This is not a Student Employment Position. This is a student volunteer experience. Volunteer experience participants receive monthly stipend payments.
The ideal candidate:
Has excellent writing and critical thinking skills
Has a good understanding of most sports and takes the initiative to learn whatever is necessary
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 well; thrives on a busy schedule
Must be able to handle stress well, including short deadlines
Reads journalistic media for fun and curiosity
Keeps up with current events as well as the sports world
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 responsible for all sports coverage including social media
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.
Plays leadership role as directed by adviser and editor-in-chief during Beacon Boot Camp training in August.
Assigns reporters sports stories and events on multiple platforms, enforcing deadlines.
Ensures sports coverage is accurate, fair, ethical and compelling, and allows for a wide range of representation of student-athletes and student sporting activities outside the athletics department.
Edits and posts sports content throughout the week.
Monitors sports content for accuracy and promptly posts all corrections and clarifications in the sports section when warranted.
Reports and writes sports stories and columns regularly.
Introduces sports reporters to key personnel in the athletics department, especially sports information officials.
Assigns all sports reporters beats and monitors their progress.
Coaches reporters on interviewing, reporting, and writing with assistance from the adviser.
Ensures sports reporters follow best practices as journalists instead of playing the role of a fan in the context of their job at The Beacon.
Is available to reporters via phone, text, Slack, and email and scheduled one-on-one meetings.
Monitors sports content for accuracy and promptly posts all corrections and clarifications for the news section when warranted.
Oversees all recorded (podcasts, video) and live sports content
Posts at least one multimedia piece (ie: video, slideshow) in the Sports section per week.
Generates original content ideas and coverage strategies for the Sports section.
Directs Community Engagement Editor on sports content in Beacon social media.
Coordinates with Multimedia Editor in assigning Sports section videos and photos.
Encourages and executes innovation in multimedia storytelling.
Manages time well; thrives on a busy schedule.
Must be able to handle stress well, including short deadlines.
May be required to report and write occasional news stories.
May not be employed by UP Marketing or UP Athletics or on ASUP
You must have at least a 3.0 GPA
Preferred Qualifications
Has worked previously on The Beacon staff
Physical Requirements Posting Number
Posting Number SE941-2023
Number of Vacancies
Number of Vacancies 1
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
The ideal candidate:
Has excellent writing and critical thinking skills
Has a good understanding of most sports and takes the initiative to learn whatever is necessary
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 well; thrives on a busy schedule
Must be able to handle stress well, including short deadlines
Reads journalistic media for fun and curiosity
Keeps up with current events as well as the sports world
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 responsible for all sports coverage including social media
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.
Plays leadership role as directed by adviser and editor-in-chief during Beacon Boot Camp training in August.
Assigns reporters sports stories and events on multiple platforms, enforcing deadlines.
Ensures sports coverage is accurate, fair, ethical and compelling, and allows for a wide range of representation of student-athletes and student sporting activities outside the athletics department.
Edits and posts sports content throughout the week.
Monitors sports content for accuracy and promptly posts all corrections and clarifications in the sports section when warranted.
Reports and writes sports stories and columns regularly.
Introduces sports reporters to key personnel in the athletics department, especially sports information officials.
Assigns all sports reporters beats and monitors their progress.
Coaches reporters on interviewing, reporting, and writing with assistance from the adviser.
Ensures sports reporters follow best practices as journalists instead of playing the role of a fan in the context of their job at The Beacon.
Is available to reporters via phone, text, Slack, and email and scheduled one-on-one meetings.
Monitors sports content for accuracy and promptly posts all corrections and clarifications for the news section when warranted.
Oversees all recorded (podcasts, video) and live sports content
Posts at least one multimedia piece (ie: video, slideshow) in the Sports section per week.
Generates original content ideas and coverage strategies for the Sports section.
Directs Community Engagement Editor on sports content in Beacon social media.
Coordinates with Multimedia Editor in assigning Sports section videos and photos.
Encourages and executes innovation in multimedia storytelling.
Manages time well; thrives on a busy schedule.
Must be able to handle stress well, including short deadlines.
May be required to report and write occasional news stories.
May not be employed by UP Marketing or UP Athletics or on ASUP
You must have at least a 3.0 GPA
Preferred Qualifications
Has worked previously on The Beacon staff
Physical Requirements Posting Number
Posting Number SE941-2023
Number of Vacancies
Number of Vacancies 1
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