BreakBread Literacy Project/ BreakBread Magazine

BreakBread Literacy Project is an all-volunteer, 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that provides free creative writing workshops, pre-professional publishing apprenticeships, literary readings, and curates BreakBread Magazine. Our organization provides access to high-quality literary experiences, instruction, and support to young creatives who lack access to the traditional publishing world.

We are looking to fill several volunteer positions that have reached their term limit and/or are seasonal hires. Please read the role descriptions attached before indicating on your application which position you are applying for. Interviews to begin immediately and applications will remain open until roles are filled. Volunteers can expect to start in April of 2023.

Social Media Manager: Role Description 

The Social Media Manager helps us fulfill our mission by sharing BreakBread Literacy Project events, ideas, opportunities and vision across social media platforms, engaging young creatives who are interested in arts and letters through dynamic, 21st century storytelling. 

• Help guide social media team members in the development and scheduling of content creation and execution.
• Assist with generating and updating engaging content on BreakBread social media platforms 4-5 times a week
• Overlook metrics/analytics and maintaining continual development of  Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Twitter platforms.
•  Connect with other youth-serving literary organizations on social media through direct messaging, likes, re-shares and utilization of the Who We BreakBread With content share program.
• Build following of young writers on social media through continual engagement with other organizations and their posts.
• Devise and execute social media/marketing campaigns to drive submissions to BreakBread Magazine, publicize events, 
• Schedule and Organize regular social media meetings
• Attend bi-weekly PR Meeting (online) and collaborate with BreakBread Leadership on an ad hoc basis. 
• Attend monthly AllStaff meetings.

Ideal Candidate

• Expert user of multiple social media platforms: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Twitter. 
• Expert user of Canva, Adobe Creative Suites, Google Suites and/or similar software
• Collaborative worker, flexible and adaptive to shifting deadlines and needs of a start-up organization. 
• Excellent communicator who is straightforward, coachable, and able to exchange ideas and feedback in the spirit of growth and honesty. 
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Willing to join a team of deeply committed individual artists/activists who strive to create opportunities for young creatives through art and writing. 
• Entry-level, eager to learn and adaptive. 

Time Commitment

• Typically, this position will require about 8-10 hours/ week.
• During bi-annual production, weekly meetings will require a total of 10-12 hours/week. 
• This role requires attendance at regularly scheduled Zoom meetings.
• We ask that interested candidates commit to a 6 month term (renewable if mutually agreeable to both parties).

Reading Series Coordinator: Role Description 

The Reading Series Coordinator (RSC) will work closely to organize BreakBread’s public events: two launch parties per year celebrating BreakBread Magazine’s spring and fall issues; two open mic events per year, and one Literary Apprentice showcase each fall. The RSC will conduct outreach to guest writers, create scripts and event plans, set up Zoom events, and strategize with  PR to publicize each event. 

• Plan and implement all five BreakBread Reading Series events per year, in collaboration with Leadership and PR/Social Media teams. 
• Keep your hand on the pulse of new work by young creatives; be comfortable reaching out to and engaging young writers to invite them to read at BreakBread events. 
• Compose scripts, invitation emails, event plans, and social media copy. 
• Attend weekly Leadership meetings. 
• Work independently and proactively to ensure events are well-organized and professional grade. 

Ideal Candidate and Time Commitment:

The goal of this position is to increase outreach and engagement with our audience of young creatives through workshops that are aimed to help them in their publishing and writing journey. No previous experience is required. BreakBread provides on-the-job training and is an ideal volunteer opportunity for graduate students, and those recently completing undergraduate or graduate study. 

The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, responsible, a strong writer, skilled in interpersonal communications, organized, enthusiastic about working with diverse populations and perspectives and detail-oriented. We ask that all candidates considering this role commit to a 6-month term (renewable upon mutual agreement.)  

