The Red and Black

Editor in chief - (Download pdf application)

Reports to: Editorial Adviser, Publisher, Board of Directors

Brief Description: Top student staffer for the editorial department. Responsible for setting the tone of the newspaper through columns, institutional editorials and general direction of the news, sports, variety, photo departments and copy desk. Serves as a liaison with departments within the newspaper and as the newspaper's representative in the community.

Duties and Responsibilities:
- Serves as a guiding spirit of the editorial staff. Sets the tone for the editorial department. Conducts weekly meetings with editorial staff. Provides feedback to the staff on the quality of the paper through such things as written and oral critiques. Sets long-range goals for the news, opinions, sports and variety desks.
- Serves as a recruiter in newswriting courses, meetings of the Society of Professional Journalists, National Association of Black Journalists and booths at the Tate Student Center. Coordinates these appearances with the recruitment editor and adviser.
- Serves as newspaper's ambassador to the community. Actively seeks to meet with other organizations, including fraternities, sororities, residence hall associations to discuss coverage. Replies to complaints from readers and sources.
- Acts as a liaison with advertising and production departments. Attends weekly department heads meetings. Is the only editorial staffer designated to address other departments with concerns, only after bringing it to the editorial adviser or publisher first.
- Ensures that before each semester begins, each desk editor maps out a plan for each week's special pages (Football Page, AfterHours, etc.). All stories should be edited and sent to the appropriate copy editor three days prior to publication. Football Page - Stories must be to Sports copy editor by Tuesday afternoon for Friday's publishing. Deadline for entire page is Wednesday at 3 p.m. Afterhours - with the exception of movie listings - stories must be to Variety copy editor by Monday afternoon for Thursday's publishing. Deadline for entire page is Tuesday at 3 p.m. All special pages must have a backup plan.
- Serves as personnel manager, with the responsibility for hiring and firing staffers and evaluating the performance of the staff. The one exception is the managing editor: The editor in chief and managing editor can only be dismissed by the board of directors. Helps determine editorial budget in conjunction with managing editor, publisher and adviser.
- Along with the managing editor works with desks to plan in-depth projects or series of articles, including necessary art and layout as well as special page requests and meeting early deadlines.
- Oversees editorial page content and supervises the opinions editor, who handles the layout, design and editing duties of the page. Shares responsibility with the opinions editor, managing editor and other staffers for writing institutional editorials. Creates and leads an editorial board to determine the newspaper's views on issues of the day. Writes a regular column. Determines, along with the opinions editor, who regular columnists and cartoonists will be, seeking a mix of styles and viewpoints.
- Runs weekly staff meeting and creates weekly staff newsletter.
- On late night helps the chief copy editor oversee the workings of the copy desk. Responsible for helping copy editors meet R&B and AP style guidelines, as well as helping copy editors with page design, headline writing and editing.
- Along with the managing editor reads all front page copy before it goes to the copy desk.
- On late night, responsible for making sure page flow is within reason.
- On late night, works with front page editor to clear front page by 10:00 each night
- On late night, if 10:30 deadline isn't met, must e-mail a report to the editorial adviser and publisher explaining why
- Responsible for any inappropriate behavior by staff, including any inaccurate reporting. Situations should be brought to the adviser and publisher's attention.

Suggested Experience: Four semesters of work in the newsroom, preferably including stints as a reporter, assistant news editor, managing editor, copy editor and desk editor in opinions, sports or entertainment. Should have complete understanding of the news desk and other editorial operations.

Managing Editor - (Download pdf application)

Reports To: Editor in chief

Brief Description: Second-in-command of the editorial department, responsible for its day to day operation. Runs daily budget meetings and selects stories for page 1. Helps set the tone of the newspaper's coverage.

