Student Worker- Nevada Sagebrush Spanish Editor

Nevada System of Higher Education•Reno, NV

36d

About The Position

News knows no boundaries in relation to language, and as reporters we must inform everyone we can. Whether it's a protest on campus, issues facing marginalized communities on campus or changes to student life, the Spanish-language editor is responsible to report and translate news. Applicants must be bilingual in Spanish and have experience writing and reporting news in Spanish. The applicant must be comfortable reporting on deadline, as well as a strong news judgment and knowledge of current events. They should also have a basic understanding of media ethics and media law, especially as they pertain to reporting on a college campus. Applicants are expected to be able to write and translate articles quickly, concisely and accurately throughout the week and publish articles regularly on the Nevada Sagebrush website. In addition to reporting the editor will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with other bilingual media sourcing outlets, the Spanish department and the Reynold School of Journalism Spanish media track professors. The editor will also be responsible for building relationships among the campus Latin(o/a/e/x) communities. All applicants must submit 3-5 clips with their application. Clips must be work samples of 1000 words or less. Clips can be a mix of bilingual and Spanish based media. Bilingual clips must show a significant amount of Spanish in them. Research essays, written in Spanish, will be accepted.

Requirements

Candidate must be a student of the University of Nevada, Reno.
Maintain a 2.00 GPA
Candidate must be fluently bilingual and have a strong command of Spanish grammar and language
Have strong leadership and good news-judgment,
Must have experience with AP style and writing for print or online
Have experience writing headlines, or experience with or knowledge of SEO and the elements of a good headline.
Have strong voice when writing and work well under deadline.
Should be familiar with current Sagebrush work (articles, multimedia, social media)
Should have experience writing copy for social media, especially Facebook and Twitter
Example: when a writer or editor submits a story, they must also submit copy for an accompanying Facebook and Twitter post beneath it so that the social media manager has a baseline with which to write and edit the ultimate social media posts.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud (especially InDesign) is preferred
Experience with multimedia programs (Premiere Pro, Audition, After Effects) is preferred

Responsibilities

Write, edit and curate content for the 2 to 3 pages of the Spanish section and update online content throughout the week.
Content should be local-oriented, and state and national stories should either be localized or run-in moderation
Content should be produced throughout the week
As much as possible, content should pertain directly to a university audience
The number of stories-per-week varies, but expect to be editing between 4 and 6 stories per week.
Recruit and maintain relationships with contributing writers
It is up to the editor to assign individual deadlines to individual writers
No matter what individual deadlines are, all contributor work being published in the Monday digital edition must be into the Copy Desk by 11 AM Saturday.
Online-first or online-exclusive articles are assigned deadlines on an article-by-article basis, but it is the editor's responsibility for enforcing these deadlines.
Be aware of trends in bilingual media
Maintain relationships with bilingual media sharing outlets, the RSJ and UNR’s Spanish Department
Assist in page layout, design and editing during Sunday deadlines.
Ensure all Spanish content is posted to NevadaSagebrush.com both in a timely manner and in a manner consistent with the quality and style guidelines of The Sagebrush.