Managing Editor for Snowwolf publishing

Position Description

Title: Managing Editor, Snowwolf Publishing

Location: Teaching Drum Outdoor School, Three Lakes, WI

Description: We are seeking a Managing Editor to join Teaching Drum’s sister organization, Snow Wolf Publishing. Established in 2014 as an independent nonprofit publisher, Snow Wolf Publishing has published eleven books, most of which have won multiple awards. As the Managing Editor, you will be responsible for overseeing the entire operation of our publishing house.

Responsibilities may include:

  • Oversee the entire operation of a publishing house, including title procurement, setting publishing schedules, and working with project editors and the European managing editor.
  • Manage and oversee book award programs, which include reviewing and judging submissions.
  • Guide outreach and distribution strategies for published works.
  • Manage a large and diverse team of staff members, including authors, text editors, proofreaders, indexers, transcribers, illustrators, book and cover designers, e-book and recorded book producers, and outreach-distribution people.
  • Coordinate with twelve German and Spanish translators to ensure accurate translations of published works.
  • Collaborate with other departments within the publishing house to ensure efficient and effective operations.
  • Maintain a high standard of quality for published works, ensuring they meet the expectations of the publishing house and its readers.
  • Develop and maintain positive relationships with authors and staff members, promoting a positive and productive work environment.

Preferred qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in journalism, English, communications, or a related field
2-4 years of experience in the publishing industry, with experience in editorial roles such as editor or writer 
Knowledge of the publishing industry, including trends and developments 
Project management skills, including the ability to manage deadlines and work with writers and editors.

Compensation and Life at Teaching Drum:

We live a simple lifestyle—heating with wood, eating an organic and partially wild-foraged diet, and living in community with others who enjoy the same. Staff receive room and board, shared vehicle use, utilities, internet, and a $550 stipend/month. Food that is included with room and board is based on a paleo-diet and includes fruit, vegetables, nuts, wild meat, eggs, fat, and wild rice.

If self-motivated to learn wilderness survival skills, including the skills taught our Wilderness Guide Program (such as fire making, tanning hides, tracking, wild foraging, trapping, woodworking, shelter building, open-fire cooking, way finding, etc.) there is a wealth of knowledge to draw upon.

To apply, please e-mail your resume and a cover letter to balance@teachingdrum.org

A way of life

A position at Teaching Drum Outdoor School is more than a job; it’s a lifeway. Staff live on campus as part of an intentional community with a focus on living in a balanced way with nature and self. Authentic communication is a part of our daily practice. We come together as a Circle for healing and celebrating as well as for furthering our mission. There are no time clocks. Staff are self-motivated. Nine-to-five positions exist here only for those who create them.

Compensation

$550 stipend/month, private one-room cabin with wood-fired stove (or room in shared housing), organic and wild foods based on a paleo-diet (fruit, vegetables, nuts, wild meat, eggs, fat, and wild rice), communal spaces (such as kitchen and bathroom), community garden, canoe use, shared vehicle use, discounted courses, utilities, internet.

*An added perk is a complementary one to four week-long wilderness immersion at camp with the current Seekers.*

Staff at Teaching Drum Outdoor School are here because we believe in what we do.

We believe that deep connection with nature facilitates transformation and healing.

Teaching Drum Outdoor School and its growing branches—the Healing Nature Center and Snow Wolf Publishing—are rooted in this common core value.

If self-motivated to learn wilderness survival skills, including the skills taught in the Wilderness Guide Program (such as fire making, tanning hides, tracking, wild foraging, trapping, woodworking, shelter building, open-fire cooking, way finding, etc.) there is a wealth of knowledge to draw upon.

PLEASE NOTE: Though many of us love animals, we have a no pet policy (no exceptions). We are a tobacco, alcohol, and drug free community.  

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for Teaching Drum Outdoor School. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinions enrich our greater community. We at Teaching Drum Outdoor School fulfill our mission by living in intentional community with all the plant and animal relations, and being inclusive and welcoming of people from every background.

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To apply, send an e-mail to balance@teachingdrum.org