Fall 2015 Editorial Team Position Descriptions

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1 Fall 2015 Editorial Team Position Descriptions *If you would like to join staff as a Developing Reporter, Columnist or Blogger you will apply in the fall. Please keep an eye on our social media pages and website for more information. Additionally, applications for the fall editorial board and social media team will be made available to staffers this summer.* Submit your application and accompanying materials via to Matt Butler ( mcbutler@udel.edu ) and Meghan Jusczak ( meghanj@udel.edu ) by 9 a.m. Monday, April 27. You must also sign up for an interview time here. All positions: As is the nature of newsrooms, job duties often expand circumstantially and may evolve over the course of the semester. It is our expectation that applications to all positions will flexible and willing to adapt as needs arise. Meetings: Editors will be in office from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays, while will be in the office from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. All positions must attend Sunday budget at 2 p.m. Editors and must be in the office at points between 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday nights for meetings. Managing news editors, copy desk chief and copy editors must be in the office Monday afternoons/nights. If your work is not complete, you are expected to remain in the office. In all cases, positions require many hours of work outside of office time, including reporting and writing time. UPPER LEVEL EDITORIAL POSITIONS The following positions are available only to individuals with extensive journalism and editing experience. You must submit at least three clips from The Review or other professional publications. In addition, you must edit the attached story draft (end of page; you may bring printed copy with you to interview or copy into Word doc/google doc and to Matt and Meghan with comments and edits visible) for AP style, sentence structure and story flow. Please also submit a cover letter and resume that include long -term professional career goals and story ideas for the first spring edition. Managing News Editors (2 positions) Work together and lead news section in pitching stories twice a week, coordinating breaking news coverage and editing stories

2 Assist senior in crafting stories while also taking on the larger, investigative stories (writing regularly is an expectation of this position) Must be extremely dedicated to The Review and its future -- think in terms of the big picture for the section and the paper as a whole Managing Mosaic Editors (2 positions) Work together and lead features section in pitching stories twice a week, coordinating breaking news coverage (i.e. SCPAB announces a new performer) and editing stories Assist senior in crafting stories while also taking on the larger features stories (writing regularly is an expectation of this position) Must be extremely dedicated to The Review and its future -- think in terms of the big picture for the section and the paper as a whole Managing Sports Editors (1-2 positions) Lead sports section in pitching stories twice a week, coordinating breaking news coverage and editing stories Assist senior in crafting stories while also taking on the larger, investigative stories (writing regularly is an expectation of this position) Must be extremely dedicated to The Review and its future -- think in terms of the big picture for the section and the paper as a whole Copy Desk Chief (1 position) Responsible for editing for AP Style, name spellings and sentence structure Maintain the ongoing Review stylebook Write minutes for the Dukabi portion of meetings Fact checker for names, titles and major story elements Coordinate and delegate work among copy editors Development Officer (1 position) Must have prior Review experience (however, this is now a position that cannot be held in conjunction with another staff position) and will manage developing Assist Matt and Meghan in developing training curriculum for new Serve as main liaison between new and The Review editorial staff Work to recruit new and writers for The Review INTERMEDIATE EDITORIAL POSITIONS

3 The following positions are available to individuals with entry level journalism and editing experience. Freshmen and sophomores interested in pursuing journalism are especially encouraged to apply. You must submit three clips or writing samples. In addition, you must edit the attached story draft at the end of the document for AP style, sentence structure and story flow. Please submit a resume and one page cover letter that states why you wish to join The Review. Assistant News Editors (3 positions) - Each assistant news editor will be assigned a beat from the choices below. Please indicate your preference in your application. Student Affairs Editor Work under managing editors to pitch and edit stories related to student life including but not limited to Greek Life, Student Government Association, housing, major RSOs and general student life Be responsible for covering, or finding assistance in covering, all breaking news on your beat Coordinate coverage with senior, staff and developing Administrative Editor Work under managing editors to pitch and edit stories related to administration, including but not limited to university initiatives, administrative job changes, finances, university construction and tuition Be responsible for covering, or finding assistance in covering, all breaking news on your beat Coordinate coverage with senior, staff and developing Beyond the Green Editor Work under managing editors to pitch and edit stories related to the City of Newark (including UD- Newark relations), Delaware government, and national/international stories that can be brought back to the university Be responsible for covering, or finding assistance in covering, all breaking news on your beat Coordinate coverage with senior, staff and developing Assistant Mosaic Editors (2 positions) Columns Editor Pitch with the rest of the Mosaic section, but primarily work with columnists -- edit columns, manage columnists

