Do you often marvel at how sparklingly interesting each Streets.mn article is and wish you could be part of the team that helps polish those stories to a sheen before they go live? Or perhaps the spelling, grammar and punctuation you sometimes see drives you to distraction, and you wish you could do something about it.
We hope it’s not the latter, but if you fall into either category, we have a perfect opportunity for you!
We are looking for two volunteer editors to join our editorial team and help copy-edit, fact-check and proof articles before they get posted on Streets.mn.
No previous editorial experience is necessary, but you do need sharp grammatical and research skills and a willingness to learn Associated Press Style.
If you excelled at journalism, writing or communication in school, and if you can communicate in a way that both challenges and empowers writers, then you have the skills we’re looking for. If you are fascinated by topics such as transportation, climate change mitigation, people-centered spaces or how social pressure drives housing development, we’re your tribe of fellow/sister nerds.
What’s Involved?
You know how it always helps to have a second set of eyes review a written document before it gets shared? You get to be that second set of eyes!
We’re looking for people who can contribute two to five hours per week. You should be willing to learn some basic WordPress (our website’s content management system) skills if you don’t have them.
Writers will post a draft copy of their articles on our website after the managing editor has reviewed them at Google Doc stage, and your cool volunteer gig is to log into the website a couple of days before your assigned publication day and review the articles following our Editorial Workflow.
- You will ensure compliance with our Editorial Policy, smooth out grammar, check that links work, check facts that don’t seem right to you and communicate with writers and the managing editor to get their articles posted.
- You get to work with volunteer writers every week, who generally are passionate about their content; together, you’ll make the world a little more interesting.
Editor-in-Chief Micah Davison (that’s me) and Managing Editor Amy Gage from Streets.mn will help support you. If you’re interested, send an email to [email protected] or use the Contact Us link. We’ll assign a simple editing exercise to interested candidates whose skill set matches what we need.