The Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, an independent environmental journalism collaborative covering the U.S.’s largest watershed, seeks a part-time, remote Assistant Director to join our team. The Assistant Director works 20 hours per week on a flexible schedule to support the daily editorial and administrative operations of the Ag & Water Desk.
The Assistant Director’s main duties are threefold: contributing editing and digital production; managing the distribution of our stories for free republication by news outlets across the country; and fulfilling administrative duties such as impact tracking and event planning. They are also a member of a three-person leadership team overseeing the strategic direction of the Desk.
The best candidates for this job will be detail-oriented and tech-savvy, with experience in editing, collaboratives, and/or environmental issues. We will strongly prefer applicants who live within the Mississippi River Basin, which covers about 40% of the U.S. (see a map here). This position will be a part-time, remote employee of the University of Missouri System at a pay rate of $25 to $45 per hour, depending on qualifications.
Click here to read a full job description. When you’re ready to apply, click here to fill out an application form. We will review applications on a rolling basis beginning July 18, 2024.
Please note, our application form requires a Google sign-in; please email us at info@agwaterdesk.org if you would like to submit your application another way or if you have any other questions. Thanks for your interest!
About the Ag & Water Desk
The Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk is a collaborative network of journalists focused on increasing coverage of agriculture, water and other environmental issues surrounding one of the world’s major river systems. Founded in 2021, this award-winning independent initiative is based at the Missouri School of Journalism in partnership with Report for America and the Society of Environmental Journalists, with major funding from the Walton Family Foundation. Newsrooms can run the Ag & Water Desk’s stories for free and the public can subscribe to a weekly newsletter.