What

The jGirls+ Magazine teen staff is a group of young Jewish feminists (10th-12th graders) who produce an online literary magazine by and for their peers. Serving as a jGirls+ editor or photographer is both an exciting leadership development opportunity and a hands-on creative position.

jGirls+ editors and photographers build an online platform for Jewish girls, young women, and nonbinary teens ages 13-19 to make their voices heard and to engage in discussion across differences of background, opinion, and perspective. Throughout the school year, editors meet virtually to read, discuss, and edit teen-created content for jGirls+ Magazine. Photographers then pair these pieces with photographs for publication on our site. Editors receive training on topics related to editing, leadership, and identity, while staff photographers receive artistic training from professional photographers.

Serving as a teen staff member offers rich opportunities for personal growth, skill-building, community-building, decision-making, and feminist leadership development. As an editor or photographer, you will:

• Apply your perspective, vision, and creativity to shape how the world sees and listens to Jewish girls, young women, and nonbinary teens.
• Work in a pre-professional environment with peers from all across the country with an array of backgrounds, experiences, and opinions.
• Build a community of collaboration, connection, and friendship.
• Develop a strong and supportive network.
• Gain access to experts in a range of related fields.
• Serve as the public face of jGirls, which includes helping to publicize the magazine and potentially speaking on behalf of jGirls+ to the press, foundations, or other organizations.
• Gain insight into organizational planning and strategy, including management, fundraising, and policy making.
• Access information about other leadership and growth opportunities.

Please note that being an editor is not a writing position! Editors read, discuss, analyze, edit, and select teen-created content for publication in jGirls+ Magazine. Teen staff are encouraged to submit their own writing and artwork to the magazine, but this is not the focus of the program.

Who

jGirls+ is committed to including and representing a diverse range of voices, experiences, and identities in terms of Jewish identification, race, ethnicity, gender expression and identity, sexual orientation, ability, and socioeconomic status/class. If you’re unsure whether jGirls+ staff positions are open to your specific Jewish and/or gender identity, we encourage you to apply anyway – rest assured, this is a safe space.

You are eligible to apply for this program if:

• You self-identify as a Jewish girl, young woman, or genderqueer person. We welcome both cis and trans applicants.
• You will be a sophomore, junior, or senior in the 2025-26 academic year.
• You are fluent in written and spoken English.
• You are committed to developing your voice and leadership skills.
• You live in a time zone that corresponds to a continental U.S. time zone (Eastern, Central, Mountain, or Pacific). This is necessary for participation in our online meetings at the times described below.
• You are available during the meeting times described below.

When

The deadline for applications for 2025-26 staff editors or photographers is April 7, 2025.

The position lasts one year, starting in late August 2025 and continuing through the end of the U.S. academic year. If you have fulfilled your responsibilities and are still eligible, you can remain on the staff for the following year. If you will be graduating from high school, your staff term will end, and you will be invited to join our network of alums.

While you can only serve as either a staff editor or a staff photographer, you may apply to be considered for both roles. If applying for both, you can indicate which is of greater interest to you on the application form. Regardless of which position(s) you are interested in, you will need to complete the entire application to be considered.

Where

Because you will be collaborating with young people from all over the country, the majority of work is conducted virtually via Zoom and Slack messaging.