CONTRAILS Magazine Advocacy Editor

Position Objectives and Purpose

  • The Advocacy Editor is tasked with informing NGPA members on important LGBTQ+ political issues, sharing four (4) articles per year within the pages of NGPA's Contrails magazine.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

Each quarter, the Advocacy editor:

  • seeks out and discusses ideas with Contrails Editor in Chief to finalize a topic for the upcoming issue.
  • may seek out others willing to write about their first-person accounts relevant to the mission of advocacy. 
  • composes approx. 350–500 word article on final topic.
  • submits finished article along with any necessary images/graphics by submission deadline date.

Position Expectations 

  • Current member of NGPA.
  • Possess a desire or interest in learning about LGBTQ+ politics on national and local levels.
  • Ability to effectively communicate ideas with the editor in chief.
  • Ability to commit 3-5 hours to gather information and compose one article every three months (4 articles per year) 
The Advocacy Editor may engage an assistant editor to share responsibilities.