Assistant Editor Islamic Horizons Magazine

Send Resume to: basharat.saleem@isna.net

Application will be kept open until position is filled.

Job Type: Part Time with the option for remote work Reports to: Editor

Location: REMOTE or ISNA HQ, 6555 South 750 East, Plainfield, Indiana

The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) is looking for a dynamic person to join our flagship publication, Islamic Horizons, as Assistant Editor. We are looking for an enthusiastic assistant editor with a journalism background to join our team and participate in all stages of the publication process. As an assistant editor, you will support the editor to administer, plan and produce various publications. You should be able to deliver exceptional and informative content to meet audience preferences.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in communications, journalism, or a related field

• Three years or more of work experience

Sule’s teaching framework forms the basis for the students’ pro-community work, guiding them to choose how to give value to their communities. Her team observed that drawing seemed to give space for deeper reflection on the content, ultimately leading to some students asking deep questions. She shared student sketches from the lesson on the fall of Iblis.

The love and care her voice displayed when she showed us the pictures of the girls huddled around one computer or sitting on the floor and writing and drawing in composition notebooks was everything a parent could ask for in their child’s teacher. She shared pictures of the boys creating ottomans with old truck tires brought in from the streets and of girls making floor cushions based on their own flourishing creativity. They were learning skills that would help them earn a living once they graduated. To have a teacher like Sule would mean that her school was the BEST one for my child!

The reality is that there’s no best school and that there IS one best school for every family! It’s incumbent upon us to make schools the best schools for our children. We, as parents, grandparents or just Muslims who care about our ummah’s future, must step up. Why are we satisfied with mediocre quality when it comes to educating our children? Why do we save up and buy the best tech gadgets and the nicest cars and spend on lavish social events — yes, I’m talking to you who just hosted a wedding — while we neglect our children’s upbringing and education, one of our most important God-given duties?

Find a school and make it the best one. Do your part and ask questions. Become involved in your child’s education. Ask school leaders to work toward accreditation, for going through this process improves a school in every area. We can’t spend our whole life chasing after the best. Rather, we must take what is given to us and make it the best! ih

• Knowledge of opportunities and challenges facing Muslims in the US and Canada

• Knowledge of Muslim communities and organizations in North America

• Be aware of the Muslim non-profit sector in North America

• Computer Literacy – MS Office Suite, Google Suite

• Proven experience in communications, writing, and social media

• Excellent organizational, administrative, and communication skills

Job Description:

• Collaborate with the editor to research and plan new articles

• Help search and identify writers for selected topics

• Liaising with writers ensuring deadlines are met

• Commission articles

• Liaise with team writers, copyeditor, and designer, ensuring deadlines are met

• Write and edit pieces

• Proofread and check articles for accuracy

• Suggest possible sources and improvements for pieces

• Choose supporting material, like images and illustrations

• Follow current events and developments in North America and overseas and suggest original ideas

• Use social media and SEO (Search engine optimization) to draw attention to articles

• Provide administrative support to the editor, such as coordinating with the ISNA data center and the Press.

• Digitize each issue and place it on the website

• Help develop and execute a strategy to increase the magazine’s readership