Collegiate Times newspaper
2010-2011 Features Editor
2010-2011 Multimedia Editor
2010-2011 News Editor
2010-2011 Opinions Editor
2010-2011 Sports 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
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.
The sports editor is responsible for the comprehensive coverage of Virginia Tech athletics and other athletic events of interest to readers. The sports editor will consult the business manager concerning financial issues related to sports coverage. 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.