Duties and Responsibilities:
- Serves as the traffic cop, coordinating coverage and settling disputes among the editorial department's five desks: news, sports, entertainment, photo and copy.
- Responsible for the mechanics of putting out the paper every day, seeing that deadlines are met and various desks are adequately covering their areas.
- Oversees travel requests, staff pay changes, supply orders, pay vouchers, long-distance forms and other departmental paperwork.
- Should be available to answer desk editors' routine questions, keeping early office hours and making rounds of each desk as budgets are put together. Should help influence the day's budget, rather than be surprised at budget meeting.
- Helps determine editorial budget in conjunction with managing editor, publisher and adviser.
- Serves on editorial board.
- Attends weekly department heads meetings.
- Ensures that before each semester begins, each desk editor maps out a plan for each week's special pages (Football Page, AfterHours, etc.). All stories should be edited and sent to the appropriate copy editor three days prior to publication. Football Page - Stories must be to Sports copy editor by Tuesday afternoon for Friday's publishing. Deadline for entire page is Wednesday at 3 p.m. Afterhours - with the exception of movie listings - stories must be to Variety copy editor by Monday afternoon for Thursday's publishing. Deadline for entire page is Tuesday at 3 p.m. All special pages must have a backup plan.
- Along with the editor in chief, hires desk editors and has the authority to demote any editorial employee (other than editor in chief).
- Responsible for any inappropriate behavior by staff including any inaccurate reporting. Situations should be brought to adviser and publisher's attention.
- Along with the editor in chief works with desks to plan in-depth projects or series of articles, including necessary art and layout as well as special page requests and meeting early deadlines.
- Works with advertising in keeping abreast of paper sizes, including any requests for an increase or decrease in paper size according to editorial's space needs.
- Holds weekly prior planning meeting with desk editors to set the direction of the paper for the following week.
- Oversees daily distribution of pages to desk editors.
- Runs daily budget meeting at 5 p.m., at which each desk presents its story and illustration offerings for the next day's paper. Desk editors are to battle for best play, and the managing editor should decide what appears on page 1.
- Ensures desk editors have next day photo requests in by 7:00 the night before. Weekend assignments are due Thursday at 7 p.m. (Monday's requests publish in Wednesday's paper) . Photo editor or chief photographer must be informed of any special requests.
- Responsible for working with chief copy editor to update the R&B style cheat sheet.
- Must see that copy desk functions properly. Helps the chief copy editor oversee the workings of the copy desk. Responsible for helping copy editors meet R&B and AP style guidelines as well as helping copy editors with page design, headline writing and editing.
- Reads all front page copy before it goes to the copy desk.
- Responsible for informing production of any late stories.
- Responsible for making sure page flow is within reason.
- Works with front page editor to clear front by 10:00 each night
- If deadline isn't met, must e-mail a report to the editorial adviser and publisher explaining why.

Suggested Experience: Three semesters of work at the newspaper, including stints as reporter, assistant news editor, news editor, copy editor and desk editor in opinions, sports or entertainment. Must know style thoroughly. Needs keen sense of what's newsworthy.

News Editor - (Download pdf application)

Reports To: Managing Editor

Brief Description: Responsible for a staff of reporters covering local and university news and features.

Duties and Responsibilities:
- Oversee the news operation, supervising the associate news editor, new writers editor and all news staff writers, stringers and contributing writers. Responsible for all news copy that appears in the paper.
- Before the semester begins, budgets expected expenses, such as travel costs to Board of Regents meetings. Pre-approves travel requests for staff.
- Maintains a futures book, daily calendar or other system to keep track of what stories are assigned and need to be followed up. Responsible for seeing that all necessary stories and photos are assigned. Should ensure each night that a sufficient number of stories are assigned to cover the next day's news hole, making sure each staffer has something to work on.
- Responsible for making photo and graphic assignments by established deadlines. Also approves all photo assignments made by staff. Must have next day photo requests in by 7:00 the night before. Weekend assignments are due Thursday at 7 p.m. (Monday's requests publish in Wednesday's paper). Photo Editor or Chief Photographer must be informed of any special requests.
- Responsible for structuring beat system for covering campus, local area then assigning reporters and stringers to each beat. Responsible for hiring staff writers and stringers with approval of managing editor and editor in chief. Should know the abilities and reliability of news staffers and assign responsibilities accordingly. Can demote staff writers, stringers who fail to meet their responsibilities, but only with approval and presence of the managing editor. Responsible for providing Managing Editor with information on any staff changes.
- Has final edit for all news copy before sending it on the Managing Editor or Editor in Chief (front page stories) or copy desk (all inside copy). Should never be the first to edit a story, delegating that responsibility to the associate news editor or new writers editor.
- Attends budget meetings daily, presenting an explanation of the stories available for the next day's paper and making a case for those stories the News Editor determines are worthy of page 1.
- Attends weekly prior planning meeting, presenting a budget of stories expected from news reporters the following week.
- Attends weekly staff meeting with writers and other editorial staffers. Is responsible for seeing that all editorial staff writers attend the meeting.
- Responsible for staff writers meeting their weekly story requirements.
- Responsible for setting work schedule for entire news department and submitting it to the Managing Editor.
- Responsible for reporters' inappropriate behavior or any inaccurate reporting. Situations should be brought to Managing Editor's attention.
- Should know the status of every story assigned, and is expected to push writers to meet deadlines.
- Along with Associate News Editor is expected to be available each night to help news copy editor with content, including headlines and cutlines, until news section is complete.
- Works with the Editor in Chief and Managing Editor to plan in-depth projects or series of articles, including necessary art and layout, as well as any special page requests and meeting early deadlines as specified by the enterprise bonus packet
- Responsible if a story runs that is poorly written or lacking pertinent information.
- Serves on editorial board.

