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University of Wyoming

 

Online Editor (Webmaster)

 

PRIMARY FUNCTION: To ensure and facilitate daily updates to the Branding Iron Online, as well as posting and managing content of online-only Frontiers
and REACH magazines.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  1. Attend weekly meeting with the Branding Iron and magazines editors.
  2. The online editor is required to work in the office no less than 10 hours each week. The times shall be designated by the online editor, but must be posted and followed. At least three of the 10 hours must be between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
  3. The online editor is responsible for getting Branding Iron articles and photographs onto the Web site by 8 a.m. each day of publication. Stories that are from the Branding Iron will be stored in a Web-compatible format for ease of placement. Coverage of sporting events on the weekends will be placed on the Web no later than midnight the day of the event. Any breaking news should be placed on the Web ASAP. The editor is responsible for making arrangements for one of the assistants to post that information if the editor is not available.
  4. In addition to regular, timely updates of stories and photos generated by the Branding Iron staff, the online editor shall work with the BI Online content sub-editor to post related supplemental material with stories and photos. These items should be easy to find and involve a variety of forms of multimedia, including, but not limited to: photo galleries, SoundSlides, audio files, video files, podcasts, etc.
  5. The online editor shall work with the Frontiers and REACH Online Editor to facilitate publication of online-only magazine content (stories, photos and related supplemental content) to their respective Web sites as directed by the magazine editor, in consultation with the Student Media Board and adviser in their publisher and advising roles only.
  6. The online editor shall work with the Student Media advertising sales staff to facilitate timely publication and updates of paid advertising sold for each of the three Web sites – BI Online, Frontiers and REACH.
  7. The online editor is responsible for delegating work to any assistants, but is ultimately responsible for making sure the content is available in a timely fashion.
  8. Need to be involved in active recruitment for class visits.

Reports to: Student Media Board


Supervision Exercised: None, unless online editor has a budget and opts to hire assistant(s).


Minimum Entry Requirements:

  1. Full-time student
  2. Minimum 2.5 GPA
  3. Firm grasp of Web design software and techniques.
  4. Basic understanding of audio and video editing.

Suggested Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

  1. Good organizational and communication skills
  2. Good time-management skills
  3. Good management and supervisory skills

 

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