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STAFF JOB DESCRIPTIONS

Editor-in-Chief 

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  • Act as the official representative of the publication to administrators, students, and the general public 

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  • Chairs executive board meetings and has the ability to hold unscheduled meetings with groups 

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  • Maintains the ladder guide to assure deadlines are met 

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  • Runs all social media pages and posts important/helpful information on them 

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  • Heads all marketing inquiries and promotions 

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  • Is in constant communication with section editors to make sure tasks are completed on time and with the proper skillset 

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  • Has final say on all publications 

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  • Acts as final decision maker over content, style, design, theme, and appropriateness for the publication with Mrs. Bass 

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  • At times, will complete projects of staff members who fail to meet a deadline 

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  • Assigns beats within the publication 

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  • Works with the adviser in all aspects 

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  • Helps solve problems as they arrive 

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  • Signs off on final proofs before shipped to the printer 

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  • Becomes an extension of the adviser if the adviser is sick or not present 

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  • Sets goals and evaluates how goals are being met 

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  • Responsible for the morale of the staff as a whole  

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  • Helps layout pages and makes sure they are in line with theme and design 

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  • Creates theme copy, endsheets, dividers, and colphon 

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  • Completes Canvas assignments before 11:59 pm daily 

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  • Completes a timesheet at the end of every week 

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  • Attends weekly editor meetings 

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  • Sells books and ads 

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Section Editors or Seasonal Editors

 

  • Takes over when editor is absent 

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  • Works with respective staff members to complete deadlines 

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  • Is in constant communication with the EIC about deadline and goal status 

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  • Helps adviser by completing the Staff Evaluation Form at the end of every six weeks 

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  • Helps other editors solve problems as they arise 

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  • Assigns pages to their staff members 

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  • Works with EIC to make sure layouts are in line with theme and design 

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  • Actively edits pages and stories 

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  • Delegates responsibilities to others to make sure deadlines are met on time 

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  • Assists the EIC in all duties 

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  • Sometimes must complete tasks of respective staff members to ensure that deadlines are met 

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  • Provides the adviser with specific information regarding Staff performance 

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  • Completes Canvas assignments before 11:59 pm daily 

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  • Completes a timesheet at the end of every week 

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  • Attends weekly editor meetings 

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  • Sells books and ads 

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Staff Members 

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  • Completes deadlines on time of any page, story, or photo assignment 

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  • Works to complete assignments for editors

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  • Completes Canvas assignments before 11:59 pm daily 

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  • Attends all staff meetings 

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  • Helps other sections as needed 

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  • Report directly to section editor and EIC daily 

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  • Provide ideas to better the publication during staff meetings 

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  • Help as needed for other staff members in danger of missing a deadline 

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  • Regularly cover beat assignments 

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  • Participate in story/coverage idea sessions 

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  • Helps adviser by completing the Editor Evaluation Form at the end of every six weeks 

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  • Helps EIC with advertising campaigns 

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  • Completes a timesheet at the end of every week 

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  • Sells books and ads 

 

 

Section Descriptions 

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Chronological Section by Season 

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  • The “chronological” part of the book 

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  • June, July, August; September, October, November; December, January, February; March, April, May. 

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  • Creates mods that are relevant to the page topic 

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  • Writes stories and photo captions on every spread 

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  • Takes photos for seasonal events 

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  • Takes photos for other events as needed 

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People Section 

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  • The section of the book with headshots and senior portraits 

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  • Seniors, Juniors, Sophomores, Freshmen 

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  • Designs all people spreads 

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  • Assures that all names are correct and in the proper place 

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  • Designs mods on each spread  

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  • Takes photos in photo area for mods  

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  • Assists in taking photos of events including sports as needed  

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Clubs Sections 

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  • The section of the book where club and team pictures go 

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  • Designs all club/team spreads 

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  • Assures all names and labels are correct and in the proper place 

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  • Assures that design goes with the theme and design elements 

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  • Assists in taking photos of events including sports as needed 

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  • Creates “cobs”  

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  • Assists in other areas of the book as needed 

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Reference Section 

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  • The section of the book with the index and senior ads 

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  • Creates literary magazine section that aligns with book theme and design 

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  • Sets up contacts with art teachers and lead English teacher to gather elements for the literary magazine including content 

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  • Designs basic mods for the index 

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  • Designs senior ads that go with the theme and design 

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  • Interacts with senior parents that have bought ads to assure that they are correct 

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  • Chooses art/literary pieces to go in the literary magazine 

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  • School marketing and sales for yearbook including advertising, sales videos, posters, etc. 

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