Student Publications Advisor and Director

Below you will find the details for the position including any supplementary documentation and questions you should review before applying for the opening.

Proof of required documents:

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• List of Three Professional References with Contact Information
• Unofficial transcripts

In your cover letter –
please address how your experience prepares you to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the position.

Please note that this is an on-campus, in-person position.

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Position Title:

Student Publications Advisor and Director

Working Location (City, State):
Boone, NC

Faculty Rank:
No Provide Rank

Position Number: 093041

Department:
Communication - 265100

Description of University:
Appalachian State University, in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The transformational Appalachian experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and embrace diversity and difference.

As one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina system, Appalachian enrolls more than 20,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors.

Position Summary Information Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree and ten years of experience in print journalism, OR a Master’s Degree in Communication or related field and five years of experience in print journalism.

• Mentoring and Leadership
  • Promote and oversee effective student media leadership and media production through active and engaged mentoring and professionally informed advising in all aspects of a student‑run news organization and a student‑run literary and arts organization, including (but not limited to) reporting, publication, distribution, marketing, community and university relations, revenue generation and donor support, and business, professional, and editorial activities across varied and integrated media platforms.
  • Define and maintain student performance expectations through regular meetings, ongoing feedback, coaching, and accountability measures, including oversight of student leaders’ training, scheduling, and management of student staff and volunteers.
  • Oversee, foster and maintain an inclusive, equitable, creative, and professional organizational culture that supports and extends classroom instruction and fosters student growth both as career preparation and in service to the campus and community.
• Collaboration and Consultation
  • Initiate and maintain collaborative and consultative relationships with Department of Communication faculty and other student media advisers.
  • Partner with the department chair, student media advisers, and Student Media Board to ensure professional, ethical, supportive, inclusive, and legal standards and practices.
  • Collaborate with the department chair, student media advisers, and Student Media Board in maintaining the operations handbook, revising student‑staffing structures, and updating delivery methods as needed.
  • Training and Outreach
  • Serving as the instructor of record for the mass comm activity classes for both The Appalachian and The Peel
  • Develop and maintain training materials, programs, and events as well as regional and campus recruitment programs and events.
• Budgeting and Revenue
  • Oversee and manage multiple related budgets including student scholarships and wages, materials, and equipment, and ensure financial…