Suggested Experience: Three semesters work in the newsroom, including stints as a reporter, associate news editor, new writers editor and copy editor.

Associate News Editor - (Download pdf application)

Reports To: News Editor

Brief Description: Supervises news desk beat reporters,including all staff writers and stringers. Serves as acting News Editor in the editor's absence.

Duties and Responsibilities:
- Oversees beat reporters on news desk, coordinating beat coverage between staff writers and stringers. Assigns stories when necessary. Beat reporters should be responsible for developing the bulk of their stories.
- Assists News Editor in structuring beat system for covering campus and local area, then assigning reporters and stringers to each beat.
- Should work with reporters before, during and after the reporting process to ensure coverage is complete before deadline.
- Assists News Editor in seeing that all necessary stories and photos are assigned prior to established deadlines.
- Handles first edit of all stories by beat reporters. Should ensure that beat reporters remain in the newsroom while their stories are being edited. Reporters should sit with the editor and observe the editing process, being available to answer questions.
- In the absence of the News Editor, attends daily budget meeting
- In absence of the News Editor, responsible for making photo and graphic assignments. Also approves all photo assignments made by staff.
- Attends the weekly prior planning budget meeting, presenting a budget of stories expected from news desk reporters the following week.
- Attends weekly staff meeting along with writers. Is responsible for seeing that all beat reporters attend staff meeting.
- Should know status of every story assigned to beat reporters, expected to push writers to meet deadline.
- Along with News Editor is expected to be available each night to help news copy editor with content, including headlines and cutlines, until news section is complete.
- Responsible for reporters' inappropriate behavior or any inaccurate reporting. Situations should be brought to News Editor and Managing Editor's attention.
- Picks five, 5- to 6-inch briefs for QuickTake and routes to QuickTake editor every day except Wednesday (Afterhours).

Suggested Experience: Two semesters work in the newsroom, including stints as a reporter, new writers editor and copy editor.

Sports Editor - (Download pdf application)

Reports To: Managing Editor

Brief Description: Responsible for all sports coverage, including game previews, reviews and features. Also sports news, such as NCAA allegations and coach hiring/firings.

