SPOKEN WORD, MULTIMEDIA & WEB TEAM
MAIN OBJECTIVE: To provide a robust multimedia online experience for visitors to www.toyonliterarymagazine.org. To increase the visibility of the journal and website. To generate funding sources and a network of supporters that will enable Toyon to grow for years to come.
MEASURABLE GOAL: To steadily increase the amount of quality content available on www.toyonliterarymagazine.org (including number of pages and links and number of audio/video texts available). To steadily increase traffic to the Toyon website and content downloads on BePress.
MEASURABLE GOAL: To steadily increase the amount of quality content available on www.toyonliterarymagazine.org (including number of pages and links and number of audio/video texts available). To steadily increase traffic to the Toyon website and content downloads on BePress.
Division Editor, Spoken Word and Audio Texts
• Coordinates with local spoken word clubs, event facilitators, and organizations to solicit submissions.
• Participates in local slam events, on and off campus, and advertises Toyon there.
• Distributes submissions to the spoken word/audio reviewers.
• Oversees the scoring, selection, and curation of spoken word/audio submissions.
• Sends selected video content, title of the work, closed captioning or a typed script, and the perfomer's name and contact information to the faculty advisor for posting.
• Selects annual recipient of Fuerza Award.
• Researches how other literary journals manage audio and video content.
• Participates in local slam events, on and off campus, and advertises Toyon there.
• Distributes submissions to the spoken word/audio reviewers.
• Oversees the scoring, selection, and curation of spoken word/audio submissions.
• Sends selected video content, title of the work, closed captioning or a typed script, and the perfomer's name and contact information to the faculty advisor for posting.
• Selects annual recipient of Fuerza Award.
• Researches how other literary journals manage audio and video content.
Archive Editor / Webmaster
• Scans and indexes content from previous years’ issues of the Toyon. Solicits contributor permissions to publish back issue content online. Digitizes authored content from Toyon that has necessary permissions. This is in consultation with the HSU Special Collections Librarian in the Humboldt Room.
• Keeps a research log in Google Drive for future archive editors.
• Makes suggestions about how to edit and revise the Toyon website.
• Keeps a research log in Google Drive for future archive editors.
• Makes suggestions about how to edit and revise the Toyon website.
Social Media Manager
• Posts weekly updates to all social media platforms. In these posts, highlight aspects of the Toyon website, advertise upcoming events, invite submissions to the next issue, update readers about the production schedule process, offer a bio of each staff member, etc.
• Provides suggestions about www.toyonliterarymagazine.org or www.literaryhumboldt.org website content. Checks that all links on the website are working.
• Develops new content for the website and promotes that content through social media.
• Serves as the Toyon photographer. Takes photos that document our work. Posts photos to the designated shared folder in Google Drive.
• Researches other literary journals’ uses of social media, discussing the marketing and promotions best practices for literary journals.
• Provides suggestions about www.toyonliterarymagazine.org or www.literaryhumboldt.org website content. Checks that all links on the website are working.
• Develops new content for the website and promotes that content through social media.
• Serves as the Toyon photographer. Takes photos that document our work. Posts photos to the designated shared folder in Google Drive.
• Researches other literary journals’ uses of social media, discussing the marketing and promotions best practices for literary journals.
