Join our small, highly collaborative team to help us carry forward our three-decade-plus mission of giving voice to the environmental grassroots in BC and beyond.

• Type: Contract, part-time
• Remuneration: $25-$30(+)/hr
• Hours: 15-20 hrs/week (room to expand)
• Deadline to apply: March 15, 2024
• Preferred start date: April 15, 2024 (negotiable)

We are a non-profit environmental magazine that emerged out of the grassroots environmental movement in coastal BC in the early 1990s. Our small team proudly produces five 40-page print issues annually, and we upload about 30% of our print content online.

Our subscribers and supporters value the Watershed Sentinel for our balanced editorial mix, our long history and connections within the environmental movement, our commitment to factual reporting and critical analysis, the physical print magazine, and our philosophy (see below).

About you:

• Strong editing and writing skills
• Professional editing experience required
• Experience with print publications strongly preferred
• Self-starter with creative ideas and solid leadership potential, who enjoys working in a collaborative team environment
• Maturity and ability to move into commitment and responsibility
• Adaptable, good communicator
• Good time management and organizational skills
• Interest in and alignment with our mission and position in a changing media landscape

Preference will be given to a candidate with prior interest and involvement in environmental issues

Responsibilities:

• Work within our print production timelines to:
  • Plan and coordinate content; update issue storyboards and impositions as they evolve
  • Liaise with writers; track stories and deadlines
  • Copyedit articles; copywrite as necessary (e.g. headlines, table of contents, editorials, etc.), and proofread each issue before press
  • Liaise with our designer and printer, other staff, and board
  • Report to the board
  • Attend weekly staff meetings, bi-monthly editorial advisory board meetings, and occasional board meetings
  • This role has potential to expand depending on your interest, skills, and availability

What we offer:

• Competitive pay aligned with industry standards
• Opportunities to:
  • Take on a leadership role, bring your ideas to fruition, and shape the future of the magazine
  • Learn all aspects of print publishing, depending on your interest & availability
  • Blue Cross medical/dental benefits after 3 months
  • Flexible and highly collaborative workplace as part of a small team
  • A very appreciative and dedicated readership

 Apply by email to editor@watershedsentinel.ca by March 15. In your cover letter, please tell us about your experience with and passion for environment and social justice issues.

**Selected applicants will be contacted by March 19 and given a short assignment to demonstrate editing ability. Interviews will be conducted via Zoom with our small hiring committee during the last week of March.

Additional Comments:
Apply by email to editor@watershedsentinel.ca by March 15. In your cover letter, please tell us about your experience with and passion for environment and social justice issues.

Contact Name:
Delores Broten

Contact Phone Number:
+1 250 339 6117

Contact email address:
editor@watershedsentinel.ca

Company / Organization Name:
Watershed Sentinel