Associate Editor
Purpose
To maintain communication with contributors and among section editors; editor’s right hand person.
Essential Duty
To coordinate “behind the scenes” production of the santa clara review; to manage submissions and communicate with contributors.
Specific Duties
- Keep track of all submissions using the computer database
- Create, send, and archive acceptance notices and contributor release forms
- Distribute, renew, and archive subscriptions
- Check voicemail, US mail and distribute to editors’ boxes
- Meet with staff weekly; may set up individual meetings with section editors
- Order operating supplies, coordinate reimbursements, deposit income
- Communicate, coordinate timeline for production of magazine among section editors and production editor
- Participate in either poetry or fiction practicum; assist in final reading/selection process of submissions
- Assist Public Relations Director in planning of biannual publication parties
- Attend relevant leadership seminars as advised by Advisor
- Aid in training of the incoming editor
- Coordinate distribution of the final product both on and off campus along with Editor and Marketing Director
- Work with Editor to plan retreats
- Work with Editor to make arrangements for Associated Writers and Writing Programs conference
