916 Ink Book Builder VISTA

AmeriCorps & Senior Corps; California (MO); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Childcare assistance

Education award or stipend

Education award upon completion

Health Coverage

Living Allowance

Relocation Allowance

Training

Job summary

916 Ink in Sacramento seeks a Book Builder VISTA to strengthen its capacity to publish youth anthologies and support literacy across Sacramento County.

You will build sustainable manuscript review and editing workflows, coordinate volunteers, and improve data tools to track participation and outcomes, helping under-resourced students gain confidence and see their work in print. You will also support book-release events and inventory management.

Qualifications

• Communications and community organizing skills are essential.
• Experience with writing/editing processes is beneficial.
• Tech savvy for data tools and workflow management.

Responsibilities

• Develop sustainable manuscript review and editing workflows, production timelines, and volunteer coordination.
• Improve data management by creating tools to track student participation, literacy engagement, manuscript completion, consent forms, and outcomes.
• Support scalable event planning for book releases, including materials, family communication, volunteers, and inventory tools.

Skills

Communications

Community Organization

Computers/Technology

Education

Writing/Editing

Job description

916 Ink is Sacramento’s foremost youth creative writing and literacy tutoring nonprofit, as well as its only not-for-profit book publisher. Since 2011, 916 Ink has published more than 8,000 youth authors in nearly 400 anthologies and helped more than 400 students who were behind grade level in reading improve their literacy. We aim to transform Sacramento youth into strong readers, confident communicators, and published authors. Our programs increase literacy skills, improve vocabulary, teach empathy, positively impact social and emotional learning, and expand communication skills. We envision a Sacramento region where every child and teen is given access to a culturally relevant creative writing program that leads them to believe in themselves and to understand the power of the written word.

Member Duties :

This Book Builder VISTA position will strengthen 916 Ink’s capacity to publish youth anthologies that amplify the voices of low-income and under-resourced students. The member will develop sustainable systems for manuscript review, editing, formatting, production timelines, volunteer coordination, and communication with workshop facilitators. They will also improve data management by creating tools to track student participation, literacy engagement, manuscript completion, consent forms, and program outcomes. In addition, the position will support scalable event planning systems for book release celebrations, including materials, family communication, volunteer practices, and inventory tools. Overall, the role builds long-term organizational infrastructure that advances literacy, youth confidence, self-expression, and anti-poverty outcomes across Sacramento County.

Program Benefits :

• Childcare assistance if eligible
• Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend
• Education award upon successful completion of service
• Health Coverage*
• Living Allowance
• Relocation Allowance
• Training.

Terms :

• Car recommended
• Permits attendance at school during off hours
• Permits working at another job during off hours

Service Areas :

• Children/Youth
• Education.

Skills :

• Communications
• Community Organization
• Computers/Technology
• Education
• Writing/Editing.