Job Posting: 2024/25 Arts & Culture Editor

Position: Arts & Culture Editor

Reports to: Managing Editor, Editor-in-Chief 

Closing Date: May 2, 2024 at 10:00 p.m. 

Terms of Contract: June 1, 2024 to April 30, 2025, with option to start earlier 

Expected Hours: Spring/Summer: 10-15 hrs/week, Fall/Winter: 20-25 hrs/week

Hours may fluctuate from week to week

Honorarium: $991.88/month

Job Summary: 

The Arts & Culture Editor shall be responsible for teaching interested persons about the operations of The Gateway in relation to local entertainment and culture-related matters. The Arts & Culture Editor must operate in accordance with the Gateway Journalism Society bylaws at all times.

Duties and Responsibilities: 

1. Ensure that matters of interest for university students are covered in the Arts & Culture section. 
2. Write and edit copy for the Arts & Culture section. 
3. Recruit and train volunteers to write for the Arts & Culture section.
4. Request and select appropriate photos and/or graphics for the Arts & Culture section, in consultation with the Photo Editor and Editor-in-Chief. 
5. Write editorials and news content as necessary, in conjunction with the Opinion Editor and EIC. 
6. Arrange and distribute media passes and tickets where applicable. 
7. Create and maintain working relationships with publicists and local venue operators. 
8. Endeavour, in conjunction with the Managing Editor, to generate and/or solicit from volunteers story ideas that may be worthy of in-depth coverage in the features section, as well as contribute to at least one story for the features section per term. 
9. Coordinate at least one section workshop per semester, two if possible, for volunteer training purposes. 
10. Update the Arts & Culture Staff Manual over the summer with any necessary improvements or changes to help facilitate volunteer training.
11. Perform other job-related duties as required by the Editor-in-Chief.

Qualifications:

1. Must be registered in the equivalent of at least one (1) course for credit at the University of Alberta during each term of the Fall and Winter sessions of their term in this position.
2. Must be available to work varying hours.
3. Must have basic computer skills.
4. Must be able to deal effectively with Society and University staff, students, and the general public.

Please submit a cover letter, resume, and portfolio of up to five pieces to Editor-in-Chief Katie Teeling at [email protected]. Applications are due on May 2, 2024 at 10:00 p.m..

Interviews will be scheduled on a rolling basis, so don’t delay in sending in your application. The interview process consists of a 30-minute editorial test and a 30-minute interview, five minutes of which are dedicated to a job pitch by candidates.