Student Jobs

Writes biweekly column (minimum). Generates growing pool of story ideas (daily, in depth, series). Supervises, manages and resolves dispute among staff members. Attends daily budget meetings and critiques the prior day’s paper. Enforces goals and deadlines. Responsible for all content in the paper. Responsible for publishing written correction of all paper errors. Assists section editors in all aspects concerning content and appearance, including design and production. Writes editorial on rotating basis. Chairs daily budget meetings and keeps them on schedule. Edits all editorial page copy. Proofs entertainment page. Assists city desk in working with reporters and staff writers. Serves on editorial board.

Served as section or copy editor of the Lariat for atleast one semester. Demonstrated excellence in editing through knowledge of AP style and understands different styles of newspaper writing. Understands political forces within and outside the university. Extensive knowledge of desktop publishing, modular design, typography, graphics and photography. Proven abilities in leadership, organization and management. Demonstrated and promised long-term commitment to the Lariat. Proven, strong and highly evolved sense of ethical and moral integrity. Effective approach to crisis management. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for working with people inside and outside the Baylor community

Creates budget of campus, local, state, national, international news derived from AP and MCT and other campus newspapers. This will be completed by 1 p.m. each day. Talks with each reporter at beginning of lab and compiles budget of campus and local stories. Helps reporter focus the story. Assigns art/graphics as needed. This will be completed by 2:30 p.m.. Generates growing pool of story ideas (daily, indepth, queries)Manages all lab writers for Lariat. Assigns stories to reporters. Imposes deadlines. Edits copy. Maintains city desk files. Maintains accurate and up-to-date calendar of all major events on campus and in the community. Works with writers and editors to make sure stories are covered with accuracy, fairness and clarity and helps with additional story ideas and follow-ups. Presents total budget at 4:30 p.m. news meeting each day. Coordinates graphics assignments. Serves on editorial board and writes editorials on rotating basis. Meets weekly with adviser and editor for critiques,training and problem solving. Assists editor and takes over in his/her absence Builds and adheres to a strong sense of ethics in writing and reporting Reports problems with lab class to Julie and Robin.

Has demonstrated excellence in editing through knowledge of AP style and understands different styles of newspaper writing. Understands political forces within and outside the university. Has proven abilities in leadership, organization and management. Has effective approach to crisis management. Has proven, strong and highly evolved sense of ethical and moral integrity. Has patience and ability to help redirect ideas. Has excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Plans one theme/in-depth magazine per semester. Provides magazine classes with story ideas. Seeks out, coordinates and manages contributed stories. Edits all copy, including cut lines and headlines, for clarity, grammar, spelling, punctuation, style and accuracy. Designs and paginates magazine. Edits stories and writes headlines. Coordinates and/or takes photographs for magazine.

Understands and appreciates the distinction between news and editorializing. Has outstanding knowledge of feature and news writing. Has advanced experience in newspaper and feature design. Has strong organizational, leadership and teamwork abilities. Has thorough understanding of the mission of the magazine. Has ability to track simultaneous projects and meet deadlines. Has strong interviewing and researching skills. Is able to write and edit quickly. Understands the editing process from brainstorming to evaluation. Has patience and ability to help redirect weak ideas. Has strong sense of ethical and moral integrity