Youth Publishing Pro: 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 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.