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Job Title: Managing Editor, Chebacco: The Journal of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society

Year-round, part-time contract position

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The Mount Desert Island Historical Society publishes an annual history journal called Chebacco with

twelve new articles about local history written by volunteer authors and overseen by the Executive

Director and a volunteer editorial board. The journal has won awards for excellence in publication from

the New England Museum Association and the Association for State and Local History. Articles are

written and edited primarily by volunteers, but a professional copy editor and designer are part of the

team, guiding the manuscript through final editing, design, and printing. Occasionally an artist-in-

residence is hired to enhance the edition with original artwork, the Managing Editor would hire and

oversee this position as well. Chebacco has a distribution of approximately 800 copies primarily to over

500 members of the Society, with remaining copies sent to libraries or available for purchase.

The Managing Editor will work with a volunteer editorial board and volunteer authors, a copy editor,

graphic designer, and staff of the Historical Society. This is a contract position that reports to the

Executive Director. The workload varies depending on the production schedule: January through April

is moderate, approximately 20-30 hours a month; May through mid-September there are little to no

hours required, with only occasional check-ins with the authors; October through mid-December the

work is most intense with approximately 30-40 hours a month. The job allows for flexible hours and the

Managing Editor can work remotely.