George Mason Review seeks Interns

The George Mason Review is changing its image! This interdisciplinary journal aims to publish the best and exemplary writing from the sciences, humanities, and arts. We are seeking bright and motivated undergraduates across the disciplines who are interested in developing a journal that showcases all the innovative work conducted by the Mason community.
There are intern positions for credit available in editorial, marketing, design, and web development. Our team will be actively involved in conceptualizing and creating what the journal will be for the Mason community. The responsibilities of our staff will include rebranding, conceptualizing online and print identities, student outreach, reading submissions, and website design. For more details regarding internship requirements and available positions see the attached syllabus.
Please send a brief description of your background and why you’re interested in working with the George Mason Review to gmreview@gmu.edu.

GM Review Editorial Board Internship Syllabus Spring 2011
Internship Coordinators:
Jay Patel, GTA Whitney Poole, GTA
jpatel2@gmu.edu wpoole@gmu.edu

Editor-in-Chief
Paula Salamoun
psalamou@masonlive.gmu.edu

Faculty Advisers:
Anna Sophia Habib Terry Myers Zawacki
Term Assistant Professor, English Department Associate Professor, English
Director, University Writing Center Director, Writing Across the Curriculum Program
(703) 993-8359 ahabib@gmu.edu (703) 993-1187 tzawacki@gmu.edu

Objectives: The objective of this internship is to introduce students to the fast paced world of publishing, while also affording them the opportunity to interact with graduate students and undergraduate peers in a scholarly environment. This internship will demand of students the application of editing, managing, marketing, communication, and graphic design skills in a real world publishing environment. By participating in this internship, students will be asked to work with fellow Editorial Board interns to successfully (1) rebrand and reinvent the scope of the journal and (2) coordinate the dissemination of GMU’s across the disciplines academic journal.

Course Requirements: To earn credit and to achieve the objectives above, students will be required to work a minimum of five (may be more depending on departmental requirements) hours a week during the spring 2011 semester. However, the board will begin bi-weekly meetings in mid-fall Semester of 2010 in order to adequately prepare the journal for spring submissions. Fall Preparation will include developing a new vision and mission statement, criteria for submission, operational policies, marketing plans and a new web interface. The spring semester will focus on implementing the new policies and generating and evaluating submissions.
Students will attend monthly meetings with the GTA Internship Coordinators to discuss the progress of the journal and reflect on any experiences or obstacles. In addition to departmental requirements regarding internships for credit, interns are also expected to fulfill their individual job descriptions listed below. These job descriptions are a general outline for the projects that will have to be completed in order to maintain a successful journal. Projects will be assigned by the Editor-in-Chief and Internship Coordinators.
Assistant Editor Internship
The Assistant Editor will develop themes and criteria for content submitted to the journal and select/oversee peer reviewers who will read the content. The assistant editor will coordinate with the marketing director on generating submissions from the Mason community.

Marketing Director
The Marketing Director will be in charge of developing and implementing outreach and marketing plans towards the broader Mason community. The Marketing Director is expected to connect with faculty, students, administrators, and alumni in developing such plans.

Managing Editor
The Managing Editor will direct the financial and operational aspects of the journal. Working closely with the Editor-in-Chief, the Managing Editor will develop internal policies and procedures while overseeing the budget.

Art Design Director
The Art Design Director will develop and maintain the visual identity of the journal by creating a new logo and graphic design theme and communicating those elements to University Life. The Art Design Director will work closely with the Marketing Director and IT on creating the visual identity.

Evaluations: The internship coordinator will provide a mid-semester and final assessment of interns based on the successful completion of hours, attendance of monthly meetings, and effort made to fulfill the job descriptions listed above.