating email communications in HTML regarding weekly website updates, advertising, special events, and fund-raising drives

• Developing a strategic plan for acquiring advertisements for online and email, and strengthening relationships with existing and potential advertisers

• Overseeing contracts between Narrative and authors/publishers

• Planning and designing promotional images for the website and for emails

• Responding to queries from readers and providing technical support

REQUIREMENTS:

• Proven proficiency and experience in digital publication, including Content Management Systems such as Drupal, production software such as Adobe CS, and server technologies

• 3+ years relevant experience in the realm of publishing, arts, and/or education

• Thoughtful, nimble, compelling, and highly effective communicator, both verbally and in writing, demonstrated in various formats

• Passion for the literary world and the vital role of storytelling in our culture

• Creativity, a strong work ethic, a drive toward excellence, collaborative thinking, leadership ability, and a spark of humor

• Some marketing and advertising experience a plus

ATTRIBUTES:

We seek a highly effective, detail-oriented communicator, a creative self-starter with superior organization, prioritization, and time-management skills to inspire a diverse audience and to achieve and exceed agreed-on goals. Narrative’s Content Manager will be a doer with a high degree of integrity who can actualize a robust publishing schedule, from planning through completion. If you are collaborative and confident, with a deeply instilled sense of excellence, commitment to inclusivity, and a roll-up-your-sleeves energy to get work done, and if you love working with folks who share these same values, we look forward to talking with you.

Narrative staff and consultants work remotely but connect constantly through digital communications.

Narrative is an equal-opportunity employer. We especially encourage applications from LGBTQ+, disabled, and BIPOC candidates.

This is a full-time or possible part-time contractor position. Compensation will vary, depending on experience, plus benefits.

To apply: Please email a detailed cover letter and résumé with the subject heading “Narrative Content Manager Position” to us here, and please let us know how you heard about this position.