Underground Journal

Website Designer (Journal Team Role)

Job Description
An arts and literary journal is adding Website Designers to refresh and improve its site with new editorial features and updated visuals. This role is ideal for creatives with a strong digital design eye who care about user experience and accessibility. Designers will help explore hosting options, apply HTML/CSS skills, and collaborate with the graphic design team to ensure the website looks polished and works smoothly for readers and contributors.

Job Responsibilities

• Refresh the journal’s website with updated visuals and new editorial features

• Improve user accessibility and overall site experience

• Research and evaluate potential hosting alternatives

• Implement design updates using HTML and CSS as needed

• Collaborate with the graphic design team on website visuals when required

Requirements

• Strong visual design skills for web

• Working knowledge of HTML and CSS

• Interest in accessibility and user-centered design

• Comfortable researching hosting options and site improvements

• Reliable communication and collaboration within a team workflow

Compensation

• Volunteer/journal position (compensation details not listed)

Graphic Designer (Journal Team Role)

Job Description
An arts and literary journal is adding Graphic Designers to help shape the publication’s visual identity across print and digital. This role is ideal for designers who enjoy creating clean, polished visuals for social media, campus promotion, and web, while collaborating closely with publicity and web teams. Designers will meet weekly with the team and help ensure all journal and website graphics are formatted and ready for posting.

Job Responsibilities

• Design backgrounds and visual elements for the journal’s look and feel

• Create graphics for the publicity team (social posts, flyers, campus promos) and web team

• Attend weekly meetings to discuss designs, feedback, and formatting needs

• Prepare polished, publish-ready visuals for the website and journal before posting

Requirements

• Strong design eye and attention to detail

• Comfortable creating assets for social media, print flyers, and web

• Ability to take feedback and collaborate with multiple teams

• Reliable availability for weekly meetings and design deadlines

• Organized workflow for formatting and file delivery

Compensation

• Volunteer/journal position (compensation details not listed)

Job Description
A student-run arts and literary journal is adding Publicity Editors to help grow its campus and online presence. This role is ideal for creatives who enjoy social media, on-camera content, and promoting events and workshops. Publicity Editors help manage Instagram and other platforms, collaborate with the design team, and create engaging promotional materials that attract new readers, contributors, and attendees.

Job Responsibilities

• Manage the journal’s Instagram and Pinterest presence

• Promote upcoming workshops and events through engaging online content and on-campus tabling

• Appear comfortably on camera for promotional videos and social content

• Collaborate with the Graphic Design team to improve the visual appeal of promotional materials

• Create promotional assets such as videos, newsletters, and merchandise materials

• Assist with coordinating events and publicity logistics

Requirements

• Strong communication and social media instincts

• Comfortable being on camera

• Interest in arts, literature, and campus/community events

• Ability to collaborate with designers and work within a team workflow

• Organized and reliable for event promotion and coordination tasks

Compensation

• Volunteer/journal position (compensation details not listed)