The Sports & Health Editor is responsible for coverage pertaining to sports on campus as well as health issues and stories that pertain to and interest students. Huskies Athletics includes eight varsity sports that all require some level of coverage. The Sports & Health editor also has the option of covering esports and campus Recreation Services if desired. The editor must be adept at conducting interviews, keep up-to-date on campus sports and be a strong writer. The Sports & Health Editor also acts as a resource for contributors who need help finding and writing stories.
A. Editorial Responsibilities
•gathering and generating story ideas relevant to students and the University, ensuring the sports and health coverage is broad, remaining abreast of sports and health news on campus and notifying the editor-in-chief of events and issues when appropriate
•assigning all sports and health articles and features, including coming prepared with a detailed list of the sports and health section at weekly editorial meetings
•writing sports & health articles on a regular basis, though ensuring volunteer submissions provide the bulk of the section
•ensuring that a minimum of 3 sports & health articles are completed per week; ultimately aiming for 4-6 articles per week
•assigning photos and graphics for stories at the weekly staff meeting
•ensuring that all deadlines are met by volunteers and helping them with the writing process
•conducting a first edit on all stories for the section
•conducting three rounds of careful updates to the story file following copy editing
•drafting photo captions and headlines/subheadlines for the section
•drafting 250 words for social media posts, including pull quotes
•posting the weeks articles according to schedule on the Sheaf’s website using their own word press access
B. General Responsibilities
•participating in weekly editorial staff meetings
•maintaining regular office hours of 6-8 hours per week and clearly communicating these to the editor-in-chief and the ads & business manager
•upholding the reputation of the Sheaf Publishing Society while carrying out all activities
C. Recruitment and Training
•meeting with sports and health writers as often as necessary to ensure that their skills are improving
•ensuring that sports & health writing guides are available (and shared with the editor-in-chief and the ads & business manager
•facilitating weekly section meetings
•recruiting volunteers to assist with the publication of the newspaper
•helping to train the following year’s sports & health editor in March/April
Term: August 15, 2022 to April 15, 2023
Salary: $9,800
Apply with your resume to hiring@thesheaf.comby 4 pm Monday, March 28th, 2022
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