Mentor, La DePaulia (Bilingual Student Publication)

Description

La DePaulia is the bilingual (English/Spanish) sister publication of The DePaulia, the student-run newspaper at DePaul University. The publication amplifies diverse voices in the DePaul community and beyond, with a particular focus on Latine stories and perspectives. The mentor will support student journalists by providing editorial guidance, assist with English/Spanish translations and serve as a professional liaison between La DePaulia, external media partners, and the faculty adviser of The DePaulia.

This time commitment for this position is approximately five hours per week (40 weeks per academic quarter).

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide editorial guidance to student editors and reporters, including for story development, reporting advice, bilingual editing (including AP style) and guidance on photos, video and social content for stories
• Assist with translation of articles, headlines and other editorial content between English and Spanish, ensuring clarity, accuracy and cultural sensitivity
• Collaborate with the La DePaulia student editors to maintain high journalistic standards and meet publication deadlines
• Serve as a liaison, alongside the faculty adviser of The DePaulia, to external media partners, including NBC/Telemundo, Borderless Magazine and other relevant organizations
• Support efforts to expand community engagement, readership and visibility of La DePaulia
• Provide mentorship to students on career pathways in bilingual journalism and media
• Attend weekly pitch meetings (first eight Fridays of each quarter at 11 a.m.) and work with La DePaulia staff in the newsroom until 2 p.m. on Fridays. Additionally, be available on Slack or by phone, as needed, for occasional staff questions

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications, or related field (Master’s preferred)
• Professional experience in bilingual journalism, editing or media production
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Spanish
• Strong understanding of AP Style (and/or bilingual editorial standards)
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and support emerging journalists
• Familiarity with Chicago media landscape and issues affecting Latine communities
• Excellent communication, organizational and collaboration skills

Application Instructions

Considerations:
Exceptions to standard rates may apply to courses with unique credit hours, supervision, labs, clinical/practicum courses, coaching, administrative tasks, and courses that are either over-enroled or under-enrolled.

General Compensation/Benefits Statement:
DePaul University has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the qualifications, education, experience, and training of the selected candidate, the scope and responsibilities of the position, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information.

DePaul University offers a variety of benefit options for qualified part-time employees. Further information regarding benefits can be found here: https://offices.depaul.edu/human-resources/benefits/part-time/Pages/default.aspx

About DePaul University's Academic Calendar:
Except for the College of Law, DePaul University operates on a quarter system. Classes in Autumn, Winter, and Spring quarters are 11 weeks in length (including finals week) and Summer courses, in two sessions, are typically 5 weeks in length. The College of Law operates on the semester system. Classes in the Fall and Spring semesters are 16 weeks in length (including finals week) and it offers a Summer Session of 7 weeks (including final exams).

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

DePaul University is an Equal Opportunity employer with a strong commitment to hiring for our mission and diversifying our faculty and staff. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion (except where religion is a bona fide occupational qualification for the job), national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or any other factor protected by law.

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