Commuter Staffer WS

Job Summary
Independently provides a range of duties to support The Commuter LBCCs awardwinning student publication including the monthly print magazine the LBCommuter website and The Commuters social media advertising marketing and publishing operations.

Required Qualifications
Education: Must maintain enrollment in at least 6 credits at LBCC maintain satisfactory academic progress throughout each term maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better and have financial aid in place to be eligible to work in a Work Study student employee capacity at LinnBenton Community College. Depending on the workstudy students area of interest the expectation is that students are willing to learn the skills that will be necessary to help them succeed in their position whether thats exercising basic reporting and writing skills taking and processing photos creating art for advertising and promotional materials posting on social media and The Commuters website or other duties as assigned. As a cocurricular group at LBCC The Commuter functions as a working news operation that complements what students are learning in the classroom whether they are taking journalism marketing art photography graphic design or other courses at the college. Participation in workstudy positions at The Commuter is not limited to students in journalism marketing graphic design art or other related fields. Workstudy students must be able to meet required schedules and timelines as well as demonstrate good teamwork and communication skills. Prior experience working for a newspaper magazine advertising and marketing firm website or social media operation is not required though any or all of those skills would be beneficial. Workstudy students must possess basic knowledge of computers which are relied on for preparation and processing of news and marketing content. Knowledge of software programs such as Google Drive Google Docs InDesign Photoshop Google Sheets would be beneficial though not required upon beginning work at The Commuter. ABILITIES : Requires the ability to perform the duties of the position efficiently and effectively with minimal supervision. Must be able to operate personal computers and relevant software. Must be able to communicate with contacts both inside and outside of the organization in a manner that reflects positively on The Commuter and the college. Requires the ability to work closely with other staff to accomplish the overall objectives of The Commuter.

Work Schedule
varies