(a fancy term for "Chief Editor")

Daughters of Promise is seeking a visionary and collaborative Lead Curator to guide the creative and editorial direction of Commonplace Magazine. This individual will serve as the primary steward of the magazine’s voice, mission, and impact—leading content strategy, overseeing production, and cultivating meaningful relationships with our readers and contributors.

The Lead Curator will combine strong leadership skills with creative innovation to ensure the magazine remains fresh, relevant, and deeply meaningful to our audience. This is a role for someone who can inspire a team, manage moving pieces with excellence, and shape stories that matter. She must be passionate about meaningful storytelling that resonates deeply with readers, and be able to balance big-picture vision with day-to-day execution.

Commonplace issues are released three times a year. As a result, the workload for Lead Content Curator will ebb and flow throughout the year, never exceeding part-time hours. The highest volume of work takes place in January, May, and September.

This role offers the opportunity to shape a publication that speaks into the everyday, ordinary lives of women with beauty, truth, and relevance. As Lead Curator, you will influence not only the pages of Commonplace Magazine, but the conversations and communities that grow around it.

If you are a strategic thinker, a gifted storyteller, and a collaborative leader ready to steward a meaningful platform into its next chapter, we would love to hear from you.

Location: remote
Hours: approximately 2-5 hours/week
Salary: TBD based on experience

Editorial Leadership & Vision

• Develop and execute a compelling editorial vision for the magazine as a whole, as well as individual themed issues, aligned with our chief goal which is to equip women for faithfulness in the ordinary everyday
• Guide collaborative brainstorming sessions for each volume of the magazine, leading the team in discussing the theme, vision for the issue, and any custom/unique content that should be included. Planning meetings take place a minimum of three times/year, more as needed.
• Recruit contributors for each issue. This entails seeking out, or delegating other staff to pursue, writers for topics related to each issue’s theme. It also includes giving guidance to the Photography and Art directors for any custom work to be included, to ensure cohesion throughout the issue.
• Ensure each issue reflects creativity, relevance, and spiritual and cultural depth.
• Identify emerging themes, voices, and formats that keep the magazine innovative and engaging.
  
  

Production Oversight

• Oversee the full production pipeline from concept to publication.
• Manage content calendars, deadlines, and editorial workflows.
• Curate submissions to ensure clarity, excellence, and consistency of voice.
• Collaborate with designers, writers, and contributors to maintain high-quality standards.
  
  

Team Leadership

• Facilitate regular editorial team meetings with clarity and inspiration.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and creative courage.
• Provide clear direction while empowering others to bring their best ideas forward.
  
  

Qualifications Required:

• Must be 21+ to apply.
• Embraces a conservative Anabaptist belief and practice.
• Demonstrates leadership experience in editorial, publishing, media, or related creative fields.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills.
• Strong organizational and project management abilities.
• A creative thinker with the ability to generate innovative ideas and execute them effectively.
• Experience leading meetings and guiding collaborative teams.
• Alignment with the mission and values of Daughters of Promise.
  
  

Preferred:

• Experience with magazine or digital publication production.
• Familiarity with content management systems and publishing platforms such as Google Sheets, Docs, and Forms.
• Background in community engagement or brand relationship-building.