Student Worker - Lariat Opinion Editor AY25

Job Title: Student Worker - Lariat Opinion Editor AY25

Job Classification: Marketing and Communications, Student

Department: Student Publications

Hiring Manager: Terri Evans

Contact: terri_evans@baylor.edu

Work Schedule: 20 hours per week

Desired Length of Employment: Fall/Ongoing

Pay Rate: $9.00

Job Description:

The opinion editor oversees all content in the daily editorial section, incorporating a wide variety of viewpoints that reflect the diversity of our readers. The goal of the opinion page is to produce a robust dialogue with our audience through editorials, staff columns, guest columns, letters to the editor and other special features. The opinion editor is the chairman of the editorial board.
DUTIES

• Designs and manages content for the opinion page
• Runs weekly editorial board meeting
• Writes weekly editorials and occasional columns
• Edits staff and reporter columns for content, grammar and Associated Press style
• Monitors the Lariat and Lariat Letters email accounts and makes decisions regarding letters to the editor
• Solicits reader feedback through a variety of methods, including online polls/surveys and social media.
• Pushes opinion content to the web
• Oversees the Lariat cartoonist
• Enforces goals and deadlines
• Provide marketing and communications support to assigned area of responsibility  
• Assist with various projects, activities or tasks related to marketing and communications 
• Support marketing and communications strategies and perform duties accordingly 
• Exhibit a willingness to take initiative and work independently and collaboratively  
• Ability to comply with University policies  
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance 

Employer: Baylor University

Work Location: Castellaw Communications Center, FL02 RM232

Work Address:  201 Baylor Ave, Waco, TX 76706