Want real journalistic responsibility and an unbeatable credential to add to your resume? Be a Spring, Summer or Fall Editor-in-Chief for one of our two newspapers: Campus News, or the historic community newspaper Journal & Press.
Hours and Frequency: There can only be one editor per paper per semester. About 10 hours per week.
Campus News is monthly and hits dozens of colleges (mostly in the New York Metro region), while the Journal & Press is twice-monthly and covers a tri-county region in Upstate New York,
EICs will write two to four stories per issue while also copy editing the work of other writers. The EIC will be a decision-maker, picking which stories get priority. You may also do some layout, depending on your skillset.
Requirements: You must be a journalism, communications, writing or graphic design student or very recent graduate with one of those majors or a related major. Must have strong editing skills, and the ability to write well, work with other writers, interview people and meet deadlines. You must be extremely conscientious.
What you will learn: How to create and maintain a successful small publication.
Most EICs can work from home. Stipends and profit-sharing available.
Contact us at editor@cccnews.info to apply or for more information!
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