Opinion Editor

Job Description: 

Minimum of 20 hours a month. $300 stipend per newspaper edition (10 edition per year).

Duties:

• Develops and edits The Metropolitan’s opinion page
• Works with editor-in-chief and faculty advisor to formulate editorial policy
• Recruits guest opinions from students, staff, faculty and community members
• Provides training and developmental editing for student opinion writers
• Collects and edits letters to the editor
• Fields questions and comments from readers concerning the opinion page
• Writes at least one editorial or article per month
• Attends staff meetings and trainings

Preferred qualifications:

• Leadership or supervisory experience
• Persuasive writing style; strong editing and proofreading skills
• Interest and engagement in higher education, public policy and current events
• Familiarity with Associated Press (AP) style
• Suggested courses: COMM 103 Public Speaking, WRIT 371 Editing

Candidates must be current Metropolitan State University students.