University Daily Kansan Editor - Student Hourly

The University of Kansas; Lawrence (KS); On-site; USD 14,000 - 20,000; Part time

Job summary

The University Daily Kansan is seeking a student hourly on-site to edit assignments produced by content generators and to assign tasks to those generators for timely content delivery.

The role emphasizes coordinating content flow, attending meetings and training, and maintaining newsroom schedules. The position requires student enrollment and offers an hourly wage in a university setting, with an anticipated start date of Thursday, August 20, 2026.

Qualifications

• Editing assignments produced by content generators.
• Assigning tasks to content generators.

Responsibilities

• Editing assignments made by content generators.
• Making assignments to content generators.
• Attending meetings and training.

Skills

Editing

Content assignment

Job description

Position Overview

The mission of The University Daily Kansan is to serve as a primary, credible news source for the University community.

Job Description

• 50% - Editing assignments made by content generators.
• 40% - Making assignments to content generators.
• 10% - Attending meetings and training.

Required Qualifications

1. During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).

Preferred Qualifications

N/A

Position Requirements

N/A

Employment Conditions

• Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.
• This is an hourly/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.

Advertised Salary Range $12.50 per hour

Anticipated Start Date Thursday August 20, 2026