Community & Culture Editor

The community and culture editor is responsible for planning coverage with reporters who will be assigned a beat and ensuring the quality, clarity and accuracy of content. They will lead pitch meetings, communicate daily with reporters, managing and assignment editors and will be expected to work three days a week. Editors are expected to attend editorial board and pitch meetings on Sundays and must be available twice a week for in-person editing sessions with their reporters. Applicants will preferably have experience working at The State Press for at least one semester or some equivalent with experience in reporting and editing. Applicants must have a good understanding of AP Style, SEO, headline writing and editing.

Community and culture editors will also oversee enterprise stories, as well as forging connections with student organizations on campus. They will lead and assist their reporters in their own community engagement efforts.

There is one editor position available. The editor will be paid a stipend of $1,800 split into eight $225 biweekly paychecks if the editor works the full semester.