Outreach & Engagement Coordinator: Role Description

The Outreach & Engagement Coordinator (OEC) will collaborate with BreakBread’s Leadership Team to maintain and build relationships with our existing allies (teachers, youth advocates, community organizers, teaching artists, etc.); identify and engage new allies; and recruit young creatives to participate in BreakBread initiatives. The goal of this position is to expand our work and reach a larger audience while building our community.  No previous experience is required. On-the-job training is provided. This role is ideal for students and recent graduates. BreakBread is a national organization that collaborates remotely and meetings are typically held via videoconference. 

• Composing letters, emails, and pitches for email, social media, and print to engage allies in recruiting young creatives from diverse backgrounds
• Working independently to conduct prospect research, use evaluation skills to identify allies and partner organizations.
• Pitching and developing innovative youth recruitment strategies.
• Building, managing and maintaining accurate records in our database.
• Attend weekly Outreach Team  meetings and occasional AllStaff/Leadership/Development Team meetings. 
• 4-6 hours week commitment on a seasonal/semester schedule in Fall/Spring/Summer. Dates of service will be negotiated with each applicant, based on volunteer availability.  

Ideal Candidate and Time Commitment: 

The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, responsible, a strong writer, skilled in interpersonal communications, organized, enthusiastic about working with diverse populations and perspectives and detail-oriented. We ask that all candidates considering this role commit to a 6-month term (renewable upon mutual agreement.)  

Education Coordinator: Role Description

The Education Coordinator is charged with coordinating one of our four core initiatives: the Literary Apprentice Program. The person filling this position will be responsible for managing Literary Apprentice recruitment, portfolio development, and mentoring our cohort of 25-30 high school students. The Education Coordinator is ideally a young-at-heart creative with great enthusiasm, energy, and empathy for young people seeking careers in writing/editing/literary publishing.  The goal of this position is to help BreakBread Literacy Project’s Leadership Team more effectively and cohesively manage our growing Literary Apprentice program, provide logistical support and a single point-of-contact for our Literary Apprentices, and to spearhead development of a Literary Apprentice advisory committee that joins our Leadership Team and keeps our programs youth-centered and driven by the needs of the young creatives we serve. 

No previous experience is required; this is essentially on-the-job training and is ideal for college students, graduate students, and those recently completing undergraduate or graduate study. 

• Coordinate Literary Apprentice recruitment, interviews, and orientation in tandem with BreakBread’s Leadership Team.
• Serve as a point-person and mentor to BreakBread’s Literary Apprentices by building positive, supportive relationships with each cohort of LA’s. 
• Assist young creatives in acquiring and honing 21st century team-based collaborative skills in an administrative setting. 
• Collaborate with BreakBread’s Leadership Team and attend weekly Leadership meetings. 
• Maintain consistent communication with Genre Editors, Management/PR team and other BreakBread staff to support Literary Apprentices. 
• This position is a 4-5 hour week commitment from May 2023- June 2024

Ideal Candidate and Time Commitment:
The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, responsible, a strong writer, skilled in interpersonal communications, organized, enthusiastic about working with diverse populations and perspectives and detail-oriented. BreakBread is a national organization that conducts business, meetings, and planning sessions remotely. We ask that all candidates considering this role commit to a 1 year term (renewable upon mutual agreement.)  

BreakBread Magazine: A space for young creative voices to take seed and grow

• Please review our full submission guidelines before sending in your work.
• We only publish creatives under the age of 25.
• Submissions are always free.

VISUAL/ILLUSTRATED ARTWORK AND NARRATIVES
BreakBread accepts art, photography, illustrated narratives, comics, photoessays, and hybrid forms (multimedia, 'new' media, intermedia, etc.). Your entire submission should be no more than four creative pieces. Please upload your work in PDF, JPEG, TIFF, SVG, or PNG format. Your work should be high-resolution, 2500x2500 and a minimum of 600dpi. Title each art submission and the body of work presented.
For comic submissions, please provide a storyline pitch and up to five pages of sequential art for comics that have a clear beginning, middle, and end. We currently consider:

• Short-form comics – They may be up to 12 pages from beginning to end, with works over 6 panels only published online.
• Long-form comics -- A max of 20 pages of sequential art, from beginning to end, with works over 6 panels only published online.
• For submissions over 5 pages/panels, Art Editor Cara Echols will reach out for more if interested.

