Friday, May 28, 2010

Job Opening: Editor of IGS Quarterly

The Indiana Genealogical Society is seeking applicants for the position of editor of the society's quarterly publication, Indiana Genealogist. The editor is responsible for the 50-page quarterly, which is published 4 times a year, as well as a separate index, which is published annually.

Responsibilities include:
--receipt of submissions
--choice of which submissions to be included in each issue
--copyediting
--page layout
--transmission of file to the printer (for remaining issues of 2010)
--creation of the annual index
--creation of PDF files of each issue

Experience using page layout software (Microsoft Publisher, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Page Maker or something similar) and familiarity with generating PDFs is required. The editor reports periodically to the IGS Board and the Publications Committee and is paid $500 per issue and $500 for the annual index.

If you would like to apply for the position, or would like more information, please contact Marlene Polster, Publications Committee chair--lakecogen@sbcglobal.net.

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