Bugle yearbook
Layout and Design Editor
Staff Writer
College Media Solutions Advertising
Creative Services Staff
Marketing Coordinator
Web Developer
Collegiate Times newspaper
2010-2011 Features Editor
2010-2011 Multimedia Editor
2010-2011 News Editor
2010-2011 Opinions Editor
Multimedia Reporter
Reporter / Staff Writer
Staff writers have similar responsibilities to reporters. Staff writers cover beats and are required to produce at least one story per week on the topic of their beat. They are free to take additional assignments beyond that point, however. Staff writers are unpaid positions. Work done as a staff writer is a significant factor in hiring decisions for reporting positions.
Summer 2010 Features Editor
Summer 2010 Multimedia Editor
Summer 2010 News Editor
Summer 2010 Sports Editor
Web Developer
Silhouette literary and arts magazine
Graphic Designer
Special Event Coordinator
Student Publications Photography Staff
Director of Photography
Photographer
VTTV student television
Business Manager
Programming Director
Tech Weekly Reporter
WUVT 90.7 FM independent radio
Production Director
The layout and design editor: works with section editors to design layouts of the yearbook; generate new topics and ideas for layout design; and conducts final checks on layouts prior to deadlines.
This is a volunteer position.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to: collecting all information for stories; assigning photo assignments for stories; including quotes and high quality writing in stories; writing the headline and subhead; writing in folio tabs and byline; reporting directly to section editor and/or assistant section editor. This is a volunteer position.
The creative services staff is responsible for creating well-designed advertisements for customers who request their ad to be created. They are also responsible for creating house advertisements if necessary. Applicants with availability on Tuesdays and Thursdays -- especially in the afternoons -- are particularly encouraged to apply. This is a paid position and eligible for work study.
The marketing coordinator is responsible for planning the sales promotion and marketing plans. Plans include developing a media kit, sales promotion initiatives, special sections and conducting marketing and customer service surveys. This is a paid position and eligible for work study.
Works closely with the advertising director in order to implement necessary modifications and improvements to the College Media Solutions Web site and.or separate site features. Proficiency in PHP, SQL, XHTML programming and Unix required. This is a paid position and eligible for work study.
The features editor is responsible for covering human interest, news features, reaction pieces, personality profiles and entertainment stories for the CT. This is a paid position and eligible for work study.
If you’ve got multimedia skills, journalistic vision and the ability to manage a staff of around half-a-dozen reporters and editors, this is a prime opportunity. The multimedia editor will help direct the work of the multimedia reporters in each of the main sections of the paper (news, sports, features) in conjunction with the respective section editors. The multimedia editor will work with the managing editors, editor-in-chief and section editors to coordinate long-term multimedia coverage for in-depth pieces. In coordination with the multimedia associate editor, the multimedia editor will be responsible for helping multimedia reporters edit their video and audio content for production. Sample experiences could include hands-on tasks like shooting a political speech on campus to administrative duties like developing long-term multimedia goals to interpersonal tasks such as coaching multimedia reporters in a variety of activities. This is a paid position and eligible for work study.
The news editor will: keep up with news concerning Virginia Tech and the surrounding community; be responsible for the quality and accuracy of news stories; assign stories and ensure that writers meet deadline requirements; maintain regular daytime office hours; recruit and train a competent news staff; train a staff of news writers and coach them, paying specific attention to each writer; make photo assignments for the Student Publications Photo Staff; solicit graphics, from the graphics editor; attend editorial board meetings; maintain strong knowledge of Collegiate Times style, Associated Press style, Freedom of Information Act and state/ federal libel laws. This is a paid position and eligible for work study.
The opinions editor is responsible for the opinions pages, which include letters to the editor, commentaries, editorial cartoons and the staff editorial. This is a paid position and eligible for work study.
As a multimedia reporter, you’ll be the point person for bringing news, sports and features stories to life. Whether striking out on your own projects or “tagging along” with a news reporter to add video or audio depth to a story, you will have a variety of tasks including writing, shooting/recording, editing and administrative tasks. You will be required to produce two “stories” per week, one of which will be a multimedia production attached to a textual news piece of your own production and the other will be either a textual news story for your section or a multimedia addition to a textual story produced by another reporter. This is a paid position and eligible for work study.
