Middle School Yearbook Lead: Design & Production

Boone Community School District; Boone (IA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Boone Community School District's Boone Middle School is seeking a dedicated Middle School Yearbook Advisor to guide students through the design, production, and publication of the school yearbook. You will teach journalism basics, photography, and layout, while fostering creativity, collaboration, and responsible project management.

This role oversees budgets, deadlines, on-sale activities, and distribution logistics, and coordinates with staff and families to capture a vivid historical record

Responsibilities

• Plan, facilitate, and lead regular yearbook club meetings.
• Instruct students in journalism basics (interviewing, caption/copy writing, headlines), digital photography, and layout design principles.
• Train and assist students using desktop publishing/yearbook creation software and camera equipment.
• Monitor page assignments and track progress against production deadlines.
• Maintain and organize digital image libraries and school photography equipment.
• Build and manage the page ladder to guarantee balanced representation across all grade levels, classes, sports, clubs, and campus events.
• Coordinate photo coverage schedules for assemblies, athletic events, field trips, spirit weeks, and daily classroom activities.
• Edit and proofread student-submitted copy, captions, and page spreads for grammar, accuracy, and school-appropriate content.
• Manage page submission deadlines and proofing phases with the printing publisher.
• Manage the yearbook budget, including setting sales goals, managing online/on-campus pre-orders, and overseeing business or parent ad sales.
• Plan and execute end-of-year yearbook distribution logistics and signing events.

Job description

Boone Community School District's Boone Middle School is seeking a dedicated Middle School Yearbook Advisor to guide students through the design, production, and publication of the school yearbook. You will teach journalism basics, photography, and layout, while fostering creativity, collaboration, and responsible project management.

This role oversees budgets, deadlines, on-sale activities, and distribution logistics, and coordinates with staff and families to capture a vivid historical record