Criterion Section Editor 2026-27

SilkRoad; Riverside (CA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

SilkRoad is seeking an editor for the Criterion sections. The role involves editing multiple quarterly pieces, ensuring organization, grammar and context, and aiding writers with research or interviews.

Editors attend weekly staff meetings, assign tasks with deadlines, and uphold AP-style standards. Applicants must be La Sierra students and work with minimal supervision, at a pay range of $16.90–$17.50 per hour.

Qualifications

• Editors must edit pieces for structure, grammar, context and clarity.
• Editors aid in writers' research or interviews when needed.
• Editors attend weekly editorial staff meetings and relay guidance to writers.
• Editors uphold journalistic standards and AP-style writing.
• Editors must work with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Edit various Criterion section pieces per quarter with instruction.
• Edit pieces in multiple rounds per quarter.
• Ensure timely edits and meet deadlines.
• Provide guidance and assignments to writers after meetings.
• Attend writer workshops when required.

Skills

Editing

AP style

Research

Interviews

Deadline-driven

Education

University student

Job description

Job Description

Description/Duties:

• An editor for any Criterion section is expected to edit various Criterion pieces per quarter, depending on need and after receiving explicit instruction from the chief editor and faculty sponsor.

• All editors are expected to edit pieces for their respective sections during multiple rounds of editing per quarter.

• Editors must work in a timely manner and are responsible for editing writers' work, scrutinizing pieces for (but not limited to) organizational structure, grammar & punctuation, context, specificity, syntax, etc

• Editors are responsible for aiding in writers' researchor interviews when needed.

• Editors are responsible for attending each (weekly) editorial staff meeting and then synthesizing and passing along pertinent information to their writers. Following brainstorming meetings, editors will reach out to their writers with their assignment (a paragraph of what the team is looking for), a deadline, and additional guidelines.

• Editors are expected to attend any and all writer workshops when one is deemed necessary.

• Editors must uphold journalistic standards and familiarize themselves with AP-style writing.

• Regularlymeet with respective writers regarding pieces.

• Must be able to work and edit with minimal supervision.

Stipulations:

• Must be a registered La Sierra Student

• Must completeStudent Authorization Form with Silvia Stenner (Office of Student Life)

• Must have received Work Clearance Approval from Human Resources before taking on assignments

• Must have worked as a Criterion writer for at least one quarter.

Expectations:

• Editors are not to exceed more than 6 hours clocked in per-pay period (2-week pay period)

• If accepted, you will be placed in one of the following sections: Arts & Entertainment, News, Campus Corner, or Features.

Applying for Criterion Writer

• It should be anon-creative piece.

• Something written for a class is preferable.

• It should be roughly 2-3 pages.

• It can not be something that was written for Criterion with the editorial help of the Criterion staff.

Please note: even if you have worked as a Section editor before, you must reapply here.

Pay Range : $16.90 to $17.50 per hour