Positions Open for Spring 2011-Fall 2011

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Positions Open	Description
Section Editors	Section editors are responsible for specific beats - Sports, Arts, Business, Science etc. The editors work to generate topics relevant to their beat and to get those articles assigned to capable reporters and photographers. When something isn't complete or is underwhelming, the section editor reworks it himself. Section editors monitor the progress of articles and read rough drafts to provide feedback to reporters. Section editors also write articles themselves. When a sports page comes up half empty, it's the Sports Editor who hasn't done his job. Being a section editor has greater responsibilities than being a reporter, but it entitles you to vote on matters of policy, puts you first in line for conventions and trips,and looks great on a resume.
Staff Writers	Staff writers help generate article ideas for the Voice and may also receive specific reporting assignments. The faculty adviser and the editorial board work with incoming staff writers to help them cultivate news judgment (the ability to craft topics that are newsworthy), learn reporting skills, and master the structure and style used in news writing. Articles that relate to the campus and local readership are encouraged. Staff writers who demonstrate creativity, perseverance and an ability to get the job done without excess hand-holding are quickly given more interesting assignments. Some issues covered by enterprising staff writers in the last year include: interviewing porn stars for an article about an adult entertainment industry expo, covering a man-hunt for a breaking news story by attending press conferences in Trenton, attending plays at Princeton's McCarter Theater and MCCC's Kelsey Theatre and reporting on them, and many more.
Copy Editors	The copy editors must be people with excellent grammar and punctuation, sticklers for rules and a lovers of details. The Voice uses AP Style and a style manual is the copy editors' best friend. The copy editors often serves as staff writers in addition to editing. As the Voice nears print deadlines once each month, the copy editor flies into action line editing articles and reading proofs before the issue goes to press.
Staff Photographers	Staff photographers cover anything and everything, from set up shots and portraits to sports games and restaurants. Photographers must attend regular staff meetings and whenever articles are being assigned must indicate which articles they can do the photos for.Photographers are responsible for generating quality photos and submitting them electronically with cutlines on deadline.
Layout & Designers	Designers work to shape the look and feel of the Voice and also layout specific pages. Training is available. The Voice uses Adobe InDesign for layout and works off an existing template. Designers must learn the rules of basic news design. They may also create infographics and special center sections (knows as "double trucks") that focus on a particular theme. The good news is you get to be creative. The bad news is, you work on a very tight deadline that may limit your creative choices to some extent.
Ad Manager	The ad manager's job is to secure advertising and work with on-going advertisers to ensure smooth transactions. For anyone interested in a career in sales or advertising, this is a GREAT line to add to your resume and a great experience. The ad manager sends out rate cards and takes them to local businesses. She talks to all advertisers prior to each issue of the Voice going to press and ensures they have submitted their materials and they are all sent to the layout editor in plenty of time to be placed on the pages. After each issue appears in print, the ad manager sends invoices and tearsheets to advertisers and follows up to be certain all bills are paid.
Webmaster	The College Voice is somewhat limited where web design is concerned because the paper uses College Publisher to produce its web version. Nevertheless, for a day or two four times a semester the webmaster is a busy member of the staff. The webmaster uses PhotoShop to prepare all photos for web (scaling them down and converting them to RGB), something that is easily taught to anyone even if they have no experience. Then he or she copies and pastes articles from print into an online admin site. The webmaster is instrumental in helping to create effective multi-media packages for online editions of the Voice.
Newsroom Junky	The newsroom junky is usually someone who enjoys being on hand to help with whatever is needed but who doesn't aspire to write or photograph things. In previous semesters the newsroom junky has variously been in charge of writing the horoscopes, calling back sources to double check quotes for busy reporters, helping the ad manager stuff envelopes, assembling a PVC jail and riot shields in preparation for the First Amendment Free Food Festival. The best newsroom junky has a sense of humor and is smart. She or he maintains a light and happy atmosphere and does not lead reporters to miss deadlines. The newsroom junky is bound by the same code of ethics (contained in the Policy Manual) as all other staffers.