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So recently, I saw a job listing for an associate editor at The Wasatch Journal. The listing looks good, and it really seems like the right gig for me.
The Wasatch Journal seeks an enthusiastic, experienced writer and editor to join its small staff. We are a quarterly, coffee-table magazine that publishes the best writing and photography about Utah arts, culture, and outdoors. Wasatch Journal also publishes fiction and poetry. Our parent company, First Tracks Publications, has numerous enterprises in various media, including the well-respected Big Sky Journal out of Montana.
The position would entail from 20 to 40 hours per week, depending on the right fit for you and for us. We offer a very flexible schedule (except at deadline). We prefer applicants with professional experience writing about Utah, the outdoors, or arts, but will consider newcomers with promise. Duties would include:
Writing at least two stories per issue; soliciting queries from freelance writers; assigning, developing, and editing stories on deadline; proofreading various publications for Wasatch Journal Media; developing and participating in PR and marketing for the company; and other editorial duties as needed.
She wants the cover letter, CV, and writing samples by April 20. I can do that. But today, I went to the website and looked at the people who work there. And now I'm wondering if they'd even look twice at me. I don't have a background in journalism, though I could write about Utah. Anybody have any thoughts on this?
The Wasatch Journal seeks an enthusiastic, experienced writer and editor to join its small staff. We are a quarterly, coffee-table magazine that publishes the best writing and photography about Utah arts, culture, and outdoors. Wasatch Journal also publishes fiction and poetry. Our parent company, First Tracks Publications, has numerous enterprises in various media, including the well-respected Big Sky Journal out of Montana.
The position would entail from 20 to 40 hours per week, depending on the right fit for you and for us. We offer a very flexible schedule (except at deadline). We prefer applicants with professional experience writing about Utah, the outdoors, or arts, but will consider newcomers with promise. Duties would include:
Writing at least two stories per issue; soliciting queries from freelance writers; assigning, developing, and editing stories on deadline; proofreading various publications for Wasatch Journal Media; developing and participating in PR and marketing for the company; and other editorial duties as needed.
She wants the cover letter, CV, and writing samples by April 20. I can do that. But today, I went to the website and looked at the people who work there. And now I'm wondering if they'd even look twice at me. I don't have a background in journalism, though I could write about Utah. Anybody have any thoughts on this?