University Of St Thomas is hiring: Assignment Editor, The Crest in St Paul
University Of St Thomas, St Paul, MN, United States
OVERVIEW
JOB TITLE: Assignment Editor, The Crest
LOCATION: St. Paul Campus
PAY RATE: $2,600 per school year
JOB SUMMARY:
The assignment editor is primarily responsible for quality control in the scope and treatment of news coverage. Along with the Managing Editor and the Content Manager-Editors, the Assignment Editor coordinates the creation and publication of content for The Crest.
The assignment editor reports to the managing editor and faculty advisers.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
As pay is contingent on satisfactory performance, students should expect evaluations at mid- and semester's end.
This position is for the entire school year (both fall and spring semesters).
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
Applications are due Friday, April 17, at 5 p.m.
Interviews will take place on Friday, April 24 between 1:30 and 5:00 p.m. in Schoenecker Center Room 209 (Emerging Media common space).
If you have a conflict during those times (e.g. class, work), please email Faculty Adviser Yayu Feng at yayu.feng@stthomas.edu., and tell us the times that you are available, and we will do our best to accommodate.
ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible for student employment, St. Thomas students must be degree seeking at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels. Students must be actively enrolled at least part-time in courses for credit. For further information on eligibility please see the Student Employee Toolkit on One StThomas.
The University of St. Thomas is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
JOB TITLE: Assignment Editor, The Crest
LOCATION: St. Paul Campus
PAY RATE: $2,600 per school year
JOB SUMMARY:
The assignment editor is primarily responsible for quality control in the scope and treatment of news coverage. Along with the Managing Editor and the Content Manager-Editors, the Assignment Editor coordinates the creation and publication of content for The Crest.
The assignment editor reports to the managing editor and faculty advisers.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Collects story ideas from staff members weekly
- Reviews, selects, and assigns story ideas
- Keeps track of staff and editor availabilities
- Assembles story teams with Content Manager-Editors and assigns staff members into story teams for multimedia story treatments, with the goal of attaining the most effective and appropriate media mix
- Coordinates production of content and delegates staff oversight duties to Content Manager-Editors, sets deadlines
- Co-manages weekly news/editorial staff meetings
- Writes/produces content as planned/needed
- Works with appropriate adviser(s) to stay atop campus news coverage
- Participates in editorial review on an as-needed basis, in particular, working in concert with the content-manager editor, the managing editor, and the executive director
- Meets regularly with managing editor and takes part in setting agendas for future content for all media, in planning and coordinating new initiatives, and in constantly improving the system
- Completes other duties as assigned
- Attends all Team Leader and staff meetings
- Attends two 100-minute shifts per week
- Conducts duties in accordance with the University Policy on Student Media
- The applicant should have junior or senior standing, but others will be considered
- Has completed relevant coursework or has previous experience relevant to the job
- Has participated in student media and has demonstrated leadership
- Is dynamic, personable, organized, and has a team orientation
- Possesses problem-solving skills
- Is responsive, reliable, flexible and possesses good judgment
As pay is contingent on satisfactory performance, students should expect evaluations at mid- and semester's end.
This position is for the entire school year (both fall and spring semesters).
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
- Cover letters should include a statement on why you want to work for The Crest as well as listing which of the available positions you are applying for.
- Applications require one example of recent and/or relevant work.
- References are not required with the application, though may be requested if needed (e.g. if candidate has no prior experience with hiring faculty).
Applications are due Friday, April 17, at 5 p.m.
Interviews will take place on Friday, April 24 between 1:30 and 5:00 p.m. in Schoenecker Center Room 209 (Emerging Media common space).
If you have a conflict during those times (e.g. class, work), please email Faculty Adviser Yayu Feng at yayu.feng@stthomas.edu., and tell us the times that you are available, and we will do our best to accommodate.
ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible for student employment, St. Thomas students must be degree seeking at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels. Students must be actively enrolled at least part-time in courses for credit. For further information on eligibility please see the Student Employee Toolkit on One StThomas.
The University of St. Thomas is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.