This is not a Student Employment Position. This is a student volunteer experience. Volunteer experience participants receive monthly stipend payments.
Has excellent writing and critical thinking skills
Is insatiably curious, creative and proactive about learning
Is a good listener as well as a natural leader
Is dependable, considerate, ethical and emotionally mature
Does not shy away from a challenge
Can manage peers in a professional setting, holding them accountable
Manages time and stress well; thrives on a busy schedule
Must be able to handle stress well, including short deadlines
Reads journalistic media for fun and curiosity
Is excited about multimedia as well as writing
Is a go-getter, strives for excellence, naturally goes above-and-beyond what’s expected
Collaborates and communicates well in a team setting
Is open to instruction
Has at least one year of reporting experience
Attends staff meetings Mondays and Thursdays at 5:45 p.m. unless there is a conflict with a class and the editor-in-chief approves the absence in advance. Beacon staffers are strongly discouraged from registering for classes that meet during those times
Serves on Editorial Board and attends Ed Board meetings on Wednesday nights
Meets with adviser and editor-in-chief every Monday
Plays leadership role as directed by adviser and editor-in-chief during Beacon Boot Camp training in August
Assigns reporters news stories on multiple platforms, enforcing deadlines
Is promptly responsive to email, Slack and text messages
Ensures news coverage is accurate, fair, ethical, diverse and inclusive and allows for a wide range of representation of the campus community
Approves and posts news content throughout the week
Monitors news content for accuracy and promptly posts all corrections and clarifications for the News section when warranted
Assigns reporters beats and monitors their progress
Is in charge of spread sheet (“story budget”) that lists all assignments. Updates regularly
Coaches reporters on interviewing, reporting and writing with assistance from adviser
Is available to reporters via phone, text, Slack and email and scheduled one-on-one meetings
Edits news content and writes headlines
Has authority over all recorded (podcasts, video) and live news content
Posts at least one multimedia piece (ie: video, slideshow) in the News section per week
Mentors other editors as needed
Generates content ideas and coverage strategies for the news section
Reports and writes stories for the News section
Keeps up with current events, UP-related topics, student culture, and higher education in general
Supervises Community Engagement Editor on news content in Beacon social media
Coordinates with Multimedia Editor in assigning news videos, photos, infographics
Encourages and executes innovation in multi-platform storytelling
Oversees breaking news coverage
Contributes two story ideas each week
Acts as Editor-in-Chief when Editor-in-Chief is unavailable
May not be employed by UP Marketing or UP Athletics or on ASUP
You must have at least a 3.0 GPA
Has served previously on The Beacon staff
Physical Requirements
Posting Number
Posting Number SE944-2023
Number of Vacancies
Number of Vacancies Multiple
Estimated Start Date 08/17/2026
Open Date
Open Date 02/11/2026
Close Date
Close Date 08/10/2026
Supplemental Questions Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
Required Documents Required Documents
Optional Documents
Contact University of Portland 5000 N. Willamette Blvd Portland, Oregon 97203-5798 503.943.8484 recruitment@up.edu
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Has excellent writing and critical thinking skills
Is insatiably curious, creative and proactive about learning
Is a good listener as well as a natural leader
Is dependable, considerate, ethical and emotionally mature
Does not shy away from a challenge
Can manage peers in a professional setting, holding them accountable
Manages time and stress well; thrives on a busy schedule
Must be able to handle stress well, including short deadlines
Reads journalistic media for fun and curiosity
Is excited about multimedia as well as writing
Is a go-getter, strives for excellence, naturally goes above-and-beyond what’s expected
Collaborates and communicates well in a team setting
Is open to instruction
Has at least one year of reporting experience
Attends staff meetings Mondays and Thursdays at 5:45 p.m. unless there is a conflict with a class and the editor-in-chief approves the absence in advance. Beacon staffers are strongly discouraged from registering for classes that meet during those times
Serves on Editorial Board and attends Ed Board meetings on Wednesday nights
Meets with adviser and editor-in-chief every Monday
Plays leadership role as directed by adviser and editor-in-chief during Beacon Boot Camp training in August
Assigns reporters news stories on multiple platforms, enforcing deadlines
Is promptly responsive to email, Slack and text messages
Ensures news coverage is accurate, fair, ethical, diverse and inclusive and allows for a wide range of representation of the campus community
Approves and posts news content throughout the week
Monitors news content for accuracy and promptly posts all corrections and clarifications for the News section when warranted
Assigns reporters beats and monitors their progress
Is in charge of spread sheet (“story budget”) that lists all assignments. Updates regularly
Coaches reporters on interviewing, reporting and writing with assistance from adviser
Is available to reporters via phone, text, Slack and email and scheduled one-on-one meetings
Edits news content and writes headlines
Has authority over all recorded (podcasts, video) and live news content
Posts at least one multimedia piece (ie: video, slideshow) in the News section per week
Mentors other editors as needed
Generates content ideas and coverage strategies for the news section
Reports and writes stories for the News section
Keeps up with current events, UP-related topics, student culture, and higher education in general
Supervises Community Engagement Editor on news content in Beacon social media
Coordinates with Multimedia Editor in assigning news videos, photos, infographics
Encourages and executes innovation in multi-platform storytelling
Oversees breaking news coverage
Contributes two story ideas each week
Acts as Editor-in-Chief when Editor-in-Chief is unavailable
May not be employed by UP Marketing or UP Athletics or on ASUP
You must have at least a 3.0 GPA
Has served previously on The Beacon staff
Physical Requirements
Posting Number
Posting Number SE944-2023
Number of Vacancies
Number of Vacancies Multiple
Estimated Start Date 08/17/2026
Open Date
Open Date 02/11/2026
Close Date
Close Date 08/10/2026
Supplemental Questions Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
Required Documents Required Documents
Optional Documents
Contact University of Portland 5000 N. Willamette Blvd Portland, Oregon 97203-5798 503.943.8484 recruitment@up.edu
#J-18808-Ljbffr