Six Mile Post - Student - Produced Media

Six Mile Post - Student - Produced Media Staff

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Job

Location:

GHC - Floyd Campus

Full/Part Time:
Part Time

Regular/Temporary:
Temporary

About Us

Georgia Highlands College is a multi-campus, state college member of the University System of Georgia. Founded in 1970 as Floyd Junior College, it now serves more than 6,000 students in Northwest Georgia and Northeast Alabama across its five locations in Rome, Cartersville, Marietta, and Dallas. GHC currently offers over 30 areas of study with associate degree and bachelor s degree options both in the classroom and online.

We are a growing and progressive institution with opportunities for great employees to grow in a fast-paced and challenging work environment that encourages employee wellness and overall success. Our combined efforts at GHC have led to numerous awards, honors, and countless stories of success for students and employees.

Members of the Six Mile Post newspaper and Student Spin podcast staffs must be team players who are flexible and willing to be cross-trained on best practices in bringing news to the greater GHC community through print and podcast media. Staff will research to prepare for interviews, write podcast outlines or stories for print, shoot photos and/or videos, record and edit audio, write captions and create digital graphics or layouts for print.

Student staff members will be assigned to a particular news outlet- either the podcast or newspaper, based on their background, interests and strengths.

• Completing a set of D2L training modules and/or in-person training before taking on assignments.
• Attending weekly staff meetings that will be offered face-to-face and through Zoom. Meeting days and times are set to accommodate the greatest number of staff members and, therefore, change each semester.
• Bringing ideas for story and interview topics to the weekly meetings to "pitch"; to the team for consideration.
• Researching assignment subjects prior to scheduling interviews (via phone, Zoom or face-to-face) with relevant people to complete print news stories or podcast episodes, in a timely manner, to meet deadlines.
• Using an online story assignment software called "Sno Flow"; to submit written work and photography.
• Participating in post-production editing of recordings or copy-editing of print pieces for rewrites/corrections.
• Using software such as Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Canva to create podcast cover art, promotional pieces and the layout of newspaper pages for any printed issues. Adobe Audition is used for podcast recording and editing.
• Participating in scheduled all-staff training sessions and print newspaper design nights 2-4 times per semester.
• Assisting with the on-boarding and training of new staff and pitching in if/when a team member is out sick.
• Related duties as assigned

• An B average or higher in a recent high school or college English course
• Willingness to learn new skills in interviewing, writing, photography, audio recording/editing, page layout and design
• Ability to take constructive criticism well
• Comfortable with Microsoft Office
• Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid driver s license issued by the State of Georgia for the type of vehicle or equipment operated.

Proposed Salary

$12.00 per hour

• Resume
• Cover Letter

• Strong background research and writing skills are a must- this includes grammar, punctuation, spelling, awareness of subject/verb agreement, attention to voice, and the ability to write for a broad group of people in a clear way.
• The ability and willingness to interact with unfamiliar people- in person, on the phone and through email, in a professional but warm and friendly manner. Although much of the work can be done remotely, there are times when attending events and conducting an in-person interviewing will be necessary to…