Words Without Borders (WWB) Digital Humanities Fellowship Program For 2024-2025

Program Details
Words Without Borders Digital Humanities Fellowship 2024–25
Type of Contract: Part-time (Remote)
Salary: $18/Hour
Duration: 9 months (20hrs/week)
Working Hours: 10 am and 4:30 pm ET
Starting Date: September 2024
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Program Overview
Words Without Borders seeks applicants for its digital humanities fellowship, which provides training for individuals looking to build a career around the publication and promotion of international literature.
Words Without Borders seeks applicants for its digital humanities fellowship. The WWB Digital Humanities Fellowship Program is designed to provide training for individuals looking to build a career around the publication and promotion of international literature. The digital humanities fellow will primarily support the Digital Director in furthering the organization’s multimedia initiatives and completing the migration of the magazine archives to its new website.
This is a unique opportunity for an early-career professional to be mentored by an experienced editor and digital director while also making a lasting contribution to an international literary and educational organization.

Responsibilities
- Migrating the magazine’s archive to its new website
- Working to create audio, and possibly video, for wordswithoutborders.org, including recorded readings, interviews, and more
- Potential to assist in the production, planning, and execution of digital events and/or assets related
- Editing and formatting short videos for promotional and fundraising purposes
- Researching digital best practices to support Digital Director, as necessary
- Meeting weekly with Digital Director to assess progress and ensure projects delivered on time
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Qualifications
The ideal candidate will be highly organized, responsible, and able to work effectively both independently supervision and as part of a team. They will also be skilled at written and verbal communications and have knowledge of the international literary landscape.
- Bachelor’s degree; master’s degree a plus but not required
- Demonstrated interest in international literature, and preferably global education as well
- Experience with multimedia content production (including slideshows, podcasts, video, and/or creating GIFS)
- Experience working with website content management systems
- Excellent verbal and written communication skill.
- Superior organizational skills, attention to detail, and initiative
- Proficient with Microsoft Office or other word-processing programs
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively on a small, dynamic team
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
- Fluent in English with knowledge of one or more foreign languages
Not sure if you meet all the requirements? Consider that research has shown that men apply for jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, yet women and other people who are systematically marginalized tend to apply only if they meet every requirement. If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply.
Words Without Borders does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ethnicity, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, nationality, marital status, parental status, military service, or disability. We are committed to pursuing equity and inclusion in our organization and seek candidates who bring diverse backgrounds and new perspectives to our work. Individuals from groups who have been historically underrepresented in the field of publishing are especially encouraged to apply.
Application Procedure
Interested candidates may email a résumé and cover letter indicating how this position aligns with their skill set and career goals by 11:59 pm eastern time (ET) on March 22 to jobs@wordswithoutborders.org with the subject line “Digital Humanities Fellowship.” No phone calls or social media contact, please.
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