Hiring

It’s that time of year again…

Okay, kind of just kidding.

Welcome to the AQ Hiring page—a place set up to provide you with information about who we are, what we do, and how to get involved with next year’s editorial board.

Whether you’re a journalism major looking for more portfolio material or someone who is simply looking for a different way to connect with the STU community, the Aquinian has something for you.  And that’s what the AQ is going to be all about in 2010/2011—connecting with the STU community.

But we can’t do it without your help and talents.  To make the AQ successful in 2010/2011, we need you:

STU’s writers, photographers, designers, organizers, etc.  And getting involved can mean anything from being a sectional editor, to volunteering to cover a story, to helping distribute the paper around the city.

Still interested?  Below you’ll find information about the positions for next year and information on how to apply.  If you have any questions at all, I’d be more than happy to answer them.  Drop me a line at  EIC@TheAQ.net or reach me by phone at 261-3583

Yours in leadership,
Tara Chislett

Editor-in-Chief, 2010/2011

JOB DESCRIPTIONS

Editor-in-Chief

The Editor-in-Chief shall:
- oversee the paper as a whole.  This includes making editorial judgement calls, reviewing all content produced for the paper and enforcing AQ rules and regulations.  This also includes managing editorial content online.
- sit on the board of directors
- produce relevant editorial content and manage the Opinion page.
- represent the Aquinian in business related matters
- act a resource for editors and volunteer writers as necessary.

Managing/Business Editor:

The Managing/Business Editor shall:
- Act as second-in-command to the EIC and fulfil the duties of the EIC be unable to perform her duties.
- manage advertisements.  This includes going out into the community to find new advertising opportunities, navigating Campus Plus, etc.
-  Be responsible for Aquinian finances.  This involved book keeping, acting as a signing agent, and managing the budget.

Web/Layout Editor

The Web/Layout Editor shall:
- be responsible for general maintenance and upkeep of the web site
- play a lead role in managing the content flow online
- train all staff in InDesign and web basics
- run ad building service (new feature)
- performing layout tasks beyond the basics (ie. Special features) and be available for general organizing after sectional editors lay out their pages.

Sectional Editors (News, Arts, International, Sports, Features)

Sectional Editors for the AQ Shall:
- cover the elements that fall within their beat.  This means connecting within the community—establishing contacts, becoming familiar with the important organizations related to the beat, etc.
- cover stories on and off campus, focusing in on how it impacts the life of a STU students—why is this worth writing about for the AQ?
- compile story lists and generate ideas.
- be in contact with writers, and act as a resource when they need it.
- use InDesign and be able to produce basic pages (training provided)
- arrange artwork for stories
- provide exclusive web content, in the form of brief, Quick hits, and exclusives.  Every editor should be providing some form of exclusive web content at least once a week, preferably more.

Photo/Graphics Editor

The Photo/Graphs Editor shall:

- work with editors to provide artwork for stories
-  understand basics of Photoshop, enough to be able to produce graphics as requested by editors
- recruit, manage and work with volunteer photographers.

HOW TO APPLY/GET MORE INFORMATION

If you still feel like you need more information about what life as an Aquinian editor or writer is like, I’d be more than pleased to speak with you.  You can drop me a line at EIC@TheAQ.net.

To apply, send a resume (with references), a cover letter and three samples to EIC@TheAQ.net before March 31, 2010.