Student Worker Lariat Opinion Editor AY27

Job Title:Student Worker - Lariat Opinion Editor AY27

Job Classification: Marketing and Communications Student

Department: Student Publications

Hiring Manager:Terri Evans

Contact:

Work Schedule:20 hrs per week

Desired Length of Employment:Fall/Spring

Pay Rate:$9.00 per hour

Job Description:

$4000 scholarship per semester

The opinion editor oversees all content in the daily editorial section incorporating a wide variety of viewpoints that reflect the diversity of our readers. The goal of the opinion page is to produce a robust dialogue with our audience through editorials staff columns guest columns letters to the editor and other special features.

The opinion editor is the chair of the editorial board.

DUTIES:

• Design and manage content for the opinion page
• Runs weekly editorial board meeting
• Writes weekly editorials and occasional column
• Edits staff and reporter columns for content grammar and Associated Press style
• Monitors the Lariat and Lariat Letters email accounts and makes decisions regarding publication of letters to the editor
• Solicits reader feedback through a variety of methods including online polls/surveys and social media
• Pushes opinion content to the web
• Oversees the Lariat cartoonist
• Enforces goals and deadlines

Employer:Baylor University

Work Location:Castellaw Communications Center/Rm 232

Work Address:219 Baylor Ave Waco TX 76706