Cedar Valley Youth Poet Laureate Administrative Assistant

Primary Responsibilities:

The Cedar Valley Youth Poet Laureate (CVYPL) Administrative Assistant will help develop the Cedar Valley Youth Poet Laureate Program by working with the North American Review Editors to create programming both on campus and at schools and civic organizations in the program’s 8 county area. The CVYPL Administrative Assistant will  work with the CVYPL Coach on programming, write copy for the newsletter, and research other youth poet laureate programs for best practices. Each semester, the CVYPL will help coordinate travel with NAR Editors to host workshops. The work will occur during the school semesters of fall 25 and spring 26. 

 General Qualifications: good communication skills, comfortable with public speaking, background with literature, interest in education, creativity, positivity, willingness to lead, good organizational skills

 Preferred Qualifications: experience with slam or performance poetry, previous North American Review experience or knowledge, leadership, social media management, familiar with Urban Word, experience with civics