Part-Time Job
Position start date: ASAP
Location: Engineering Building - BYU campus (and remote, on occasion)
Job Type: Part/Full Time
Hours per Week: up to 20 hours/wk fall/winter, up to 40 hours/wk spring/summer
Job Category: Journalism
Counts for 399R/496R credit? Yes
Wage/Salary: $14+/hour, depending on experience/portfolio
Application Deadline: Open until filled
QUALIFICATIONS OF APPLICANT
Desired skills and experience:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Understanding of AP style and inverted pyramid writing
- Willingness to independently develop ideas instead of waiting for assignments
- Ability to manage multiple projects and complete assigned tasks in a timely manner
- Willingness to incorporate others' ideas and take feedback with grace
- Proficiency in Google platforms such as Analytics, Drive, Sheets, Forms, etc.
- Ability to ask the right questions and research unfamiliar topics
- Ability to decipher news worthiness
- Ability to distill complex technical topics into understandable prose
DESCRIPTION OF JOB DUTIES
Position summary:
As the News Writer for the BYU Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering, you will uncover compelling stories and craft engaging articles that showcase engineering students, faculty, and alumni. You will also collaborate with a communications team and report to the Communications Manager as you help write and copyedit content for the College. Take your passion for storytelling to the forefront of engineering in this exciting role!
Primary duties include:
- Seeking out stories, researching topics, and pursuing news lead submissions
- Scheduling and conducting interviews
- Writing captivating and relevant news stories for engineering.byu.edu/news
- Working with photographers and designers to supplement written material with visual content
- Managing website article analytics
- Writing and copyediting content for College website, digital displays, newsletters, YouTube videos, etc.
- Staying up-to-date with industry trends and College happenings
- Contributing to other communications team projects as needed
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Send resume and portfolio of relevant work to brian_blumer@byu.edu. Current BYU students only. Writing samples in any format, press releases, news stories, magazine articles, research papers, etc., are welcome. Most interested in samples featuring attention-grabbing headlines and strong leads.