News editor

Dalgazette; Halifax; On-site; CAD 10,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading student-run newspaper in Halifax as a News Editor for the 2024-25 publishing year. You will manage the news section, recruit contributors, and ensure high-quality content. This role offers a unique opportunity to engage with campus and community stories while developing your editorial skills.

Qualifications

• Experience with student publications preferred.
• Understanding of journalism and writing processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage and edit all content in the news section.
• Recruit contributors and provide coaching.
• Fact-check and copy-edit all content.

Skills

Journalism

Writing Process

Canadian Press Style

Leadership

Education

Student at Dalhousie University

Member of Student Union

Job description

The Dalhousie Gazette is a student-run newspaper based in Halifax, Nova Scotia at Dalhousie University. We are proud to be the oldest campus paper in North America and have published consistently since 1868. We publish stories significant to people both on-campus and in the wider community.

The Dalhousie Gazette Publishing Society is hiring a News Editor for the 2024-25 publishing year.

Responsibilities :

• Accountable for soliciting, managing, reviewing, and editing all content in the news section.
• Managing and maintaining communication with staff and contributors.
• Recruit contributors and provide coaching and constructive feedback to them when appropriate.
• Thoroughly fact-check and copy-edit all content for your section.
• Engage in ongoing professional development.
• Cover and live-tweet meetings of the DSU Council, Dalhousie Senate, and Board of Governors.
• Work approximately 20-25 hours per week during the academic year, scheduling and attending office hours as directed, and being available for communication with staff and contributors on an ongoing basis.
• Any other duties determined by the Board of Directors.

The term of the position will be from August 1, 2024, to April 30, 2025. The News Editor will be paid $9,600 per year. Distribution of pay may be subject to change, but the total compensation will remain the same. Please note that all staff salaries are currently under review by the Gazette Board of Directors and may be subject to increases if deemed appropriate.

Minimum Requirements :

• Be a student studying at Dalhousie University or the University of King’s College, and a member of its respective student union.
• Reside in Halifax during the academic year.
• Not be an employee of the Dalhousie Student Union, a member of the Dalhousie Student Union Council, the Dalhousie University Board of Governors, or Senate.
• Preferably have experience writing or working with the Gazette or other student publications.
• Have an understanding of journalism, the writing process, and Canadian Press Style.
• Preferably have experience leading and coaching others.

To apply, please e-mail a résumé, cover letter, and three samples of work with the subject ‘News Application’ to the Chair of the Board at [emailprotected] by July 12, 2024. Potential candidates will be contacted for an interview.

The Gazette is committed to being an accessible society of the Dalhousie Student Union. We are committed to not discriminating on the basis of race, religion, Indigenous ancestry, ability, gender identity, sexuality, age, citizenship and immigration status, or any other rights protected under the Nova Scotia Human Rights Act.

The Gazette is settled in K’jipuktuk (Halifax) of Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq, where we work, play, and study.