For any questions regarding our positions, please contact Dr. Erin Elizabeth Smith at erin@sundresspublications.com.
Assistant Social Media Manager
Deadline: September 1, 2025
Sundress Publications is an entirely volunteer-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit publishing collective founded in 2000 that hosts a variety of online journals and publishes chapbooks, full-length collections, and literary anthologies in both print and digital formats. Sundress also publishes the annual Best of the Net Anthology, celebrating the best work published online.
Our Assistant Social Media Manager’s responsibilities would be to create content for our Instagram, Facebook, and X accounts including both visuals and text. The Assistant would work closely with our Social Media Manager to oversee interns’ content creation and schedule social media posts for Facebook, X, BlueSky, TikTok, and Instagram, as well as blog content.
Qualifications for the position include:
- Strong written communication skills
- Familiarity with Canva or Adobe Spark
- Previous experience with Meta Business Suite and/or HootSuite a plus.
Applicants are welcome to telecommunicate and therefore are not restricted to living in any particular location. We are especially interested in applications from people from historically marginalized communities.
Sundress Publications is staffed entirely by passionate volunteers, so this position, as with all positions at the press, is unpaid.
To apply, please send a CV and a brief cover letter detailing your interest in the position to our Executive Director, Erin Elizabeth Smith, at erin@sundresspublications.com. Applications are due by September 1, 2025.
Literary Arts Director
Deadline: September 15, 2025
The Sundress Academy for the Arts (SAFTA) is an entirely volunteer-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that hosts residencies and workshops for writers in all genres. They are looking for a creative and dedicated individual to serve as the Literary Arts Director to run our online literary workshop events. This position will require approximately five (5) hours of work per week and will begin September 2025.
The Literary Arts Director’s responsibilities will include working with the SAFTA Virtual Workshop Series to plan, schedule, and run virtual workshops over Zoom; creating biannual calls for applications; working with the directorial team at SAFTA; coordinating with the intern team to promote workshops through social media and additional outlets
Preferred qualifications include:
- Strong written communication skills
- Experience with coordinating and running literary events
- Familiarity using Zoom as a facilitator
- Passion for literature and strong literary citizenship
Applicants are welcome to telecommunicate and therefore are not restricted to living in any particular location. We are especially interested in applications from people from historically marginalized communities.
Sundress Publications is staffed entirely by passionate volunteers, so this position, as with all positions at the press, is unpaid.
To apply, please send a resume, contact information for two references, and a cover letter detailing your interest in the position to the Executive Director, Erin Elizabeth Smith at erin@sundresspublications.com. Applications are due September 15, 2025.
Social Media Manager, Best of the Net Anthology
Deadline: September 22, 2025
The Best of the Net is an awards-based anthology designed to grant a platform to a diverse and growing collection of writers and publishers who are building an online literary landscape that seeks to break free of traditional publishing. The Best of the Net Anthology began in 2006, a project created by Sundress Publications, to gather communities of online literary magazines, journals, and individuals who do the work of creating our digital literary landscape.
Our Social Media Manager’s responsibilities include setting up and running our social media accounts, primarily on Instagram, Facebook, and Bluesky. The Manager would work closely with our Managing Editor to develop our social media strategy, create content that aligns with the strategy, and schedule posts on various platforms, with the goal of increasing engagement and building community.
Qualifications for this post include:
- Previous experience with Meta Business Suite, Canva, or Adobe Spark, etc.
- Strong written communication skills
- Strong leadership skills
- Knowledge of contemporary literature
- Familiarity with SEO and social media strategies preferred, but not required
Applicants are welcome to telecommunicate and are therefore not restricted to living in any particular location. We are especially interested in applicants from historically marginalized communities.
Sundress Publications is staffed entirely by passionate volunteers, so this position, as with all positions at the press, is unpaid.
To apply, please send a CV and a brief cover letter detailing your interest in the position to bestofthenet2006@gmail.com.
Applications are due by 9/22.
For more information, visit our website at bestofthenetanthology.com