BOOST HOUSE APPLICATION 2014 hi frends, we have two positions opening to come live and work at Boost House in the coming months. if youre not familiar: Boost House is a combination publisher and residency that i started in Maine this past winter. we live together in a house working on stuff we are passionate about, mostly arts /activist projects, and to cover our rent and grocery expenses, we publish books and t-shirts and go on poetry tours. were in the process of launching an internet free skool & a feminist lit mag currently. we believe in fusing poetry with radical politics, spirituality, and new media, and in that process broadening what poetry might include. (more info: boost-house/about/). the two positions opening up are: - starting ASAP: we need someone to run our social media. - starting in October: we need someone to run our shipping and online store. both positions are a part-time workload, but require living here in boost house (which is currently in brunswick, maine, altho we may move someplace warmer in early 2015). the immediate compensation is free rent + free vegan food for as long as you stay and help. if things go well for 3+ months and you want to stay part of our long-term team, well figure out a monthly stipend/salary also (you can message me for more specifics on that, but the precise amount will depend on what we can afford). for the social media position: i can guide you some, but you should be proactive about developing our social media strategy and taking initiative to execute it yourself. we have an opportunity to be one of the most forward-thinking poetry presses of our era in terms of how we use technology daily to reach readers, but weve been letting it slip. ideally most days youll spend an hour or two creating new posts, responding to comments, and initiating new conversations. the ideal candidate for this position is funny or otherwise compelling in written text; ideal candidate is also well-versed enough in anti-oppression politics to call out community members and explain when theyve said something racist, transphobic, ableist, etc; and the ideal candidate is familiar with loads of great writing they want to help share, whether thats poetry, political writings, or something else. youll have lots of time to work on other things when not doing our social media. you should be able to move to Maine pretty soon, to stay and contribute at least a few months. for the shipping / online store position: you should be someone who is naturally organized and punctual. ~twice a week youll spend a few hours packaging up merch sales and taking them to the post office. youll also email with customers who didnt get their order, need a different size, etc. rachel can show you our current system and everything you need to know. youll have lots of time to work on other things when not doing working on these tasks. you should be able to move to Maine by early October, to stay and contribute at least a few months. for either position listed above, you fill out the same application, just leave blank any questions that dont apply! ive linked the application in 4 different formats below. its kinda long and includes a lot of questions about your values and politics. just add your answers to the file, or paste it all into an email, and send them to bhsubmissions at gmail !! were accepting applications until August 15th (notify us if youre gonna submit late), and well try to have our decisions made by Sept 1st. please feel free to message me with any questions, or even contact the other current residents of boost house, Emily-Elizabeth and Rachel. if youre interested in living at BH but not able to come until a more distant future time, you can still fill out an application if you like, but please note this in your app. well probably be bringing on another resident or two in january 2015 in our new location, so we can consider you for then! .TXT of the application: https://dl.dropboxusercontent/u/8052638/bhapp2014.txt .RTF of the application: https://dl.dropboxusercontent/u/8052638/bhapp2014.rtf .PDF of the application: https://dl.dropboxusercontent/u/8052638/bhapp2014.pdf .DOCX of the application: https://dl.dropboxusercontent/u/8052638/bhapp2014.docx thank you to everyone who takes time to fill out this application
Posted on: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 00:25:00 +0000
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