Digital News Student Worker

Arizona State University; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Cell phone reimbursement

Professional development plans

LinkedIn Learning access

Job summary

Arizona State University is seeking a Digital News Student Worker for NEWSWELL to support multiple community newsrooms. You’ll write briefs and short stories, publish in WordPress with multimedia, and help craft SEO-friendly headlines. Remote work is available with occasional in-person meetings in downtown Phoenix.

You'll collaborate with editors and audience staff, gain hands-on experience in digital media, social content creation, and audience engagement while balancing class schedules.

Qualifications

• Must be a degree-seeking student enrolled at ASU.
• Proven writing and editing ability with clarity.
• Familiarity with WordPress and basic SEO.

Responsibilities

• Write community briefs and short stories with accuracy.
• Publish and format stories in WordPress with multimedia.
• Edit photos and assemble story pages with embeds.
• Review partner content and prepare stories for publication with SEO-friendly headlines.
• Support paid social, search and Google Ads with the digital team.
• Create content for NEWSWELL's social media and newsletters.

Skills

Writing

Editing

SEO

WordPress publishing

Multimedia selection

Social media content creation

Education

Enrolled ASU student

Tools

WordPress

Google Ads

Canva

Google Tag Manager

Ad Manager

AdSense

Job description

# **Digital news student worker, NEWSWELL**NEWSWELL is seeking creative, adaptable, self-starting student workers to support a wide range of editorial and digital tasks across our network of community newsrooms. This role is ideal for students interested in digital media, community journalism and audience engagement who want hands-on experience working with multiple editors and wearing many hats in a fast-moving newsroom environment. NEWSWELL’s network encompasses the Times of San Diego, Stocktonia, the Santa Barbara News-Press and four Chicago-area publications. Your work will include writing short community stories and briefs; supporting our social media team with content creation, paid search and Google Ads; and helping publish stories across our websites. You will collaborate with editors, reporters and audience staff to ensure our journalism is accurate, accessible and engaging. Candidates must be degree-seeking students enrolled at Arizona State University. Preference will be given to more advanced students. This position pays $20 per hour for up to 16 hours per week. Remote work is available, with occasional in-person meetings or coaching sessions in downtown Phoenix. Scheduling is flexible to accommodate classes, and the role uses standard newsroom and cloud-based tools.**What you’ll do*** Writing community briefs and short stories with clarity and accuracy* Producing and publishing stories in WordPress, including formatting and multimedia selection* Selecting and editing photos and assembling clean, accurate story pages using multimedia and embeds* Reviewing partner content and preparing stories for publication with SEO-friendly headlines and summaries* Ensuring stories meet editorial standards and are presented clearly and attractively* Supporting paid social, search and Google Ads in coordination with our digital audience team* Creating content for NEWSWELL’s main social media and newsletter accounts as needed, including videos, graphics and text* Other tasks as assigned, depending on newsroom needs and your interests* In this role, you will also have opportunities to learn newsroom workflows, accessibility principles and audience-focused digital strategy. **What you'll need*** Strong writing and editing skills, including the ability to produce clear and accurate community briefs and short stories* Ability to publish stories in WordPress and format pages with clean presentation* Basic photo selection and editing skills, with an eye for accuracy and relevance* Ability to write headlines and summaries that follow SEO best practices* Comfort assembling story pages that use multimedia elements and embeds* Strong attention to detail and commitment to meeting editorial standards* Ability to review partner content and prepare it for publication* Willingness to learn newsroom workflows, accessibility principles and audience-focused digital strategy* Ability to work with multiple editors across different properties and adapt to varied workflows* Strong organizational skills and the ability to switch between tasks efficiently* Curiosity, reliability and a collaborative approach to problem-solving* Familiarity with social media content creation and best practices **Relevant qualifications*** Enrolled students at Arizona State University, or affiliated colleges or universities. **Preferred skills and abilities*** Spanish fluency is a plus* Experience using programs including Google and Meta Ads, Canva, WordPress and Google and Microsoft products* Familiarity with Google tag manager, AdSense and Ad Manager **Benefits*** $30 bi-weekly cell phone reimbursement* Hands-on experience in a professional environment* Professional development plans* Opportunity to network with ASUEP leaders and other ASU students* Access to LinkedIn Learning and their 8,000+ courses* Professional skills workshops