Call for Applications: Editorial Resident at PUBLIC Forum

PUBLIC Forum Editorial Resident

Residency Dates: March 9 – October 9, 2026
Time Commitment: 4-6 hours/week
Monthly Stipend: $1,500 CAD

PUBLIC Forum welcomes applications for the inaugural role of editorial resident. Across a seven-month period, the resident will have the opportunity to curate and develop several pieces of programming for PUBLIC Forum’s various digital publishing initiatives: Exhibition, book, and film reviews; interviews; digital artist projects; and animations of PUBLIC Journal’s 36-year-long archive of articles, editorials, and artist portfolios.

The editorial resident will be responsible for all aspects of online publishing production, including soliciting potential authors and issuing calls for submission, liaising with contributors, content-editing and copy-editing, and formatting pieces for the web. The resident will work closely with PUBLIC’s Managing Editor to establish and execute production timelines and will conference regularly with appropriate members of PUBLIC’s Editorial Collective, whose combined array of publishing and leadership experience will provide vital mentorship throughout the editing process.

The ideal candidate for this post is highly-organized, motivated and self-directed, able to work collaboratively on longer-term objectives while also comfortable working remotely and meeting immediate deadlines without direct oversight. They will also come to this position with their own editorial goals and vision based on their established research interests and/or an emerging discourse they wish to explore in different iterations.

Eligibility

• Recent graduate or current graduate student enrolled in an MA, MFA, MVS, or PhD program in one or more of the following areas: Art History, Communication Arts, Curatorial, Design,
• Digital Humanities, Film Studies, Fine Art, Media Studies, Media Theory
• Status as a Canadian citizen or permanent resident
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite & Adobe Acrobat
• Working knowledge of the Chicago Manual of Style
• Previous experience with online publishing, including the use of Content Management Systems (CMS) like WordPress (1+ years preferred)
• Experience in web design/interaction design considered a plus

PUBLIC seeks to foster a diversity of voices in our publishing, and we encourage applications from members of all minority groups, particularly those who identify as Black, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQ+, differently-abled, or an intersection of those identities.

How to Apply

Prepare the following items and send as attachments to jobs@publicjournal.ca with the subject line: Editor-in-Residence Application

• Letter of Interest (max. 2 pages) addressing the following:
  ◦ Why are you a good fit for this residency?
  ◦ What do you hope to accomplish during the residency?
  ◦ How has your past professional or creative experience prepared you for this role?
• CV (max. 4 pages) including the names and contact information for 2 references
• Recent Writing Sample [excerpt of up to 1,000 words — no course papers]
• 1-page document of links to relevant past projects

Application Deadline: February 13, 2026

About PUBLIC Forum

A flexible and responsive digital platform, PUBLIC Forum is an evolving hub of reviews, essays, interviews, and other experimental forms, operating amongst the other publishing initiatives of Public Access. Moving between formats and voices, archives and folklore, PUBLIC Forum prioritizes the exchange of ideas beyond academic discourses, making space for multiple ways to reflect on the currents of all that influences contemporary art, film, performance, and image-making.

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