CLD Volunteer Blog Editors Needed

You may remember CLD’s newsletter Yifeng (译风), but did you know we are turning it (back) to a blog? This change will allow us to publish timely pieces in an accessible format and gauge our members’ interest to better serve and connect with you.

We are looking for volunteer editor-in-chief and editors to join the new Yifeng Committee. We would like to publish a longer original article at least once every two months and short, informational ones in between. The articles can be in English or Chinese.

As a volunteer, you will:

• Discover new skills: organization, communication, and judgment
• Meet like-minded colleagues
• Inspire people
• Learn “diplomatic-speak” and work with different opinions
• Overcome your triggers
• Learn about yourself

(Bullet points inspired by David Rumsey’s 2020 ATA Leadership Training presentation: Ego Management: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly)

Please send a brief biography reflecting the following essential and preferred experience and skills to divisionCLD@atanet.org if you are interested.

Editor-in-Chief

Essential:

• Familiarity with the range of interests and concerns of CLD members
• Contacts and people skills for recruiting contributors
• Leadership skills and team spirit to manage the Yifeng Committee and to serve on the CLD Leadership Council
• Some technical skills or willingness to learn to manage the blog on the website’s backend (WordPress)
• CLD membership

Preferred:

• Experience working on a similar publication
• Desire to write original materials
• Good writing and editing skills in English and/or Chinese

Editor

Essential:

• Good writing and editing skills in English and/or Chinese
• Desire to write original materials
• Team spirit and time management skills

Preferred:

• Contacts and people skills for recruiting contributors
• Experience working on a similar publication

Please refer to Chapter 4.4 “Division Publications” of the ATA Divisions Handbook for more information about the editor’s role and responsibilities.

Thank you for your support of CLD. We look forward to hearing from you!