Student Worker - News Editor, The Nevada Sagebrush

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The core of The Nevada Sagebrush's content is its news section. The news editor is responsible for covering these events, editing all news content, delegating deadlines and working well as a team. 

Applicants should have experience writing and reporting news on a deadline, as well as a strong news judgment and knowledge of current events. Applicants should also have a basic understanding of media ethics and media law, especially as they pertain to reporting on a college campus.  Applicants are expected to be able to write articles quickly, concisely and accurately throughout the week and publish articles regularly on the Nevada Sagebrush website. The News Editor will be required to write longform pieces, as well as breaking news. 

All applicants must submit 3-5 clips with their application. Clips must be work samples and 1000 words or less. Essays will not be accepted.  

Responsibilities

• Write, edit and curate content for the 3 to 4 pages of the News section and update online content throughout the week.  

• Content should be local-oriented, and state and national stories should either be localized or run in moderation 

• Content should be produced throughout the week, with an emphasis on speed for breaking or spot news.  

• As much as possible, content should pertain directly to a university audience 

• The number of stories-per-week, varies, but expect to be editing between 8 and 10 stories per week.  

• Recruit and maintain relationships with contributing writers 

• The editor is the primary editor for any and all news-related submissions from outside contributors.  

• It is up to the editor to assign individual deadlines to individual writers 

• Online-first or online-exclusive articles are assigned deadlines on an article-by-article basis, but it is the editor's responsibility for enforcing these deadlines.  

• Assist in page layout, design and editing during Monday deadlines.  

• Ensure all news content is posted to NevadaSagebrush.com both in a timely manner and in a manner consistent with the quality and style guidelines of The Sagebrush.  

Required Qualifications

• Candidate must be a student of the University of Nevada, Reno. 

• Candidate must maintain a 2.00 GPA and be enrolled in at least 15 credits 

• Candidate must have experience with AP style and writing for print or online 

• Candidate has experience writing headlines, or experience with or knowledge of SEO and the elements of a good headline.  

• Candidate should be familiar with current Sagebrush work (articles, multimedia, social media) 

• Candidate should have experience writing copy for social media, especially Facebook and Twitter 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Candidate has experience with Adobe Creative Cloud (especially InDesign) is preferred 

• Candidate has experience with multimedia programs (Premiere Pro, Audition, After Effects) is preferred 

Schedule

6 hours per week, hours subject to change

Compensation Grade

Student Employee Level 1

$12.00/hr

Please note, once you submit your application the only attachment/s viewable to you will be the attachment/s to the resume/CV section of the application. Any additional required attachment/s to the cover letter, references, additional documents sections of the application, will not be viewable to you after you submit your application. All uploaded attachment/s will be on the application for the committee to review. To request updates to attachments, prior to the committee review of applications, please contact the candidate helpdesk at .

Attach the following attachment(s) to your application

Resume/CV – (required) List a detailed description of the major duties that you performed as part of each job. You must demonstrate that you qualify for the position and your education and experience must be clearly documented.

Cover Letter – (optional)

3-5 Clips – (required) Applicants must submit at least 3 clips (either audio, video or both) that showcases applicant’s ability to produce media.

This posting is open until filled

Qualified individuals are encouraged to apply immediately. Recruitment will close without notice when a sufficient number of applications are received or a hiring decision has been made.

A background check will be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.

HR will attempt to verify academic credentials upon receipt of hiring documents. If the academic credentials cannot be verified, HR will notify the faculty member that an official transcript of their highest degree must be submitted within thirty days of the faculty member’s first day of employment.

References will be contacted at the appropriate phase of the recruitment process.

Applicants hired on a federal contract may be subject to E-Verify.