Duties and Responsibilities:
- Oversees the sports desk, including all sports staff writers, stringers and contributing writers. Responsible for all sports copy that appears in the paper.
- Structures beat system and assigns reporters and stringers to cover campus sports events. Ensures two staff reporters and one or two stringers for football; and one staff reporter and one stringer each for gymnastics and men's and women's basketball; and finally, one stringer for intramural sports.
- At the beginning of the semester, sets a budget for expenses each semester and works to stay within it. Pre-approves travel requests from staff.
- Before fall semester begins, map out a plan for each week's football page and any other special pages as outlined in enterprise bonus packet. For football page stories must be to Sports copy editor by Tuesday afternoon. Final deadline for page is Wednesday at 3 p.m. All football pages must have a backup plan.
- Maintains a futures book, daily calendar or other system to keep track of what stories are assigned and need to be followed up. Responsible for seeing all necessary stories and photos are assigned. Should ensure each night that a sufficient number of stories are assigned to cover the next day's news hole, making sure each staffer has something to work on.
- Must have next day photo requests in by 7:00 the night before. Weekend assignments are due Thursday at 7 p.m. (Monday's requests publish in Wednesday's paper). Photo Editor or Chief Photographer must be informed of any special requests.
- With approval of the Editor and Managing Editor, hires staff writers and stringers, of whom the editor should know their abilities and reliability. Can demote staffers who fail to meet their responsibilities, but only with the approval and presence of the managing editor. Responsible for providing Managing Editor with information on any staff changes.
- Has first and final edit of all sports copy before sending it on to the Managing Editor and Editor in Chief (front page) or copy desk (inside).
- Responsible for seeing all stories and photos are assigned, including coverage of varsity games, intramural sports and in-depth reporting on the Georgia Athletic Association and sports-related features. Ensures that a sufficient number of stories are assigned.
- Arranges for admission of writer and photographer to sports events. Any correspondence about such matter should be copied for the editor in chief and managing editor.
- Responsible for reporters' inappropriate behavior or any inaccurate reporting. Situations should be brought to Managing Editor's attention.
- Approves all photo assignments made by staff writers.
- Responsible for setting work schedule for entire sports department and submitting it to the Managing Editor.
- Writes a regular, knowledgeable column, to establish a sports personality in the newspaper for readers to identify with.
- Attends daily budget meetings, presenting an explanation of the stories available for the next day's paper.
- Attends weekly planning meeting presenting an explanation of the stories available for the next week's paper.
- Knows status of every sports story assigned. Pushes writers to meet deadline.
- Should be held responsible if story runs that is poorly written or lacking pertinent information.
- Serves on editorial board.
- Expected to be available each night to help sports copy editor with content, including headlines and cutlines, until news section is complete.

Suggested Experience: Two semesters experience as sports staff writer.

Variety Editor - (Download pdf application)

Reports To: Managing Editor

Brief Description: Responsible for all local and campus entertainment articles, including event previews, CD/movie/book reviews and listings of upcoming events.

Duties and Responsibilities:
- Oversees the variety desk, including variety staff writers, stringers and contributors. Responsible for variety copy that appears in the paper.
- Before semester begins, budgets expected expenses, such as travel to movie previews, and submits it to the Managing Editor.
- Before semester begins, maps out a plan for each week's Afterhours. Stories and other special pages - with the exception of movie listings - must be to Variety copy editor by Monday afternoon. Deadline for entire page is Tuesday at 3 p.m. A weekly backup plan is encouraged.
- Maintains a futures book, daily calendar or other system to keep track of what stories are assigned and need to be followed up. Responsible for seeing all necessary stories and photos are assigned. Should ensure each night that a sufficient number of stories are assigned to cover the next day's news hole, making sure each staffer has something to work on.
- With approval of the Editor and Managing Editor, hires staff writers and stringers, of whom the editor should know their abilities and reliability. Structures beat system and assigns reporters to cover campus and local events. Can fire or demote staff writers and stringers who fail to meet their responsibilities, but only with the approval and presence of the managing editor.
- Responsible for setting work schedule for entire variety department and submitting it to the Managing Editor.
- Must have next day photo requests in by 7:00 the night before. Weekend assignments are due Thursday at 7 p.m. (Monday's requests publish in Wednesday's paper) . Photo Editor or Chief Photographer must be informed of any special requests.
- Edits all variety copy before sending it to the Managing Editor and Editor in Chief (front) or copy desk (inside).
- Attends budget meetings daily.
- Expected to be available each night to help variety copy editor with content, including headlines and cutlines, until news section is complete.
- Responsible for reporters' inappropriate behavior or any inaccurate reporting. Situations should be brought to Managing Editor's attention.
- Attends weekly prior planning meeting.
- Attends weekly staff meeting and ensures staff is there as well.
- Arranges for admission of writers and photographers to events to be covered.
- Serves on editorial board.
- Makes contact with heads of University-related entertainment functions (University Theater, University Union, Performing Arts Center).

Suggested Experience: Two semesters experience as variety staff writer.

Recruitment Editor - (Download pdf application)

Reports To: News Editor

Brief Description: Recruits and trains new writers for the news desk.

Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for recruiting new writers to the paper by appearing before basic newswriting classes, meetings of the Society of Professional Journalists, National Association of Black Journalists, etc. and booths at the Tate Center and job fairs to encourage participation at The Red & Black. Coordinates all these appearances with the Editor in Chief and adviser.
- Conducts at least two new writers meetings each quarter to attract new talent to the paper. Responsible for setting the times of these meetings and working with advertising and production departments to place house ads in the paper announcing these meetings. Also posts flyers and contacts journalism professors.
- Works closely with all new writers, assigning them stories and coaching them through the reporting process. Provide sources to contact and provide a list of basic questions for at least their first story. Must be able to answer questions about the campus and local area, and be able to tell new reporters where to find answers to their questions.
- Responsible for compiling story ideas to assign to contributing writers. Should work with all desk editors to verify staff is not working on similar ideas.
- Should explain to new writers some basic style rules for writing a news story. Also demonstrate how to use the computers and phones.
- Follow up with new writers so they don't fall through the cracks.
- Set aside office times to meet with new writers to ensure you are available when they are writing stories.
- Handles first edit for contributing writer stories before sending the copy to the news, sports or variety desk for a final edit.
- Assists new writers with assigning photos and graphics for stories.
- Attends weekly staff meeting and is responsible for inviting contributing writers to attend.
- Works closely with all desk editors to determine if and when contributing writers are ready to assume greater responsibilities as stringers, or possibly, staff writers.
- Once a new writer has been promoted to stringer, be sure to continue to help them until they feel comfortable in the newsroom.
- Before semester's end, responsible for compiling a list of semester's contributors, their current status, as well as a list of prospective stringers or staff writers.
- As time allows, helps the News Editor or Associate News Editor with editing.

Suggested Experience: Two semesters work in the newsroom, including stints as a reporter and copy editor.

Opinions Editor - (Download pdf application)

Reports To: Editor in Chief

Brief Description: Designs, edits and helps write content for daily opinions page.

Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for layout, design and editing of daily opinions page.
- Responsible, along with the Editor in Chief, for selecting and editing letters to the editor for publication, keeping them short and readable. Longer letters would be considered for guest columnist spots.
- Writes weekly Opinion Meter based on past week's top topics.
- Helps write daily institutional editorials, per direction of Editor in Chief and editorial board. Serves on editorial board.
- Helps Editor in Chief determine columnists and cartoonists for opinions page, seeking a mix of styles and subject matter.
- Responsible for bringing controversial editorial cartoons, columns and letters to editorial board before running in the paper.
- Works with columnists to improve their work prior to columns being published.
- Verifies all letters to the editor by calling the person who submitted the letter for confirmation.
- Works with advertising and production to set up in-house ads to solicit columns. Also posts flyers on campus to let people know they have an outlet for their opinion in the paper. When certain topics arise, opinions editor should contact experts from the University about writing a column.
- Encouraged to take mug shots of columnists so as to help out photography.
- Along with the Editor in Chief, leads regular meetings of the editorial board.
- Attends weekly editorial staff meeting.
- Attends weekly prior planning meeting, to get an idea of what issues and stories will be appearing in the paper the following week.
- Responsible for any inappropriate behavior by columnists or cartoonists including any inaccurate reporting. Situations should be brought to the editor in chief, managing editor, adviser and/or publisher's attention.

Suggested Experience: Two semesters experience at the paper, including stints as a reporter and copy editor.

Photo Editor - (Download pdf application)

Reports To: Managing editor

Brief Description: Responsible for all photos assigned by news, entertainment and sports desks and other editors, as well as the advertising department.

