Pay: Per Assignment Rate (2 stories per week, 2 days in the newsroom)

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Enrolled as a full-time student at Michigan State University (12+ credit hours)
• Understand the type of news content apt to resonate with Spartan community
• Strong writer, interviewer
• Able to meet deadline

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Produces content related to issues and interests in a variety of MSU student groups. What are they advocating for? What resources are available to them? What issues are affecting them? This is a features beat
  • This includes groups like:
  • International students
  • Adult and parent students
  • Transfer students
  • Out-of-state students
  • First-generation students
  • Grad students
  • Interesting student organizations
• Focuses more on the features angles rather than hard news
• Looks in unique places for student-related stories, including social media, word of mouth, etc.
• Collaborates and communicates often with visual journalists on each story to help create the most engaging content.
• Works with the editors and fellow reporters when breaking news happens to ensure it is covered and someone gets to the scene as quickly as possible.
• Maintains journalistic ethics and social media ethics.
• Creates stories that are informative, interesting, fair and accurate.
• Maintains regular newsroom office hours as assigned by the managing editor

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value equity and inclusion. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit and business needs. Applicants of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.