LiP Magazine, a national print quarterly of radical politics, culture, sex, and humor, is looking to add a Director of Special Projects to our all-volunteer team. This is a unique position that requires and provides great amounts of creative input and autonomy, and it will only work well for someone who's extremely self-directed, well-organized, and who enjoys creative problem solving.

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.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Director of Special Projects will work closely with LiP's Director, Managing Editor, and Designer/Production Coordinator, primarily on discrete, time-delimited projects. A fanciful list of possible projects might include: a print-on-demand publishing service; fold-out map format informational guides of particular use to dissidents; a remote control cell phone (or iPod) disruptor; The long-threatened LiP Reader anthology; a LiP-centric podcast or radio show; and a radical speaker's bureau. Some or all of these are fictional examples provided merely to underscore the open-ended nature of work that may be taken on by the Director of Special Projects.

It may also be worth noting that this position, more than almost any other within LiP, should be fun for the right person.

SKILLS / QUALIFICATIONS:

The ideal candidate should have prior project management and/or organizing experience, preferably in a non-corporate environment. The Director of Special Projects need not be located in the Oakland Bay Area, where LiP is based, though it is preferred. Candidates 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.

TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION:

Please send resume and cover letter to: jobs@lipmagazine.org, with "Director of Special Projects" 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

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