Duties and Responsibilities:
- Oversees the photo department, including Chief Photographer and all other photographers. Responsible for quality and composition of all photos that appear in the paper.
- Works with desk editors to have next day photo requests in by 7:00 the night before. Weekend assignments are due Thursday at 7 p.m. (Monday's requests publish in Wednesday's paper). Photo Editor or Chief Photographer must be informed of any special requests.
- Works with desk editors, managing editor, editor in chief to select photos for publication, although Editor in Chief and Managing Editor have final choice over photo selection.
- Checks budget daily in order to work with desk editors and reporters on coming up with photo ideas for upcoming stories
- Should develop a working relationship with each desk editor to ensure a smooth flow of communication between the newsroom and darkroom. Should set up and maintain any system, such as a photo log or daily calendar, necessary to enhance such communication. Should meet daily with each desk editor prior to budget meeting to collect assignments, review photos and discuss photos for the next day's paper.
- Responsible for providing desk editors with information to accompany photos, especially names (with correct spelling), class standings, hometowns of people in photos, and any other information that would help the copy editor explain the photo in a sentence or two.
- Attends budget meetings daily, presenting an explanation of the photos available for the next day's paper and making a case for those photosdetermined worthy of page 1.
- Attends weekly planning meeting, presenting a budget of photos expected from photographers the following week.
- Attends weekly staff meeting along with photographers.
- Should know status of every photo assigned. Expected to push photographers to make deadlines.
- Responsible for hiring, training photographers. Can demote photographers who fail to meet their responsibilities, but only with the approval and presence of the Managing Editor.
- Should encourage stringers to pick up extra assignments.
- Responsible for any inappropriate behavior by staff including any inaccurate cutlines. Situations should be brought to Editor in Chief, Managing Editor, Editorial Adviser and Publisher's attention.

Suggested Experience: Two semesters experience as photographer, including one semester as chief photographer.

Chief Photographer - (Download pdf application)

Reports To: Photo editor

Brief Description: Shoots and processes photos deemed a priority by the Photo Editor. Serves as acting Photo Editor in the editor's absence.

Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for taking the bulk of photos assigned by newsroom staff.
- Responsible for taking at least one feature photo suitable for page one display each day.
- Responsible for collecting information to accompany photos, especially names (with correct spelling), class standings, hometowns of people in photos and any other information that would help the copy editor explain the photo in a sentence or two.
- Works with desk editors to have next day photo requests in by 7:00 the night before. Weekend assignments are due Thursday at 7 p.m. (Monday's requests publish in Wednesday's paper). Photo Editor or Chief Photographer must be informed of any special requests.
- Check budget daily in order to work with desk editors and reporters on coming up with photo ideas for upcoming stories
- Should develop a working relationship with each desk editor to ensure a smooth flow of communication between the newsroom and Photo Department. Should set up and maintain any system, such as a photo log or daily calendar, that the photo editor deems necessary to enhance such communication. Should meet daily with each desk editor prior to budget meeting, to collect assignments, review photos and discuss photos for the next day's paper.
- Should encourage stringers to keep coming by to pick up extra assignments.
- Attends weekly staff meeting along with photographers and other editorial staffers.

Suggested Experience: One semester as stringer, and one semester experience as photographer.

Staff Writer - Level I - (Download pdf application)

Reports To: Desk editor (news, sports, variety)

Brief Description: Top writing position at the paper, covering a beat assigned by the desk editor.

Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for writing three stories, at least 8 inches in length, each week.
- Covers a beat as assigned by the desk editor, responsible for developing sources on the beat and creating story ideas for both the staff writer and stringer on the beat. Should develop at least three workable story ideas each week. Meets with main sources at the beginning of each semester.
- Assists stringer assigned to the beat in developing, researching, reporting and writing stories.
- Completes a major investigative or enterprise project each semester under an agreed upon deadline with Associate News Editor, News Editor or Managing Editor.
- Remains in the newsroom after each story is written to answer editors' questions. Should sit with editors reading story to answer questions and learn about the editing process.
- Attends weekly staff meeting
- Submits weekly planning budget outlining stories and art for the week ahead
- Makes photo or graphic assignments for every story.

Suggested Experience: Two semesters writing at the paper, including stints as a Level II staff writer, contributing writer and stringer. Ideally should spend a full semester covering a beat as a Level II staff writer before moving up to Level I Staff Writer.

Staff Writer - Level II - (Download pdf application)

Reports To: Desk editor (news, sports, entertainment)

Brief Description: Writing position at the paper, covering a beat assigned by the desk editor.

Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for writing three stories, at least 8 inches in length, each week.
- Covers a beat as assigned by the desk editor, responsible for developing sources on the beat and creating story ideas for both the staff writer and stringer on the beat. Should develop at least three workable story ideas each week. Meets with main sources at the beginning of each quarter.
- Assists stringer assigned to the beat in developing, researching, reporting and writing stories.
- Completes a major investigative or enterprise project each quarter under an agreed upon deadline with Associate News Editor, News Editor or Managing Editor.
- Remains in the newsroom after each story is written to answer editors' questions. Should sit with editors reading story, to answer questions and learn about the editing process.
- Attends weekly staff meeting
- Submits weekly planning budget outlining stories and art for the week ahead
- Makes photo or graphic assignments for every story.

Suggested Experience: One semester writing at the paper, including stints as a contributing writer and stringer. Ideally should spend a full semester covering a beat as a stringer before taking over as staff writer for the beat.

Stringer - (Download pdf application)

Reports To: Desk editor

Brief Description: Works with staff writer to cover a beat, assigned by desk editor

Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for writing two stories, at least 8 inches in length, each week.
- Helps staff writer report a major investigative or enterprise project each semester
- Helps cover a beat as assigned by the desk editor. Responsible for helping staff writer to develop sources on the beat and create story ideas for both the staff writer and the stringer assigned to the beat. Should develop at least two workable story ideas each week. Meets with main sources at beginning of each semester.
- Remains in newsroom after each story is written to answer editors' questions. Should sit with the editors reading the story, to answer questions and learn about the editing process.
- Attends weekly staff meeting
- Submits weekly planning budget outlining stories and art for the week ahead.
- Makes photo or graphic assignments for every story.

Suggested Experience: Three stories as a contributing writer.

Contributing Writer - (Download pdf application)

Reports To: Recruitment Editor

Brief Description: Entry point for all new writers at the paper; unpaid writing position.

Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for three stories as a contributing writer before being considered for a paid stringer position. Experienced writers who show an impressive grasp of newswriting concepts can be moved ahead at the discretion of the News, Variety or Sports Editor if the staff has an opening that must be filled.
- Meets with the Recruitment Editor to discuss story ideas and story development, including sources, interviews, writing style and editing.
- Must meet deadlines imposed by Recruitment Editor, except when deadline is renegotiated with the editor.
- Responsible for reading and understanding contents of new writers guide. Should learn as much as possible about newswriting, including style rules and libel law.

Suggested Experience: Eagerness and interest in writing for a newspaper. Should be familiar with proper grammar and spelling, although no formal journalism training is necessary.

Chief Copy Editor/Slot Editor - (Download pdf application)

Reports To: Managing Editor

Brief Description: Supervises and trains copy editors. Shares front page copy editing duties. Determines placement of inside copy

Duties and Responsibilities:
- Oversees the copy desk, supervising the copy editors and UGA Today/Briefly editor. Responsible for the look of the paper, including all headlines, skel lines and cutlines, final editing of all copy and graphics and cropping of photos. Maintains Red & Black style in all editions.
- Shares front page copy editing duties with front page copy editor. As front page editor, is responsible for designing the page, writing all headlines, skel lines and cutlines, cropping photos and giving all copy and graphics a final edit for style, grammar and spelling, as well as any discrepancies or errors of fact that may appear. Should resolve such errors or discrepancies by checking with the desk editor responsible for the story.
- Trains all copy editors in the fundamentals of page layout, headline writing and copy editing, as well as Quark XPress computer layout system. Holds training sessions for new copy editors at the beginning of each semester, and continues training as the semester progresses.
- Responsible for working with Managing Editor to update the R&B style cheat sheet.
- Assigns copy editors to news, sports, variety sections according to ability.
- Helps copy editors design special pages.
- Attends daily budget meetings to learn placement of stories, and determines with managing editor those stories and art elements that will fit on page 1.
- Schedules and conducts weekly meetings with Editor in Chief, Managing Editor, Editorial Adviser and copy editors to critique past issues and discuss new ideas and techniques for layout, design and editing.
- Proofs UGA Today/Briefly section daily
- Can implement new style rules concerning headlines layouts, graphics with approval of Editor in Chief, Managing Editor and Publisher.
- Attends weekly prior planning meeting to learn what stories are expected from the news, sports and variety desks the following week.
- Attends weekly staff meeting and is responsible for seeing that all copy editors attend the staff meeting.
- Should be held responsible if a story runs that is poorly edited.
- Sets specific hours for copy editors to be at work. Must see the inside pages through production three nights a week, delegating these duties to other copy editors two nights a week or where appropriate.
- Responsible for dummying pages on the computer and assigning pages to copy desk.
- Must be familiar with R&B style and AP style
- Should work with photographers and desk editors when designing pages
- Oversees special pages and special sections (i.e. AthensLiving, Holiday Guide, Gift Guide, etc.) and appoints copy editors to above tasks.
- Responsible for informing production of any late stories.
- Responsible for making sure page flow is within reason.
- Works with front page editor to clear front page by 10:00 each night
- When 10:30 p.m. deadline isn't met, Managing Editor/Editor in Chief must e-mail a report to the Editorial Adviser and Publisher explaining why
- Responsible for informing copy editors of mistakes and trends.

