Adsit Media, LLC is seeking a highly organized Project Coordinator to assist with the Paradise on the Margins: Worldmaking by Trans Women of Color forthcoming anthology project. This collection of writing by trans women and femmes of color will explore our lessons and dreams, as well as how we craft our own journeys through resistance and resilience. This position is remote.

 

Proposed pay and hours: $350 per month for 10 - 15 hours per month, for approximately $25/hour. Hours are flexible, but candidates would be expected to attend an online bi-monthly meeting on Fridays. Unfortunately we’re not able to offer benefits or employee status at this time. 

Paradise on the Margins will feature genre-breaking chapters of fiction, poetry, interviews, essays, and screenplays. It will offer readers an interior view of trans women and femmes of color’s lived experiences and perspectives on navigating society, as well as our creative and aesthetic practices to sustain life. The anthology project is led by an editorial collective that includes trans women and femmes of color celebrated in the fields of academia, advocacy, entertainment, and media.

 

Responsibilities: 

• Provide administrative support for anthology co-editors by scheduling bi-monthly co-editor meetings and preparing agendas, shared documents, and project updates

• Maintain spreadsheets and other files to track status of up to 30 chapters in progress

• Serve as point of contact between 25 writers and 5 co-editors throughout process of editing multiple drafts

• Track deadlines and follow up with writers and editors about status of individual chapters and administrative documents

• Ensure contracts and written agreements are complete, organized, and accessible 

• Assist in tracking expenses for small operating budget

• Assist in managing communication with literary agents and publishing houses

• Create and manage documents such as hiring paperwork, mailing list updates, progress charts, and social media graphics

• Follow and report on the progress of writing for 5 different thematic categories

 

Qualifications:

• Comfortable switching between working collaboratively as part of a team and working autonomously as needed

• Effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to adapt to various styles and perspectives

• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills and ability to work with diverse groups of people

• Proficiency with cloud-based filing systems such as Google Drive, familiar with database management and conducting online research

• Experience creating outreach materials and using visual and graphic design programs such as Adobe InDesign or Illustrator

• Demonstrated ability to organize, prioritize, and meet deadlines, with an attention to detail in a dynamic work environment

• Commitment to the shared values of clear and direct communication, transparency, accountability, and flexibility

 

The successful candidate will have most of the above qualifications and a strong desire to learn the other qualifications. We recognize that not every candidate may have all of the listed qualifications and that many skills can be learned on the job.

 

Adsit Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind— Adsit Media is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Adsit Media are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Adsit Media will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

 

Trans women and femmes of color are especially encouraged to apply.