Responsibilities

• Good communication skills to generate stories of interest to the community of the South Valley
• Researching information for features and articles
• Verifying information and interviewing sources
• Writing, editing, proofreading, and subbing text
• Attending relevant events, fairs, and conferences
• Creating and maintaining a network of contacts
• Meeting and liaising with other staff including the Executive Director, Board of Directors, Advisors, and the coordinators
• Staying up-to-date with privacy, defamation, and contempt law
• Complying with industry and ethical guidelines
• May work remotely.

Requirements

• Must have excellent writing and editing skills, be creative, flexible, extremely detail-oriented, and self-directed. The applicant must have experience with editing software, Canva, and experience managing social media.
• Junior or Senior
• Journalism, Marketing, English, or Media Studies Student preferred.
• Must be work-study qualified
• Key Skills: Detailed oriented
• Community-oriented
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• IT and social media skills
• Bilingual: English and Spanish

Preferred

• Junior or Senior
• Journalism, Marketing, English, or Media Studies Student preferred.