15/04/2021
REMINDER: Applications to join our editorial team close tomorrow! This is a great chance to have a real impact on the content of Advocate Magazine and get some journalistic experience for your CV. See details for applying below:
Applications to join our Editorial Team for 2021-2022 are now open!
The editorial team is a crucial part of Advocate Magazine – they’re the ones who help our writers develop great articles, curate the magazine and sometimes contribute to our print and online magazines themselves. It’s a rewarding opportunity and great to add to your CV.
Here’s a note from our current Head Content Editor, Jasmine Shergill, on the work of our editors this year:
“In light of the unprecedented circumstances this year, the editorial process moved solely online. We introduced a very successful virtual journalism programme, where editors were able to work closely to support and guide their writers through the editorial process. This was a very rewarding experience for the editorial team, and the programme produced some of the best articles Advocate has ever received, showcased in our Winter Edition 2021. Joining our editorial team therefore, promises to be just as worthwhile, whether it continues online, or if we are able to return to in person events.”
The following roles are being recruited:
* - Head Content Editor – a role that involves overseeing our print editions as a whole and co-ordinating the other editors. Involved in editing and selecting articles for publication both online and in our Winter and Summer Editions. Responsible for the Journalism Programme.
* - Deputy Head Content Editor – assists the Head Content Editor in their responsibilities.
* - Domestic Affairs Editor(s) – responsible for editing articles whose topics fall within the scope of Domestic Affairs
* - International Affairs Editor(s) – responsible for editing articles whose topics fall within the scope of International Affairs
* - Legal Affairs Editor(s) – responsible for editing articles whose topics fall within the scope of Legal Affairs
* - Online Editor(s) – responsible for editing articles for our online magazine
* - Head Design Editor – responsible for designing the format and style of our Winter and Summer Edition, including the cover and the pages inside, and designs the final magazine.
* - Deputy Head Design Editor – assists the Head Design Editor in their role and sources artwork to accompany the articles.
We are looking to recruit more than one editor in most roles to ensure that the workload assigned to each editor is manageable.
For the first stage of the application process for the editorial roles, please send 250 words to [email protected] on why you would be suitable for the role by midnight on the 16th of April. If applying for a design role, please also send a sample of your design work.
If successful at this stage, you will proceed to the second stage, where you will be asked to complete an editorial task and answer a few more questions.
Please let us know if you have any questions, and good luck to those applying!
