Positions Open at Crossroads Background Information Crossroads is a student-run magazine published by the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) in print and online at the Crossroads web site (http://www.acm.org/crossroads/). We are currently looking for students interested in joining the Editorial Staff. Crossroads is published quarterly and has a print circulation of about 15,000; the Crossroads website receives (on average) about 1,000 hits per day. Positions Open -- Apply by November 1, 1998 Assistant Graphics Editor The Assistant Graphics Editor is responsible for helping the Graphics Editor solicit graphics and edit graphics for Crossroads. They will also produce graphics or artwork as needed, design promotional materials as needed, and help format all graphics in the appropriate format. General Editor The General Editors are responsible for the solicitation and collection of all articles and columns. Specific responsibilities include: Invite submissions of articles Participate in deciding which articles to select for each issue In charge of the first phase in editing each article chosen for publication Maintain contact with authors about the status of their submission Participate in the general administration of Crossroads Assistant Business Manager The Business Manager is responsible for the business aspects of running a magazine. The Assistant will aid in the following responsibilities, in coordination with the Business Manager: Develop and implement a plan to solicit print and web-based advertising Act as liason between the Crossroads editorial board and the ACM headquarters business manager Assist the ACM headquarters business manager in soliciting advertising for Crossroads Maintain the rate card Maintain the web-based advertising (receiving banners from advertisers, formating Crossroads web pages to house the ad, etc.) Assistant Publicity Manager The Publicity Manager will coordinate activities to help promote Crossroads. The Assistant will help the Publicity Manager with the following activities: Develop and implement a plan to publicize Crossroads both in print and online. Submit Crossroads to appropriate search engines, design flyers to announce calls for articles, find appropriate awards to nominate Crossroads for, write press releases, etc. Research and list appropriate mailing lists, university research labs, usenet groups, etc. for each issue so that calls for articles can be targeted to these resources Maintain the xrds-announce mailing list and send appropriate messages over it Act as liason between the Crossroads editorial board and the ACM headquarters personnel who track the popularity of Crossroads Managing Editor The exact description of this job is about to change, but here is a rough idea of what would be involved: Recruiting new staff members as needed Helping to maintain the Crossroads web site Tracking and reporting status of submitted articles, corresponding with authors as necessary Assisting other staff as requested For more information More information about Crossroads can be found at our web site, http://www.acm.org/crossroads/. The Staff Policy can be found at: http://www.acm.org/crossroads/doc/information/staff_policy.html. If you would like more information, please contact us at [log in to unmask] Sincerely yours, Crossroads Editorial Staff To apply for these positions, go to our online application at www.acm.org/crossroads/doc/posapp.html