Literary Editor for the Sage Job at Inside Higher Ed in Alpine

Literary Editor for the Sage

Inside Higher Ed

Location

Alpine

Department

Languages and Literature

Job Number

SI8861

Posting Date

11/14/2025

Salary

$9.50 per 8 hours per week

Requirements

The applicant should be an undergraduate student in the Visual & Performing Arts or Language & Literature Departments. The student should demonstrate a basic understanding of small press publications, possess proofreading skills, and have an interest in text-image design.

Primary Responsibilities

The literary editor is responsible for soliciting and selecting literary work for publication in the student art & literature journal, The Sage. They will communicate with the Sul Ross community during the months of open submission, edit and proofread the text for final publication, and coordinate with artists and writers throughout the production process. The literary editor will collaborate with the English honor society to manage the annual spring poetry contest, with winners’ poems published in The Sage by the end of the spring semester.

Background Check

Yes

An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

It is the policy of Sul Ross State University to provide equal employment opportunity for all persons in accordance with their individual, job-related qualifications and without consideration of race, creed, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status and ancestry. Equal employment opportunities shall be afforded in all personnel actions or decisions including, but not necessarily limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, upgrading, promotion, demotion, termination and salary. Retaliation is prohibited against a person who opposes a discriminatory practice, files a charge, testifies, assists or participates in an investigative proceeding or hearing.

Seniority Level

Internship

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing

Industries

Online Audio and Video Media