Interested in volunteering with The Garden Statuary? Applications for the following exec positions are now open!
- Events Coordinator (1)
- Print Coordinator (1)
- Editorial Assistant (0-2)
Applications may be submitted using the following form until Sunday, September 20th at 11:59 pm PST. No experience is necessary to apply.
Applications for editors and illustrators for the 2026/2027 year will be open shortly.
Do you have an idea for an executive role that we have not thought of but that you would maybe be perfect for? Got a creative suggestion for how we can improve the journal? Thoughts on how we can be more innovative in terms of community building and academic excellence? We would love to hear your suggestions, critiques or comments, and are very open to expanding the executive team and creating new volunteer roles as needed. Feel free to email us thegardenstatuary@gmail.com and we can chat further!
Job Descriptions
- Illustrators: volunteering as an illustrator for The Garden Statuary is a great opportunity to work directly with authors, participate in a vibrant undergraduate arts community and have your work published in an established student journal! If you have a passion for art and community building, we would love to have you join us. Illustrators are responsible for creating one or two original works of art to accompany academic and creative writing that will be published in our winter and spring issues of the journal. The illustration process generally involves one or two rounds of revisions, working closely with the authors and our journal coordinator as part of a supportive and encouraging process. Ideal candidates are keen on providing and receiving constructive feedback, honouring both your own creative impulses and the vision of your corresponding author or authors.
- Editors: volunteering as an editor for The Garden Statuary involves reviewing and voting on content submissions for an assigned category: academic, prose, poetry or multimedia. Works that are selected for publication are then assigned two editors to annotate and make suggested edits for the author to consider. Ideal candidates are passionate about clarity, concise writing, intentionality, constructive criticism and communication, nuance and storytelling. We also value community building and respectful communication with our authors – positive feedback can be equally as important as constructive criticism.
- Marketing Coordinator: this role involves creating engaging visual and written content for our website and social media channels. Intermediate experience in graphic design is essential, but you do not need to be familiar with Adobe Creative Suite. We will provide you with Canva access and a decent selection of our design templates from previous years. We definitely love gorgeous aesthetics and witty captions, but the main purpose of this role is to connect with students, share opportunities and expand our community. The Garden Statuary is particularly active on Instagram and we are passionate about supporting other journals and student associations through cross promotion wherever possible. Overall, you would be responsible for building and maintaining a consistent look and feel that reflects the inclusive values, positive energy and academic rigour of The Garden Statuary. The marketing coordinator would recieve support and guidance from the executive team, but you would also be encouraged to experiment with engagement and hit the ground running with your own creative ideas and inspiration.
- Print Coordinator: This role is responsible for creating the final proof for both print and digital publications. The Print Coordinator is also tasked with updating our website during hiring rounds and submission periods, uploading pieces onto the site from each issue following launches, and writing the online credits post for each issue. Proficiency with print software such as Adobe InDesign is required; experience with WordPress is an asset. The Print Coordinator should have a razor-sharp eye for detail and be comfortable with meticulous work under tight deadlines.
- Submissions Coordinator: this role involves recording, organizing, and anonymizing participant submissions to ensure an unbiased selection process from our editing team. The Submissions Coordinator is responsible for skimming through submitted work, removing all names and identifying information, numbering and tracking the submission in a spreadsheet, uploading the anonymous files to Google Drive for review, and emailing authors to confirm that we have received their submission. Strong organizational and time management skills, as well as familiarity using spreadsheets and any previous experience managing submissions are all invaluable qualities relevant to this position.
- Events Coordinator: this role involves coordinating logistics for internal and external socials (e.g. team socials, open mics, launch parties). Responsibilities include room bookings, liaising with venue, ordering and picking up food, scheduling, making appropriate presentation materials (e.g. launch party slide deck), and polling for availability. The Event Coordinator also acts as a general assistant across the team, aiding with tasks such as grant-writing and answering emails.
- Editorial Assistant: this role is a flexible position best suited for those passionate about the journal’s practices and interested in learning more about its internal workings and processes. The editorial assistant provides support for the editors and co-editors-in-chief through tasks such as executive and administrative support, launch party planning, and budgeting, with opportunities to take on auxiliary initiatives such as writing blog posts, shadowing other executive team members, or reviewing and voting on content submissions. The Editorial Assistant would ideally work closely alongside other team members to improve the journal’s internal processes and gain a more holistic understanding of its overall structure. Candidates passionate about community building, journal management, and the creative and literary arts are strongly encouraged to apply.