Beacon Community Engagement Editor

Position Details

Position Information

Job Title
Beacon Community Engagement Editor

Department
Student Activities

Terms and Hours
Fall 2026 & Spring 2027

Job Category
Student Stipend

Hourly Wage
Monthly Stipend Payment ($2,200/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

Has excellent writing and critical thinking skills
Has a distinct, crisp, conversational writing voice
Is dedicated to accuracy across all platforms
Is insatiably curious, creative, and proactive about learning
Is a good listener
Is dependable, considerate, ethical, and emotionally mature
Does not shy away from a challenge
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
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 flexible in temperament, especially in breaking news situations
Is open to instruction and willing to read articles, participate in webinars, etc. as assigned by the Beacon adviser and editors
Keeps up-to-date on engagement and social media trends technology
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 Editorial Board and attends Ed Board meetings on Wednesday nights.
Must attend Beacon Boot Camp training in August approximately one week before fall term starts and should not schedule conflicting activities/positions.
Throughout the week, posts compelling content and links to Beacon media on Beacon's social media platforms including Facebook and Instagram.
Follows best journalistic practices for accuracy, fairness and ethics in all posts.
Prioritizes diversity and inclusion in all content.
Post links to new Beacon content every day at strategic times.
Interacts with social media followers (ie: @replies ) as appropriate.
Creates promotional social media and newsletter posts featuring Beacon staff and events.
Produces and sends weekly newsletter featuring links to Beacon news, living, sports, and opinion content. Posts newsletter on Engage each Thursday morning.
Builds and maintains email address list for the newsletter and executes strategies to increase subscriptions and maximize newsletter exposure.
Creates and organizes Beacon-sponsored events and promotions to increase engagement.
Supervises The Beacon promotional table at the Activities Fair each semester
Contributes two story ideas each week.
In collaboration with section editors, posts quizzes, opinion polls, and other digital interactives to increase Beacon user engagement.
Responsible for improving the "About Us" webpage, posting bios and headshots of the editorial board.
Plans and executes contests and events to increase Beacon engagement as well as staff recruiting.
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 served previously on The Beacon

Physical Requirements

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number
SE938-2023

Number of Vacancies
1

Estimated Start Date
08/17/2026

Open Date
02/11/2026

Close Date
08/10/2026