Contributing Editor position open with Kill Your Darlings for 2016

Kill Your Darlings are looking for a Contributing Editor to join their team for 2016! They'd love someone to write in one area. Potential areas of interest they'd love to hear from include: politics, society, film and TV, books and writing, pop culture, gaming and technology, music, sport, and art. Phew! What a list.

Here are more details about the position from the Kill Your Darlings website:

The Contributing Editor will write across both the print and online editions of Kill Your Darlings, and will be an integral part of the KYD team. They will have a strong interest in and knowledge of one particular cultural field, writing polished, informed and accessible content.

The Contributing Editor will publish a total of 12 articles in Kill Your Darlings during 2016, including:

  • 10x monthly online articles of approx. 1000 words
  • 2x articles for the quarterly print issue of the journal, min. 2000 words

The total annual payment package for the Contributing Editor is $3000.

Applications close 9am December 21st 2015!

Sound like you? Head to the Kill Your Darlings website for more information on how to apply.

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