A NOTE ON COVER LETTERS
We’re excited to get to know you and your work and look forward to reading each and every submission we receive. With that in mind, please keep your cover letters brief. The information we would like you to include is:

• Name, age, location
• Submission title, genre, wordcount (or number of poems/ number of visual pieces) and trigger warnings (if applicable)
• A list of previous publications (within reason—if your list is lengthy give us the highlights!)

BreakBread Magazine: A space for young creative voices to take seed and grow

• Please review our full submission guidelines before sending in your work.
• We only publish creatives under the age of 25.
• Submissions are always free.

NONFICTION  BreakBread publishes original short fiction and nonfiction (memoir, essays, journalism). Submissions should be no more than 25 pages or 7500 words. Please double-space your work, use a standard 12 point font, leave a 1” margin on all sides, and number your pages. Hybrid works, like photoessays and illustrated texts, should be submitted in our “Visual/Illustrated Artwork and Narratives” genre.  Include your last name and the page number in the upper right hand corner of each page. Title your file: Lastname, Firstname_Fiction or  Lastname, Firstname_Nonfiction.
A NOTE ON COVER LETTERS  We’re excited to get to know you and your work and look forward to reading each and every submission we receive. With that in mind, please keep your cover letters brief. The information we would like you to include is:

• Name, age, location
• Submission title, genre, wordcount (or number of poems/ number of visual pieces) and trigger warnings (if applicable)
• A list of previous publications (within reason—if your list is lengthy give us the highlights!)

BreakBread Magazine: A space for young creative voices to take seed and grow

• Please review our full submission guidelines before sending in your work.
• We only publish creatives under the age of 25.
• Submissions are always free.

FICTION  BreakBread publishes original short fiction and nonfiction (memoir, essays, journalism). Submissions should be no more than 25 pages or 7500 words. Please double-space your work, use a standard 12 point font, leave a 1” margin on all sides, and number your pages. Hybrid works, like photoessays and illustrated texts, should be submitted in our “Visual/Illustrated Artwork and Narratives” genre.  Include your last name and the page number in the upper right hand corner of each page. Title your file: Lastname, Firstname_Fiction or  Lastname, Firstname_Nonfiction.
A NOTE ON COVER LETTERS We’re excited to get to know you and your work and look forward to reading each and every submission we receive. With that in mind, please keep your cover letters brief. The information we would like you to include is:

• Name, age, location
• Submission title, genre, wordcount (or number of poems/ number of visual pieces) and trigger warnings (if applicable)
• A list of previous publications (within reason—if your list is lengthy give us the highlights!)

BreakBread Magazine: A space for young creative voices to take seed and grow

• Please review our full submission guidelines before sending in your work.
• We only publish creatives under the age of 25.
• Submissions are always free.

POETRY BreakBread invites poets to submit up to two poems; your entire submission should be no more than four pages or about 1500 words. Poems longer than four pages are not generally accepted. Please use a standard 12 point font, leave a 1” margin on all sides, and title your poems. Include your last name and the page number in the upper right hand corner of each page. Title your file: Lastname, Firstname_Poetry.

A NOTE ON COVER LETTERS  We’re excited to get to know you and your work and look forward to reading each and every submission we receive. With that in mind, please keep your cover letters brief. The information we would like you to include is:

• Name, age, location
• Submission title, genre, wordcount (or number of poems/ number of visual pieces) and trigger warnings (if applicable)
• A list of previous publications (within reason—if your list is lengthy give us the highlights!)