Description

The Administrative Assistant is responsible for working directly with the Director who will distribute tasks dealing with any of the following: author management, website management, handling email correspondence, finding PR opportunities for authors, and tasks that may pop up during the week. The administrative assistant provides a helping hand with all administrative tasks and will gain hands-on experience in the publishing world by working directly with the Founder and Director. This is a remote position. The only times the job may be in-person is if you’re able to attend Abode-hosted readings, events, and/or AWP/other conferences (though not required). Applicants based in Central Texas are highly preferred, but not required. Applicants should have a strong desire to amplify marginalized voices and should align with our values: anti-racism, anti-colonialism, intersectionality, and empathy. Applicants should expect to spend 1-3 hours a week in this role. This position is set to begin August 1st, 2024.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Finding PR opportunities and submitting proposals on behalf of Abode’s authors/chapbooks

• Updating the website as needs pop up

• Handling email correspondence for author management

• Helping set up for events/providing technical support on Zoom

• Attending virtual staff meetings to cover Press related topics

• Bi-weekly meetings with the Director to discuss weekly goals, tasks, ideas for growth

Tools/Software

• Slack (for team communications)

• Gmail (for work-related communications)

• Experience with WIX

• Zoom

Payment Details

This position is a volunteer role. However, the administrative assistant will be able to take any Abode writing workshops for free. We do this because until we acquire grants to provide stipends to staff, we want to ensure we’re able to provide thanks in some form for your efforts to help Abode.

Apply

To apply, please send an email to diamond@abodepress.com with “Administrative Assistant Application” in the headline along with a cover letter in the body of the email stating why you think you would be a strong fit for this role and your alignment with our Press. Please include a resume as well.