Features Editors are in charge of leading the Features section of the newspaper each week. They are expected to actively seek out story ideas in the activities of local on and off-campus communities, organizations and community related ideas. Features Editors are responsible for attending weekly Content and Ed-Board meetings, pitching Features stories at pitch meetings, managing all Features writers, providing stylistic and content edits to all Features articles, and editing all section articles to protect the paper from publishing libelous statements. The Features Editor must be able to meet strict deadlines, ensure stories reflect ethical journalistic writing, and be very communicative.
RESPONSIBILITIES
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- Attend all weekly 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 print cycle duties: update pitch doc with pitches by Monday afternoon and daily progress throughout the week, pitch Features stories at weekly pitch meetings, edit all Features stories, and manage a team of writers (train new writers, complete payroll, maintain section quality by ensuring professionalism in articles’ writing)
- Features 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).
- Table at least three times per quarter for recruitment/marketing efforts.
Position Length: 1 Academic Year
Number of Openings: 1