Publications Advisor, CCI Media Center - UTK

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville invites applications for a Publications Advisor in the College of Communication and Information (CCI). 

 

Position Summary: The Publications Advisor will help shape the future of journalism at the University of Tennessee through their leadership of the editorially independent Daily Beacon (weekly newspaper and online publication) and Ablaze Magazine (lifestyle magazine). Within these organizations, the Advisor will guide, mentor, and advocate for the next generation of journalists working as student staff and volunteers. The Advisor will also work with other media organizations within the College's collaborative Media Center to develop journalistic work that adds to the campus and community.

• Provide oversight and management of the multi-platform student journalism and media organizations, including revenue generation and advertising.
• Oversee day-to-day operations that enhance the ongoing development of the unit in line with the College's strategic plan.
• Work with students and other stakeholders to develop and grow the media properties. 
• Work with students and stakeholders to develop new, innovative products for print, television, and digital properties.
• Serve as an executive committee member of the College of Communication & Information’s Media Center, supporting collaboration across media organizations and participating in strategic planning initiatives of the CCI Media Center.
• Oversee and manage multiple related budgets including student salary and equipment.
• Make decisions about complex issues related to operational procedures of the unit, promoting efficiency and sustainability at all times.
• Maintain approval authority for DASH transactions processed in unit.
• Promote and oversee effective student media leadership through active and engaged mentoring and professionally informed advising in all aspects of a student-run journalism organization, including (but not limited to) writing, editing and design, distribution, marketing, underwriting, management, and fulfillment of obligations to institutional and community partners.
• Support the growth and professional development of student journalists working at the Daily Beacon and Ablaze. 
• Define and maintain student performance expectations through ongoing feedback, coaching, and accountability measures, including oversight of student leaders’ training, scheduling, and management of student staff and volunteers.
• Oversee and maintain an inclusive, 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.
• Develop and maintain structures for onboarding new students into The Daily Beacon and Ablaze.
• Initiate and maintain collaborative and consultative relationships with faculty in the College of Communication and Information with the aim of increasing classroom-newsroom collaborations.
• Initiate and maintain collaborative and consultative relationships with leaders of other Media Center organizations with the aim of creating innovative, collaborative products. 
• Work with staff from the college’s Adam Brown Social Media Command Center to develop ways to use social media listening in news coverage by student media properties.

 

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, or related field
• 5 years of experience in professional journalism and/or media settings
• Advanced knowledge of AP Style and other norms of the field of journalism
• Ability to be a newsroom leader, handle multiple projects simultaneously, meet tight completion deadlines, work independently and communicate effectively
• Proficient in the Adobe CC software, including Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Premiere 
• Ability to manage and supervise the student and professional staff of various student media properties 
• Ability to create and effectively manage the budget of student media properties
• Ability to use and teach students to use content management software for the various student media outlets
• Ability to mentor students in all aspects of news gathering and production.
• Knowledge of new technologies and emerging trends in news reporting and distribution.
• Ability to coll