The Libertarian Party is seeking an editor and technology developer who shares our love of liberty and hopes to help the Libertarian Party succeed as a vehicle for implementing libertarian ideas. The position will be based at the Libertarian National Committee’s headquarters in Alexandria, Va.
The best candidates should have a range of skills, including:
- InDesign page layout
- Copyediting for content and AP style
- Writing articles about LP candidates and solutions for shrinking government
- Drupal 7.17 or higher
- WordPress
- HTML, PHP, and other scripting languages
- MySQL in a web environment
- API integration with PayPal and Authorize.net
- FTP & SCP
- cPanel & WHM
- Linux servers
- iContact (or comparable blast email client)
- Social media management (Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest)
- Basic Photoshop skills (resizing, cropping, adjusting levels, etc.)
- Final Cut video editing
You may be involved with preparing original content, but often will take content prepared by others. You will particularly be involved with final editing and distribution (meaning emailing, posting on websites and to social media). Some examples of the publications you may be involved with are below:
- LP.org
- LP News — (prepared using InDesign)
- LPStore.org
- Liberty Pledge newsletter — a monthly four-page print publication
- Press releases — emailing and posting to the website
- Blog entries
- Convention website
- Editing and layout of fundraising letters
- Facebook.com/libertarians
- Video production
We realize you might not have all of the skills desired above. It’s possible we can find workarounds where necessary. In your cover letter, please be sure to include:
- List of skills (see above)
- Website experience
- Political experience
- Fundraising experience
The Libertarian Party offers a competitive salary and benefits, commensurate with the candidate’s skills and experience.
If interested, please email a resume and cover letter to [email protected]. Feel free to provide links to your work, and attach examples.
Wes Benedict via LP State Chairs email list:
I’ve been asked “would we hire someone to work remotely?”
We would prefer someone who can work at LPHQ in Alexandria, VA. However, we will consider people who would work remotely, at least for part of the work, and perhaps temporarily.
This person needs to collaborate closely with the rest of staff. The Executive Director and Political Director often discuss the look and content of publications including blogs, LP News, the websites, who’s doing what, etc.
Publications seeking memberships and donations need to be coordinate with operations.
We’ve had people work remotely in recent years. They’ve done a good job, but the teamwork and collaboration is not the same as being co-located where you can quickly ask others a question, collaborate, and help trouble-shoot things.
To emphasize this point, I insisted that both Robert Kraus and Eric Dixon be located upstairs at LPHQ where Carla Howell and I have offices, even though there is more space on the main level and basement. That’s because the close proximity for frequent in-person communication was more important than having extra office space for each individual. Obviously there are trade-offs to be considered.
So, those wishing to apply that would not re-located should feel free to apply, but all things being equal, we’d prefer someone locally.
And:
We’ll be losing Eric Dixon in early December to another liberty-oriented organization in the DC area.
Eric has done a fantastic job, wearing many hats, in a very challenging environment. He will be missed–and hard to replace.
Most of the new things I have accomplished over the past year and a half are things I’ve asked Eric to do, because he could figure out how.
That means we’ll need more help at LPHQ. Watch for a job description posting I’ll send in a separate note in just a few minutes.
Eric, thank you for your service to the Libertarian Party.
—
Wes Benedict, Executive Director
Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
New address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314
On FB someone said the jon description is insanely unrealistic, requiring someone to perform multiple jobs at the same time. It is, however, what Eric Dixon has actually been doing the last few years.
Thanks to Eric Dixon for his years of work at LPHQ and good luck on the next job. I hope the party can find someone good. Glad to see it being advertised openly, which hasn’t always been the case with LPHQ job openings.