Job Title: Student Worker - Lariat Sports Editor-AY25
Job Classification: Marketing and Communications, Student
Department: Student Publications
Hiring Manager: Terri Evans
Contact: terri_evans@baylor.edu
Work Schedule: 20 hours per week
Desired Length of Employment: Fall/Ongoing
Pay Rate: $9.00
Job Description:
$4,500 scholarship
The sports editor directs daily coverage of Baylor sports, overseeing sports writers and lab reporters. He or she must ensure a breadth of coverage beyond traditional game previews and recaps. This includes features, analysis and in-depth coverage of issues affecting college athletics. The sports editor works closely with the photo editor, LTVN executive director and LTVN managing editor to coordinate coverage. The sports editor must have exceptional communication skills, be highly organized and demonstrate strong writing and editing abilities. He or she will also report on Baylor sports and design the sports page each print publication night. The sports editor oversees the @bulariatsports Twitter account and pushes content to the web daily.
DUTIES
- Communicates daily with sports writers and lab reporters regarding coverage
- Assembles the daily sports budget
- Attends daily budget meeting
- Assigns stories, photos and multimedia
- Edits sports writer and reporter stories for content, grammar and Associated Press style
- Assists in sports coverage
- Designs the sports page
- Posts daily to the Lariat’s sports social media account
- Enforces goals and deadlines
- Provide marketing and communications support to assigned area of responsibility
- Assist with various projects, activities or tasks related to marketing and communications
- Support marketing and communications strategies and perform duties accordingly
- Exhibit a willingness to take initiative and work independently and collaboratively
- Ability to comply with University policies
- Maintain regular and punctual attendance
Employer: Baylor University
Work Location: Castellaw Communications Center, FL02 RM232
Work Address: 201 Baylor Ave, Waco, TX 76706
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