NOW LOOKING FOR (TEEN) TEAM MEMBERS!

At #TeenWritersProject, we are looking for highly organized, self-driven, and passionate young people to join our fast-growing team. 

As a member of our Editorial Board, youth acquire transferable job skills, and learn how to make smart decisions, collaborate, prioritize, and engage with the community!

Our organization provides a highly collaborative and creative opportunity for young people to gain experience in leadership, life skill development, community service, and reading, writing, social, and cultural literacy. Not only will you work collaboratively with other youth and adult members to brainstorm and develop programming, you will develop, create and publish our lit zines, and actively engage with teens to recruit, encourage, support, lead, and have fun!
GRAPHIC DESIGN EDITOR
If you are creative, confident to try new things, have a passion for big ideas and visual storytelling, are experienced in layout and design, and can navigate your way around Canva like an expert, we want to hear from you! This is a hybrid position so you must be able to drive or get around easily because you may have to work on-site.
🎨​Magazine Maestro: We publish eight (8) magazines a year, four (4) literary magazines and four (4) social + culture magazines, and need a designer who can arrange the content and cover in a visually appealing way. You must have excellent visual communication skills and a strong foundation in layout, typography, and color theory.

🖥️Creative Connoisseur: Advanced knowledge of Canva.

🗣️Communication Champion: Good communication skills are a must to collaborate with remote creative teams and be able to sell ideas during creative brainstorms, devise strategies to identify marketing opportunities, develop online campaigns, and keep abreast of the latest trends.

💡 Idea Innovator: In addition to designing our publication, your creativity knows no bounds. You’re ready to lead in creative brainstorms, develop online campaigns, and identify fresh marketing opportunities. You collaborate with the Social Media Editor to help create posts that pop.
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🔍 Trend Tracker: Keeping up with the latest trends isn’t just a habit; it’s a passion. You’re on the pulse of what’s new, ensuring our magazines are always ahead of the curve.

WE'RE ALSO LOOKING FOR (ADULT) TEAM MEMBERS!

MANAGING EDITOR
Requirements
🔹 Must be 18+
🔹 2+ years of professional editing experience or equivalent
🔹 Strong interest in books, reading, and current literary trends
🔹 Excellent communication, organizational, and multitasking skills
🔹 College students and English teachers highly encouraged to apply
🔹 Strong command of English
🔹 Passion for teen voices and publishing
🔹 Great opportunity to build your editing portfolio
We’re looking for a detail-oriented and creative Contract Managing Editor to oversee the production of The #TWP Quarterly, our teen-written literary zine, and our new social + cultural magazine, Ctrl Z-Teens. ​ This is a hybrid position so you must be able to drive or get around easily because you may have to work on-site.
📅 Deadline Driver: Keep our editorial calendar on track and ensure every issue hits deadlines like clockwork.

📝 Content Coach: Guide teen writers and editors through reviewing, revising, and refining pieces for publication. This includes protecting and promoting our mission by making sure every piece uplifts and represents diverse teen perspectives.

🏆 Awards Scout: Research and submit our magazine covers and stories to contests and awards to elevate our visibility.
💌 Alumni Connector: Reach out to past teen writers for testimonials and invite them to join our alumni program.

📕Distribution Builder: Connect with school libraries and bookstores to stock and sell our magazines, books, and card decks to expand our readership.

👥 Spotlight Curator: Coordinate with adult writers from The Writer’s Block to schedule and feature them in our Writers on the Block member spotlight, leading up to their “In Conversation With...” public, in-person interviews.
We are seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic team member to join our team in a hybrid role that combines customer service, magazine publishing and selling, and general support. The ideal candidate will be passionate, engaging, and bring creativity and organization to our organization. We hope it's you!
What’s in it for you? Apart from joining a team where your ideas matter, you’ll gain real-world experience, flex your creative muscles, and be a part of something big. And let's not forget--it's a paid gig.

So, if you’re ready to take your creative game to the next level, slide into our DMs, hit us up with your best content, and let’s make our corner of the Internet a cooler place together. Are you in?