The Collegiate Times' handles reporting assignments in the following manner. Each section - features, news, and sports - has a set number of reporter positions. These paid positions are eligible for work study and require reporters to follow a "beat," a certain topical area of investigation such as Blacksburg and local politics, music, or Virginia Tech football, and produce at least one story per week from this beat. They are required to write an additional story per week, which may or may not be from their beat assignment.
The summer features editor is responsible for covering human interest, news features, reaction pieces, personality profiles and entertainment stories for the CT. The features editor coordinates the story budgets of features staff to ensure a quality weekly publication as well as 24/7 coverage online. The features editor is responsible for personally covering stories not assigned to reporters. This is a paid position and eligible for work study.
If you’ve got multimedia skills, journalistic vision and the ability to manage a staff of around half-a-dozen reporters and editors, this is a prime opportunity. The multimedia editor will help direct the work of the multimedia reporters in each of the main sections of the paper (news, sports, features) in conjunction with the respective section editors. The multimedia editor will work with the managing editors, editor-in-chief and section editors to coordinate long-term multimedia coverage for in-depth pieces. In coordination with the multimedia associate editor, the multimedia editor will be responsible for helping multimedia reporters edit their video and audio content for production. Sample experiences could include hands-on tasks like shooting a political speech on campus to administrative duties like developing long-term multimedia goals to interpersonal tasks such as coaching multimedia reporters in a variety of activities. This is a paid position and eligible for work study.
The summer news editor is responsible for the comprehensive coverage of campus and community events and the localization of pertinent national news events. The news editor coordinates the story budgets of news staff to ensure a quality weekly publication as well as 24/7 coverage online. The news editor is responsible for personally covering stories not assigned to reporters. This is a paid position and eligible for work study.
The summer sports editor is responsible for the comprehensive coverage of Virginia Tech athletics and other athletic events of interest to readers. The sports editor coordinates the story budgets of sports staff to ensure a quality weekly publication as well as 24/7 coverage online. The sports editor is responsible for personally covering stories not assigned to reporters. This is a paid position and eligible for work study.
Works closely with the online director in order to implement necessary modifications and improvements to the collegiatetimes.com content management system and.or separate site features. Proficiency in PHP, SQL, XHTML programming and Unix required. This is a paid position and eligible for work study.
Graphic designers are: responsible for ensuring the design integrity of the magazine during production; responsible for making all fliers or allocating that duty to another staff member; responsible for reviewing and approving fliers before posting; required to hold office hours for at least two hours a week; responsible for making advertisements for special events. This is a volunteer position.
The special events coordinator: coordinates all Silhouette related benefits and events, and works closely with the public relations director to ensure a desired level of advertisement for all special events. This is a volunteer position.
Recruit, train, and lead a staff of photographers who take photos for the newspaper and yearbook. Applicants for this position must submit an EMCVT leadership application. This is a paid position and eligible for work study.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to: providing quality visual images for Collegiate Times and Bugle publication; attending twice-weekly photo meetings as determined by the director of photography; shoot features, events or portraits as assigned by photo editors; shoot feature photos on independent assignments; provide captions for photo assignments. This is a volunteer position.
Manage the business operations of the student-run television station, including budget management, marketing, and promotions. Serve as VTTV's liaison to the advertising department for television sales. Applicants for this position must submit an EMCVT leadership application. This is a volunteer position.
The programming director enforces censorship policies of all aired content; maintains a weekly programming schedule; makes sure all programming airs; coordinates master control; coordinates the schedule with the promotions director; and maintains an efficient tape archive system. This is a volunteer position.
Tech Weekly, an upstart news magazine on VTTV, is looking for reporters for its weekly broadcast. Work includes reporting, writing, shooting and editing video packages. This is a great opportunity for audio/visual producers of all skill levels to have their work displayed on campus television. This is a volunteer position.
The production director is a support position for special productions and pre-recorded material. The production director should have a working knowledge of the production studio. This is a volunteer position.