[Ansteorra-announce] [Announcements] Position Opening Soon-Compleat Anachronist Editor

[Patrick Anderson]

The Society for Creative Anachronism Inc. is accepting applications for 
the position of Editor for The Compleat Anachronist. The Compleat 
Anachronist is a journal published four times a year. Each issue is 
approximately 60 pages long and focuses on a single topic relevant to 
the time period 600 C.E. to 1600 C.E. The single-topic format gives 
readers an opportunity to review a subject in much more detail than 
Tournaments Illuminated, a Kingdom Arts and Sciences publication, or a 
local newsletter can provide.

The Editor is responsible for oversight of all aspects of issue 
production, including recruiting authors and reviewers, manuscript 
development, as well as submitting quarterly reports to the Board of 
Directors and the Publications Manager. A team approach to issue 
production is encouraged to assist in effective and timely management of 
the publication. The Editor may recruit a support staff, including 
assistant editors, graphic artists, and other assistants. The Editor 
needs to either be, or have on staff, a graphic artist with access to 
and experience with a computer running Quark or InDesign and the ability 
to export files to high resolution pdf format. Contributing authors are 
generally responsible for providing their own illustrations, photographs 
or other artwork, but it is helpful for the Editor to develop a pool of 
artists to assist authors if needed.

Qualifications for the position include excellent written and oral 
communication skills, leadership skills, the ability to prioritize tasks 
and meet deadlines, and strong computer skills. Professional experience 
in editing, design, art direction or desktop publishing and prior 
experience in an SCA chronicler position are desirable, but not 
required. The position requires approximately 20 to 35 hours per month 
(this includes recruiting authors, screening manuscripts, proofreading, 
layout, correspondence, and online reviewing). The deadlines to get the 
finished layout to the printer are 15 December, 15 March, 15 June, and 
15 September. The issues are mailed quarterly in January, April, July, 
and October.

Reasonable expenses are covered by the Corporation and may include: 
paper, printer cartridges, stamps, and a post office box. You will be 
asked to submit an expense report, with receipts attached, to receive 
reimbursement. The Editor also receives a small stipend from SCA once an 
issue is completed.

Hard copies of résumés (both professional and within the Society, 
including offices held and awards received) must be sent to:
SCA Inc.
Attn: CA Editor Position
P.O. Box 360789
Milpitas, CA 95036-0789

Electronic copies may also be sent to resumes at sca.org.

Résumés must be received by September 30, 2009. The incoming Editor will 
begin training with the outgoing Editor in mid-October 2009 in 
preparation for taking over the position in January 2010. Questions 
regarding the position may be directed to Dori Andrepont, Publications 
Manager, via telephone at (661) 466-6805, or via e-mail at 
pubmanager at sca.org.
--
Patrick Anderson
President
Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc.
president at sca.org
952-412-4112


Comments are strongly encouraged and can be sent to:
SCA Inc.
Box 360789
Milpitas,  CA 95036

You may also email comments at lists.sca.org.

This announcement is an official informational release by the Society for Creative Anachronism , Inc.  Permission is granted to reproduce this announcement in its entirety in newsletters, websites and electronic mailing lists.

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