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
• Worked at State News for at least one semester

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Produces stories related to MSU administration, administrative policies, MSU academic policies and other campus and student-related interests and concerns.
  
• Works to find the most engaging and interesting stories related to MSU administrative policies and academic concerns while finding the most engaging, interesting and interactive ways to tell these stories.
  
• Attends every MSU Board of Trustees meeting and writes follow-up stories in a timely manner.
  
• 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.