4 Write the bigger, more important columns on campus issues that come up Provide section with strong, confident voice and edge and be able to convey that in your writing Features Editor Work under managing editors to pitch and edit features stories, including arts & entertainment coverage and human interest stories Be responsible for coverage or overseeing coverage of all breaking stories on your beat (i.e. SCPAB releasing a spring/fall performer) Assist in crafting stories while taking on larger feature pieces Assistant Sports Editor (1 position) Work under managing editor to pitch and edit sports stories, including longer profiles and investigative pieces Be responsible for coverage -- along with the managing editor -- of all breaking news stories in sports Assist and edit with while also taking on larger feature or investigative pieces Senior Reporters (4 News, 2 Mosaic, 2 Sports - please indicate your preference on the application) Responsible for writing at least one story per week. Senior are encouraged to take on longer, investigative pieces that may take weeks at a time Pitch with section editors once a week on assigned date News will cover assignments as they pertain to administration, student affairs, and local/regional/world news. Mosaic will cover features, human interest, arts and entertainment stories. Sports will cover games and other athletics stories For all sections, must be available to cover breaking news MISCELLANEOUS POSITIONS The following positions are available to individuals with any level of journalism and editing experience, but must have a passion and commitment to learning on the job. Requirements for additional materials are listed under the individual positions. Copy Editors (3 positions) Submit cover letter, resume and two writing samples Work under Copy Desk Chief to edit stories for AP Style, name spellings, titles and sentence structure

5 Must show command of English language and grammar usage Contribute to and maintain The Review s style notes, regularly contribute to Dukabi (list of common mistakes in articles discussed at weekly meetings) Editorial Editor (1 position) Submit cover letter, resume, one writing sample and two sample editorials on current events Responsible for writing a weekly editorial during Sunday meetings Edit and manage op -ed section, featuring timely opinion pieces relevant to current events Coordinate with cartoonist for weekly opinion cartoon Social Media Editor (1 position) Submit 10 sample tweets and 4 sample Facebook posts for articles in this week s edition of The Review as well as a resume and cover letter explaining your interest in the position and past experience Manage The Review s social media, including Twitter, Facebook and Instagram Must have a strong editorial voice, plus knowledge of AP Style and grammar Responsible for scheduling social media posts throughout the week Create and oversee three newsletters - students (weekly, or more often as necessary); parents and faculty (weekly) and alumni (twice a semester) Create 30-second slides for Projected U weekly. Can include photos, headlines, tweet-style news, podcasts, videos. You will likely make these on Monday nights for submission to ProjectedU by 11:00 p.m. Collaborate with staff members on social media team Sample article is below. Please edit. Please copy and paste into a Word or Google Document and it to us with edits and comments visible. Alternatively, you may print a copy and bring it to your interview. Kildare s, located on Main Street in Newark, is famous for its Guinness promotions and for hosting well -known events, especially during St. Patrick s Day and Homecoming. This past weekend, Friday to Monday, Kildare s hosted its traditional Irish Week. This celebration marked the halfway point to St. Patrick s Day, one of the most famous and most attended events hosted by the pub.

6 The pub was named after Arthur Guinness s county of birth where he brewed his now world famous beer, Guinness. Dave Magrogan, the proprietor of the pub, aims to recreate an Irish heritage and culture in Kildare s. Kildare s has different locations throughout the United States: four in Pennsylvania, one in North Carolina, and one in Ohio. Each location aims to retain the authentic Irish look. According to 26- year-old resident Jordan Bryan, the manager of the Newark restaurant, over 90 percent of the pub is imported from Ireland. This includes ads from Guinness, authentic artifacts imported from Ireland, and Irish furniture. Kildare s staff is dressed in the traditional Irish outfit, the kilt. This tradition varies from place to place, but for the most part, everybody has music and features Irish specials, Bryan says. The different nights featured several events. Friday included bagpipe happy hour with a Guinness promotion. Saturday, the pub presented Irish music from the Fair Trade with Guinness promotion throughout the night. 10 percent of the benefits from Sunday night were sent to Project Children, an Irish organization that sends Irish children to summer vacation in the United States in order to make them escape the political conflicts of their country. Monday night featured an Irish dancer from the Broesler School of Irish Dancing. Shaina Howarth, a waitress at the pub, says that the university s students enjoy Irish Week. We usually get a greater attendance and I think students are looking forward to this event, Howarth says. The manager of Kildare s says that students look forward to bar events and are usually excited by theme parties. Senior Tyler Falkowski says Saint Patrick s Day is the event at Kildare s that he looks forward the most and that he usually enjoys his nights spent at the pub. Kildare s has a screen with a countdown to St. Patrick s Day. Kildare s has usually the best turnout during week days and it is the best option to go to. Falkowski says. Kildare s in Newark is currently going through some changes. The pub will offer a new menu on Tuesday the 18 th of September which will have a larger assortment of choices and a healthier selection. The new menu will still offer the separate section of daily featured traditional Irish entrees that the restaurant is known for.

7 I ve been working here for three years and this is the best menu I have seen! Bryan says. We just want to get everybody excited. Saint Patrick s Day is our most famous event and this is a warm up to it! Bryan said.