The Opinions Editor is in charge of leading the Opinions section each week. They are expected to stay informed of current events within the UCSB and Isla Vista community. The Opinions Editor is responsible for pitching Opinions stories at Tuesday pitch meetings, managing all Opinions writers, providing stylistic and content edits to all Opinions articles, and editing all section articles to protect the paper from publishing libelous statements. The Opinions Editor must meet strict deadlines, ensure stories reflect ethical journalistic writing, and be extremely communicative.
RESPONSIBILITIES
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- Attend all weekly content and editorial board meetings (Mon.), and pitch meetings (Tues.). These meetings are mandatory and if the editor is unable to attend any of these meetings it is their responsibility to notify both their Section Co-Editor and one of the Executive Editors.
- Weekly publishing cycle duties: update pitch doc with pitches by Monday afternoon and daily progress throughout the week, pitch Opinions stories at weekly pitch meetings, edit all Opinions stories, and manage a team of writers (train new writers, complete payroll, maintain section quality by ensuring professionalism in articles’ writing)
- Opinions section is responsible for pitching at least three (3) articles on Tues. pitch meetings and producing one (1) original article and one (1) edited staff-written article by the following Mon. afternoon.
- Contribute to financial and logistical decision-making and team improvement during Ed-board meetings (communication, production, quality, etc)
- Build and oversee a team of regular columnists, the content of which is up to the vision of the Opinions Editor
- Table at least three times per quarter for recruitment/marketing efforts.
Position Length: 1 Academic Year
Number of Openings: 1