Vacancy: Administrator for the Orwell Prize

Job Details:

The Media Standards Trust is looking for a new administrator for the Orwell Prize, Britain’s most prestigious prize for political writing.

The successful candidate will be required to:

• Administer the entry process (which includes calling for entries from publishers, editors, journalists and bloggers; logging entries and upholding eligibility rules; and liaising with judges)
• Organise events (including the launch debate, shortlist debate, awards ceremony), and explore organising standalone events and events at literary festivals
• Promote the Prize to the press and the public, especially press around the longlist, shortlist and winner announcements
• Manage relationships with publishers, news organisations, bloggers, literary festivals, Orwell experts, bookshops and others
• Maintain, edit and curate the Orwell Prize website, diary blogs, twitter feed, newsletter, YouTube channel and flickr stream
• Work with the director of the Prize, the director of the Media Standards Trust and the Council of the Orwell Prize
• Develop the Prize
• Manage interns

Applicants should have:

• An interest in and understanding of journalism, politics, new media and political writing
• Some knowledge of the works of George Orwell and willingness to learn more
• Excellent organisational, time management, research and computer skills

The successful candidate will be taking over the job in the middle of the Prize cycle – just before the judging of the longlists – and will therefore need to be a quick learner and able to start at the end of February or beginning of March.

Interview/Start Dates: Interviews are likely to be conducted w/c 20 February. Start date will be end of February or beginning of March.