As the stories on StoryWeaver are travelling further, we need more hands on board! 

StoryWeaver is a digital repository of openly-licensed, multilingual children's stories. A Pratham Books' initiative, StoryWeaver allows its users to read, create and translate stories into many, many Indian and international languages in the hope that children across the world can read quality stories in languages of their choice. 

Currently, we're looking for a full-time, Editorial Assistant to join our Digital Team in Bangalore. 

As an Editorial Assistant at StoryWeaver, this is what will keep you busy:

• Working with a designer to adapt our legacy content (Pratham Books' print books) for StoryWeaver

• Co-ordinating with authors, illustrators, translators, reviewers and proofreaders

• Reviewing and editing manuscripts

• Co-ordinating with the administrative team for documentation, records and payments (contracts, work orders, etc)

• Identifying and working with other content creators who may want their stories on StoryWeaver

• Nurturing StoryWeaver's user community

• Support campaigns aimed at improving content on StoryWeaver

• Finding creative ways for stories on StoryWeaver to travel wide and far

• Uploading books on StoryWeaver which involves tagging stories and images in a way that makes it accessible to users

Preferred Requirements

• Degree in Literature/Journalism/Mass Communication/Media /Language 

• Excellent Communication skills in English, and ability to read and write well in any one Indian language (preferably Kannada or Telugu)

• 1-2 years of work experience; freshers may also apply

• Ability to multi-task and coordinate between different stakeholders

• Be a good team player

• Tech-savvy

• Sharp eyes to check copy

• Love for languages 

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Please send your resume to [email protected] with 'Editorial Assistant for StoryWeaver' in the subject line of the email.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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The Rosetta Foundation was launched on September 21, 2009, at the Action for Global Information Sharing (AGIS) ’09 Conference in Limerick, Ireland, by the President of the University of Limerick, Professor Don Barry. Its primary purpose is to make information available to individuals all over the world irrespective of their social status, linguistic or cultural background, and geographical location. The organisation's name is based on the Rosetta Stone. In 196 BC, the text of the Rosetta Stone was carved in Egyptian and Greek using three scripts - Hieroglyphic, Demotic and Greek. The Rosetta Stone was written in these scripts to make sure that everyone in the world at the time could understand it. The Stone was discovered in 1799 in a small Egyptian village called Rosetta, which gave the stone its name. We spoke to Stefania Tringali, Production Coordinator about the foundation's work work and their collaboration with StoryWeaver.

What is your mission?

We work to relieve poverty, support healthcare, develop education and promote justice through equal access to information and knowledge across the languages of the world. Like the Rosetta Stone, the aim of The Rosetta Foundation is to provide equal access to information to as many people as possible.

Why is translation / making the world more open and inclusive so important?

We believe access to information in your own language is a fundamental and universal human right – one that The Rosetta Foundation is committed to preserve and protect.The multilingual information we facilitate makes a real difference in people’s lives. But the reality is that nearly three-quarters of the world’s population still has no access to vital information in their own language. The Rosetta Foundation will continue working hard on their behalf in 2017 and beyond, because access to information in your own language is a fundamental human right.

How are StoryWeaver and The Rosetta Foundation's mission and purpose aligned?

StoryWeaver and The Rosetta Foundation have worked together on six translation projects for a children’s book series into seven languages. We believe that we have a lot in common in our mission and vision. Both of our organisations work for equal access to the intellectual resources and believe that languages shouldn’t be an obstacle in this process. It was a great pleasure for us to work together and cooperate for the “Freedom to Read” campaign: it was a great chance for our volunteers to use their skills to promote equality and empower children all over the world.

The Rosetta Foundation logo is by Source, fair use: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27129018)

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This is the 1st post in a two-part series featuring the work of Prof. Lea Shaver, the world's leading expert on book hunger and the right to read. She is tenured at Indiana University's Robert H. McKinney School of Law, where she teaches copyright law and human rights law. Her research on intellectual property and distributive justice has shaped international law at the United Nations. She is a long-time advocate of StoryWeaver and its open-licensing philosophy.

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