The Editor-in-Chief is ultimately responsible for the quality of the magazine and serves as the primary leader throughout the publication process, including managing the marketing and promotion of the magazine. The Editor-in-Chief runs meetings and work sessions, ensuring clear and frequent communication with other leaders, staff members, and the adviser. They have the final say, subject to the adviser’s prior review, on all content decisions, including the selection of literature and artwork, ensuring submissions align with the magazine’s standards and vision. A successful Editor-in-Chief is confident, knowledgeable, and comfortable giving instructions while fostering a collaborative and motivated team environment. This leader is also skilled in problem-solving, highly committed to the program’s demands, reliable and punctual, and dedicated to ensuring that everyone contributes to creating a high-quality publication.
The K-3 Editor is responsible for reviewing all submissions intended for the K-3 audience and curating content that aligns with the magazine's standards and vision. This role involves evaluating submissions based on established criteria, ensuring quality, originality, and appropriateness for young readers, while also considering the variety and balance of published pieces. The K-3 Editor makes final decisions on what is published, collaborating with the Submissions Manager to stay informed about the volume and progress of submissions. Additionally, this role requires a deep understanding of the developmental needs and interests of children in grades K-3 to ensure the content is engaging, educational, and suitable. Strong editorial judgment, attention to detail, and a passion for children's literature and arts are essential for success in this position.
The art editor is responsible for communicating well and frequently with
the adviser, the editor-in-chief and the art teachers. He or she
accepts art submissions photographing and returning
them to the artists promptly. The art editor assigns work for critique, organizes the results and ensures everything is completed in a timely manner. The art editor is expected to communicate
with the artists. The art editor is responsible for the quality of the artwork
in the magazine, ensuring that artwork is in the correct format. The art editor is ultimately responsible for the art
credits in the magazine. The art editor must be a self-starter, a good
communicator. The art editor is required to be very detail oriented and dedicated to the
idea of representing the students’ artwork well in the magazine.
The Submissions Manager oversees the submission and review process for the arts magazine, ensuring all submissions are efficiently managed, assigned, and tracked. This role involves assigning submissions to the appropriate editor or critique teams, and monitoring their progress to ensure timely evaluation. The Submissions Manager serves as the primary point of contact for contributors, providing updates on submission status, and addressing inquiries. Additionally, the role requires close collaboration with editors to communicate deadlines, expectations, and feedback while maintaining an organized system for tracking submissions. The Submissions Manager ensures the workflow runs smoothly, identifies and addresses inefficiencies. Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, excellent communication,.
The Poetry Editor is ultimately responsible for ensuring the quality of poetry in the magazine. This role involves guiding the staff through the critique and selection process, fostering thoughtful discussions and evaluations of submissions. The Poetry Editor communicates directly with poets as needed, works with them on any revisions, and carefully reviews every poetry submission after the staff critique to make final publication decisions. The poetry editor works with teachers to promote the magazine and encourage submissions. Ideal candidates for this position are dedicated, detail-oriented, and passionate about poetry. They should also be knowledgeable about the art form and skilled in clear and effective communication with staff, other editors, and advisers.
The prose editor is ultimately responsible for the quality of short stories,
essays, and other prose in the magazine. He or she has responsibility for
guiding the staff through prose critique and selection, working with teachers to promote submissions and communicating with writers about necessary revisions.
The prose editor is responsible for reading every prose submission after the staff has made
their critiques and deciding which will be published. The best candidates for
this position are dedicated, detail-oriented, passionate about writing,
knowledgeable, and able to communicate well with staff, editors, and
advisers.