This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Colorado.

📋 Description

• Compile, edit, and verify expedition reports

• Collaborate with volunteer climber-writers and the Editor-in-Chief to refine longer articles

• Conduct research for the American Alpine Journal, Cutting Edge podcast, and other AAJ platforms

• Gather and prepare photographs and captions for publication

• Upload and modify online articles

• Execute additional tasks assigned by the AAJ Editor-in-Chief

• Support the AAJ Editor-in-Chief in planning, editing, and producing the 2027 edition, the AAJ website, the e-newsletter The Line, and various other channels

⛳️ Requirements

• Comprehensive climbing experience and expertise, particularly in alpinism and mountaineering

• Dedication to the AAC mission and the ability to embody its core values

• Profound understanding and passion for climbing history

• Proven history of reporting and editing climbing news or similar specialized journalism

• Demonstrated capability to edit longer-form articles for publication

• Experience in planning and layout for print publications in collaboration with an art director

• Exceptional organizational and time-management abilities, with a knack for prioritizing tasks and handling multiple project deadlines simultaneously

• A collaborative spirit and capacity to thrive in a team setting while being receptive to feedback and constructive criticism

• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to work effectively within a team and across departments, with external contractors, and climbers, including individuals with limited English proficiency

• Familiarity and comfort working within deadlines

• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop and InDesign, G Suite, and Slack