Beacon Multimedia Editor

Position Details

Position Information

Job Title
Beacon Multimedia Editor

Department
Student Activities

Terms and Hours
Fall 2026 & Spring 2027

Job Category
Student Stipend

Hourly Wage
Monthly Stipend Payment ($3,000/year)

Job Summary

This is not a Student Employment Position. This is a student volunteer experience. Volunteer experience participants receive monthly stipend payments. The ideal candidate:

Understands photojournalism (telling a story with photos and/or video)
Is proficient at a range of digital tools (Photoshop and other editing software for photos and video)
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 quasi-professional setting, holding them accountable
Manages time well and make deadlines; thrives on a busy schedule
Manages stress well, including short deadlines
Consumes journalistic and other digital media regularly for ideas and inspiration
Keeps up with current events, pop culture, and UP student culture
Has a good sense of humor, knows how to generate "fun" content
Is a go-getter, strives for excellence, naturally goes above and beyond what's expected
Collaborates and commu

Please apply using this link :

https://www.upbeacon.com/page/online-application
Core Duties

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 the 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.
Oversees multimedia content in consultation with editors.
Ensures all photos and videos have strong and compelling visual elements, high-quality audio.
Supervises and assigns photographers and videographers, enforcing deadlines and ensuring all important information is provided (ie: photo and video captions, photo credits).
Monitors visual and audio elements to ensure there's no copyright infringement
Coaches photographers and videographers to ensure high journalistic and aesthetic standards.
Facilitates closed captioning on all posted videos.
Encourages and executes innovation in multimedia storytelling.
Advises Community Engagement Editor on Instagram to ensure posts are frequent, creative, and effective.
Updates multimedia elements on the website as directed by Editor-in-Chief.
In collaboration with section editors, keeps visual assignments updated on assignment budget (Google Doc).
Coaches, critiques, and encourages photographers and video journalists.
Strategizes feature coverage in collaboration with Living Editor.
Supervises check out/check-in of the photo, video, and audio equipment.
Contributes two story ideas each week.
Takes photos and videos as assigned.
Please apply using this link :

https://www.upbeacon.com/page/online-application

Minimum Qualifications

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 for The Beacon

Physical Requirements

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number
SE943-2023

Number of Vacancies
Multiple

Estimated Start Date
08/17/2026

Open Date
02/11/2026

Close Date
08/10/2026