Student Newspaper Editor & Reporter (Flexible Hours)
Inside Higher Ed, Edmond, Oklahoma, United States, 73034
Position Overview
This posting covers several different positions with the VISTA newspaper: Editor-in-Chief, Digital/Managing Editor, Photographer, Sports Editor, Photo Editor, and Reporter.
Hours per Week 10-20 hours per week.
College/Department Overview The Vista is a department within Mass Communication and was established in 1903 as the student newspaper of the University of Central Oklahoma and is the longest, continually published student newspaper in the state.
Editor-in-Chief Department Specific Job Functions: Duties include guiding a Digital First approach and overseeing the weekly version of The Vista. This includes acting as voice and face of the student newspaper, oversight of all other positions on the paper, oversight and management of layout and design, contributing articles for weekly content, acting as head editorial writer, and leading weekly staff meetings.
Digital/Managing Editor Will assign stories, manage assignments, assist in page design, coordinate photography, copy edit stories. Will help generate story ideas and occasionally report as needed.
Sports Editor Will assign sports stories, manage assignments, assist in page design, coordinate photography and copy edit stories. Will help generate story ideas and report as needed.
Photo Editor Duties include assigning and shooting events on and off campus for weekly photographic content. This includes ensuring each story is assigned a photographer to provide art, ensuring each story has said art attached before publishing, communicating with staff to determine effective art, assigning and contributing photo-stories throughout the semester, ensuring proper layout and design needs are met for each photo before publishing, and other duties as assigned.
Photographer Will shoot assigned stories in a variety of subjects, including news, sports, activities and entertainment.
Reporter Will interview, report, and edit stories/articles.
Enrollment Requirements All student employees must be enrolled at least half-time to be eligible to work any UCO student position. Half‑time enrollment for fall/spring semesters is 5 credit hours for graduates and 6 credit hours for undergraduates. International students must be enrolled full‑time to be eligible to work as a student employee. Full‑time enrollment is 9 credit hours for graduates and 12 credit hours for undergraduates. Students working regular student positions must be enrolled in at least 3 credit hours during the summer. Students not enrolled in summer classes must be enrolled in fall classes in order to work during the summer. Students working Federal Work Study Program positions must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours (undergraduate) or 5 credit hours (graduate). If the number of credit hours needed to graduate is less than the minimum number of hours required for student employment, the student must obtain a letter from their Academic Advisor and submit it to Human Resources. Contact jobs@uco.edu for more information.
Qualifications/Experience Preferred Students studying mass communications are encouraged to apply. A flexible schedule is a plus. Must have great communication skills and be deadline driven.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Excellent written and oral communication skills. Sensitivity of intercultural communication. Good interpersonal skills. Detail oriented. Dependable. Punctual.
Physical Demands Reasonable accommodation, in accordance with ADA requirements, may be made upon request to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
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Hours per Week 10-20 hours per week.
College/Department Overview The Vista is a department within Mass Communication and was established in 1903 as the student newspaper of the University of Central Oklahoma and is the longest, continually published student newspaper in the state.
Editor-in-Chief Department Specific Job Functions: Duties include guiding a Digital First approach and overseeing the weekly version of The Vista. This includes acting as voice and face of the student newspaper, oversight of all other positions on the paper, oversight and management of layout and design, contributing articles for weekly content, acting as head editorial writer, and leading weekly staff meetings.
Digital/Managing Editor Will assign stories, manage assignments, assist in page design, coordinate photography, copy edit stories. Will help generate story ideas and occasionally report as needed.
Sports Editor Will assign sports stories, manage assignments, assist in page design, coordinate photography and copy edit stories. Will help generate story ideas and report as needed.
Photo Editor Duties include assigning and shooting events on and off campus for weekly photographic content. This includes ensuring each story is assigned a photographer to provide art, ensuring each story has said art attached before publishing, communicating with staff to determine effective art, assigning and contributing photo-stories throughout the semester, ensuring proper layout and design needs are met for each photo before publishing, and other duties as assigned.
Photographer Will shoot assigned stories in a variety of subjects, including news, sports, activities and entertainment.
Reporter Will interview, report, and edit stories/articles.
Enrollment Requirements All student employees must be enrolled at least half-time to be eligible to work any UCO student position. Half‑time enrollment for fall/spring semesters is 5 credit hours for graduates and 6 credit hours for undergraduates. International students must be enrolled full‑time to be eligible to work as a student employee. Full‑time enrollment is 9 credit hours for graduates and 12 credit hours for undergraduates. Students working regular student positions must be enrolled in at least 3 credit hours during the summer. Students not enrolled in summer classes must be enrolled in fall classes in order to work during the summer. Students working Federal Work Study Program positions must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours (undergraduate) or 5 credit hours (graduate). If the number of credit hours needed to graduate is less than the minimum number of hours required for student employment, the student must obtain a letter from their Academic Advisor and submit it to Human Resources. Contact jobs@uco.edu for more information.
Qualifications/Experience Preferred Students studying mass communications are encouraged to apply. A flexible schedule is a plus. Must have great communication skills and be deadline driven.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Excellent written and oral communication skills. Sensitivity of intercultural communication. Good interpersonal skills. Detail oriented. Dependable. Punctual.
Physical Demands Reasonable accommodation, in accordance with ADA requirements, may be made upon request to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
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