Call for NAPA Notes Contributing Editors

 NAPA Notes is in need of additional volunteers to become part of the newsletter team. Interested applicants may contact the NAPA Notes committee chair and lead editor, Jacqueline Cortez, by Friday, February 4th. See the role description below.

NAPA Notes Contributing Editor
Role Description

Skills/Attributes Needed

• Ability to gather and write up news and events items relevant to NAPA members.

• Ability to coordinate with other newsletter team members and senior editor.

• Ability to edit text into a punchy, quickly readable format.

• Competence with the English language, particularly spelling and grammar.

• Some editing, design, and other newsletter or related skills preferable.

• Self-motivation.

• Ability to keep to deadlines with minimal oversight.

• Willingness to proactively approach NAPA leaders for news and information.

 Job Duties

• Coordinate with team members to produce three issues of NAPA Notes annually (just prior to SfAA, EPIC, and AAA meetings).

  • Issues are 4-6 pages.

  • Content is very brief and focused, usually containing links to additional details.

• Gather relevant information in a timely way.

• Proactively contract members of the NAPA Governing Council (Committee chairs and elected officials) to gather accurate newsletter content as needed.

• Coordinate with senior editor to create and review drafts, and produce final PDF edition. 

Expectations

• As with all NAPA positions, this is a volunteer endeavor.

• Work with the senior editor and other contributing editors in a professional and collegial manner.

• Preferably, this would be a two-year assignment minimally (six issues).

• NAPA will hopefully give you as much support as needed during your tenure.

• There are months of relative inactivity followed by a few rather busy moments, perhaps 10 hours spread over the course of three weeks.

• As you cycle on or off, work with the senior editor to ensure a smooth transition.

Benefits

• Build a network of professionals from within the organization.

• Gain outreach, writing, and editing experience for your resume.

• Develop your research, editorial, design, or whatever other skills you want to bring to bear.

• Become very familiar with NAPA and its leadership, AAA, other organizations, and how these organizations are managed.

• Be among the first to know about upcoming NAPA news and events.

• Have fun while contributing to the discipline.