Pay: Per Day Rate

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
• Knowledge of AP Style
• Able to meet deadline

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Responsible for enhancing The State News’ content (both body copy and headlines) to be understandable and flow effectively.
• Maintains regular communication with supervisor and reporters to provide feedback for content creators and address questions as they arise.
• Edits articles for grammar and AP Style errors, but reads stories as a reader would to make sure the story makes sense as a whole.
• Improves, edits headlines.
• Be prepared to help edit quickly when breaking news occurs. Understands the importance of working outside business hours to respond to breaking news.
• Communicates with the copy chief when questions or concerns arise.
• Maintains journalistic ethics and social media ethics.
• Ensures stories 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.