Suggested Experience: Two semesters as copy editor including stints as a reporter and desk editor. Must be familiar with Quark XPress software.

Front Page Copy Editor - (Download pdf application)

Reports To: Chief Copy Editor

Brief Description: Designs, edits copy and writes headlines for front.

Duties and Responsibilities:
- Shares front page copy editing duties with Chief Copy Editor.
- Responsible for designing all assigned pages. For front responsible for writing all headlines, skel lines and cutlines, cropping photos and giving all copy and graphics a final edit for style, grammar and spelling, as well as any discrepancies or errors of fact that may appear. Should resolve such errors or discrepancies by checking with the desk editors responsible for the story.
- Must be familiar with R&B style and AP style
- Should to work with photographers and desk editors when designing pages
- Responsible for designing pages for all Red & Black-produced sections including but not limited to AthensLiving, UGA101, Holiday Gift Guide, Athenscape, etc.
- Expected to be dedicated to improving copy editing, headline writing and design skills
- Attends weekly copy desk meeting.
- Attends weekly staff meeting along with other staffers.
- Aims to clear front page by 10:00 each night
- If 10:30 p.m. deadline isn't met, Editor in Chief/Managing Editor must e-mail a report to the Editorial Adviser and Publisher explaining why.

Suggested Experience: Two semesters as a copy editor including stints as a reporter. Must be intimately familiar with Quark XPress page design software.

Copy Editor - (Download pdf application)

Reports To: Chief Copy Editor

Brief Description: Edits copy, writes headlines and designs designated inside pages

Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for giving all copy and graphics a final edit for style, grammar and spelling, as well as any discrepancies by checking with the desk editor responsible for the story
- Designs assigned inside pages, writing all headlines, skel lines and cutlines, and cropping photos
- After proofing page, copy editors must stay until page is sloted and cleared by production.
- Responsible for editing copy and designing pages for all Red & Black-produced sections as assigned including but not limited to AthensLiving, UGA101, Holiday Gift Guide, Athenscape, etc.
- Expected to be dedicated to improving copy editing, headline writing and design skills
- Must be familiar with R&B and AP stylebooks
- Should work with photographers and desk editors when designing pages
- Attends weekly copy desk meeting
- Attends weekly staff meeting

Suggested Experience: One semester in the newsroom, preferably as a reporter. Can be considered an entry-level position for someone with previous journalism experience elsewhere, including journalism coursework in newswriting, editing and page design.

Photographer - (Download pdf application)

Reports To: Photo editor

Brief Description: Takes photos for the newspaper's various departments, including advertising, as assigned by Photo Editor.

Duties and Responsibilities: - Takes assignments and shoots photos as specified by Photo Editor, other editors or writers.
- Works with reporters and desk editors on photo assignments.
- Gathers information for cutlines that clearly identify people in the photo and what they are doing.
*Tries to find out at least one interesting fact to include in the cutline.

Suggested Experience: Must have a Digital SLR camera for use and know the basics of how to use it.

Senior Writer - (Download pdf application)

Reports To: Associate News Editor, News Editor, Managing Editor, Editor in Chief

Duties and Responsibilities: *Required to produce at least four in-depth (25-40-inch) reporting projects during the quarter, using more time to conduct more extensive reporting. Will also produce at least two regular stories each week.

Suggested Experience: At least one quarter as staff writer.

Application Process: Must submit three clips and a short list of story ideas to Managing Editor and Editor in Chief