Content Producer for Rambler Media Group (Student Assistant and Work Study)

Content Producer for Rambler Media Group (Student Assistant and Work Study)

Position Summary:
Come work with student media. The Content Producer will produce at least two stories per week for all Rambler-related entities, including packages for online and YouTube presentation. Content Producers should provide consistent and accurate coverage of Texas Wesleyan and Texas Wesleyan-related events. Content Producers must become familiar with The Rambler policies manual and statement of ethical behavior in student media.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Specific duties include:
- Produce at least two publishable assignments each week in text, video, slideshow, podcast, interactive graphic, interactive map or other media mode based on appropriateness for each story.
- Meet deadlines.
- Generate and communicate to Editor-in-Chief, Faculty Adviser and Faculty Liaison newsworthy story ideas on a weekly basis during budget meetings.
- Maintain contact and good rapport with sources from beats.
- Conduct interviews and research to ensure balanced, complete, fair and accurate stories.
- Provide a complete list of all sources, including contact information, for quality control purposes.
- Make revisions to edited stories in a timely fashion for same-day turnaround.
- Attend regularly scheduled meetings for all staff, including training sessions.
- Seek individual help or training when problems arise.
- Maintain Rambler equipment to ensure proper functioning, availability and cleanliness.
- Keep up with email, phone messages and campus mail with next-day turnaround.
- Post to Rambler social media as needed.
- Practice basics of convergent journalism through The Rambler, www.therambler.org and Rambler TV so that appropriate story is filed with appropriate media outlet.
- Adhere to all Rambler social media policies. Other duties as assigned, including rotating Editor-in-Chief possibility for print edition.

Education, Certifications and/or Licenses:
None required.

Experience:
No prior experience is necessary, but a desire to learn is required. Content Producers must familiarize themselves with The Rambler policies manual and statement of ethical behavior in student media. Students will be required to write, shoot photographs, create videos, produce podcasts and create social media posts.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Knowledge of Associated Press Style and use of digital media is a plus. Knowledge of WordPress, Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign is also a plus.

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Open Until Filled:
Yes

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Special Instructions to Applicants:
Please include a writing sample, either a cover letter for your application or other work that you have written personally. This work must NOT be AI generated.