Part-Time Job
Position start date: ASAP
Location: Life Sciences Building
Job Type: Part-Time
Hours per Week: 10-20
Job Category: Journalism, PR, General Comms
Counts for 399R/496R credit? Yes
Wage/Salary: $13-$15/hour
Application Deadline: July 1, 2024
QUALIFICATIONS OF APPLICANT
- Strong writing skills and news writing experience preferred
- Strong editing skills and proficient in APA and Chicago style
- Ability to write both straight news and feature style articles
- Strong verbal communication skills to effectively interview sources
- Works well on concurrent projects, meeting all deadlines
- Ability to work independently as well as with the team
- Innovative while taking direction and feedback with grace
- Self-motivated, creative, and strong attention to details
- Journalism, public relations, editing and publishing, and English majors especially encouraged to apply
DESCRIPTION OF JOB DUTIES
The College of Life Sciences student writer interviews, writes, edits, and promotes stories on an array of compelling topics from tracking cougars to fighting malnutrition in developing countries. With eight academic units, the College of Life Sciences provides a large pool of interesting, diverse content. If you love to uncover intriguing facts or share engaging stories and want to develop a strong writing portfolio, we would love to work with you.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Interview interesting students, faculty, and alumni
- Write and edit engaging magazine features
- Write news articles for our website, internal communications, local media, and donors
- Work with departments to identify and propose story ideas
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Send cover letter, resume, two references, and two writing samples (one hard news, one feature) to christina_triptow@byu.edu.
COMPANY NAME AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION
The BYU College of Life Sciences fosters an environment where curiosity inspires discovery. With foundations in the scientific method, students are encouraged to not only ask questions, but to explore the possibilities that might answer those questions and opening the door for a collaborative experience of inspired learning. The college houses eight academic units, the Bean Life Science Museum, Lytle Preserve, and Life Sciences Greenhouse, all working together to benefit the world through faith and science. Bring your questions and come explore the life sciences with us.
SUPERVISOR CONTACT INFO
Christina Triptow, Publications Manager
christina_triptow@byu.edu