CIRCULATION COORDINATOR

LiP Magazine, a national quarterly of radical politics, culture, sex, and humor, is looking to add a Circulation Coordinator to our team.

LiP's mission is to use a well-written, well-edited magazine with an accessible pop sensibility to promote a structural understanding of contemporary US and global society while providing tools, strategies, (as well as badly-needed comic relief), for equitable transformation. It's twice been nominated by Utne, in 2003 for Best Online Cultural Coverage, and again in 2004 for Best New Title, and has also garnered a 2005 Best Magazine distinction from Clamor Magazine, and two 2005 Project Censored awards. LiP is also the only non-women-centric independent publication in the U.S. with a majority female editorial group, contributor base, and readership.

Founded in 1996 and launched as a national print quarterly in summer 2004, LiP magazine is devoted to bringing its readers dangerous humor, liberated eroticism and informed revolt in every issue. We're looking for a dedicated Circulation Coordinator (volunteering approximately 5 hours per week) to work with our publisher as part of our all-volunteer staff.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

This fun and exciting job is all about getting LiP out to its subscribers. Tasks include: subscription entry in FileMaker Pro, sending subscriber copies (both big mailings and individual copies), printing and mailing renewal notices, and solving subscription problems.

SKILLS / QUALIFICATIONS:

If you have an eye for detail and like creating/maintaining organizational systems, this might be the job for you. Other qualities we're looking for in applicants include: enthusiasm about LiP's content and mission, interest in independent publishing, willingness to learn new things, and general resourcefulness. Job perks include scintillating office conversations, all the hot tea you can drink, and the knowledge that you're helping others resist the Mass Mediocracy. The Circulation Coordinator must live in Oakland or the San Francisco Bay Area. The Circulation Coordinator must be able to commit to at least one year (four issues), and must be aware that this position is, for the foreseeable future, unpaid. Alternative means of compensation (gift certificates, books, trinkets, or platonic love) may be available.

Fair warning: this is a publishing position, not an editorial one. If your main interest is in writing, editing, designing or illustrating, this position is not the best way for you to get involved with LiP.

TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION:

Please send resume and cover letter to: jobs@lipmagazine.org, with "Circulation Coordinator" in the subject line.

LiP welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds, and especially those currently or formerly involved with social change work, artistic endeavors, or other interesting side projects. People of color and/or typically marginalized genders are especially encouraged to apply.

You may also send all materials via snail mail, to:

LiP: Informed Revolt
PO Box 3478
Oakland, CA 94609

"LiP is what radical journalism should be, but rarely is in the U.S.: sharp, witty, and unafraid to challenge conventional wisdom."
-Tim Wise, antiracist activist and author of White Like Me: Notes From a Privileged Son

"LiP is marvelous. There's nothing that comes close to it in the culture today. Witty, but substantial, a product of a brilliant and diverse collection of excellent writers and contributors, mostly young, LiP is a must read."
-Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, historian, and author of Red Dirt: Growing Up Okie

"Intellectually rigorous, politically uncompromising, and consistently high quality."
-Lisa Jervis, Founder & Publisher, Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture

"A print and online outfit with creative flair and meaningful substance, that seeks to reach beyond typical progressive audiences."
-Michael Albert, author, editor of Znet, and co-founder of Z Magazine

"I like LiP. It's tough, smart, and takes no prisoners. Read everything in it."
-Andrei Codrescu, poet, novelist, and commentator for National Public Radio