2010/2011-1
PROPOSED MANDATE FOR UNIVERSITY COUNCIL
TITLE: B. A. in Communication Studies major program
OBJECTIVE: To establish a new major in Communication Studies, with the goal of
starting the program in the near future, once necessary resources are in place.
REASONS FOR PROPOSED MANDATE: For years, the Admissions Office has
reported considerable interest by prospective students in a program of studies at Saint
Joseph’s University in the field of communications. With a concern for adding students
to the undergraduate population, the planning process at the university, with significant
pressure and input from the highest levels, has identified communications as a potential
area for developing new programs for undergraduate study.
In 2008-2009, a mandate for a Minor in Communication Studies successfully
went through governance review, and a new minor was established for students to join in
the 2009-2010 academic year; this minor has attracted 70 students to date and has worked
smoothly, thus adding to pressure for established a major program in Communication
Studies.
The Communication Studies Minor Program Committee has prepared a proposal
for a new major program in Communication Studies. The design for this new major,
which would provide students an opportunity to gain a B. A. in Communication Studies
degree, is presented in an attachment (CommStudies Major). This program has a number
of innovative features, and it aims to produce graduates whose lively creativity will
combine with a crystal clear ethical compass in order to produce responsible
communications across a broad spectrum of platforms to serve the common good in the
future.
Also attached is the Communication Studies Annual Report for 2009-2010, the
first year of operation for the minor program. This document clearly and unambiguously
identifies the need for three (3) full-time faculty searches (one in English, one in Fine and
Performing Arts, one in Marketing) in the 2010-2011 academic year so as to provide
necessary instructional resources before any prospective Communication Studies majors
are admitted to Saint Joseph’s University.
However, at the present moment (September 2010), there are no searches planned
in 2010-2011 to provide faculty resources dedicated to Communication Studies in any of
the departments collaborating on delivery of the proposed Communication Studies major
program. The pressure for three hires in 2011-2012, then, is intense. In fact, if there
is no absolute guarantee for three hires in the next hiring cycle, the Communication
Studies major should not, must not, can not be approved for a start with the next firstyear class (Class of 2015). The minor program, which has attracted 70 students, already
has pressed key faculty resources to the maximum extent possible.
There is no room for further growth (either with the minor or with a major) unless
faculty resources are increased. The core COM courses (COM 200/ COM 201) are
highly specialized, designed to empower students as they move on through the various
distribution and concentration course options offered by the cooperating departments, and
as a consequence, the core courses will always need to be taught by full-time faculty
dedicated to disciplined and principled growth of the Communication Studies program.
For every 30 students admitted as either majors or minors, there would need to be one
new faculty line in English to cover the core courses. This ratio will provide strong and
effective leadership and control over the program as it grows.
In order for Communication Studies to deliver what it promises to students, the
growth of the major program will have to be carefully controlled; only a fixed number of
new majors can be admitted each year, with enrollment in the major governed strictly by
available faculty resources. Furthermore, new faculty will be required in all of the
contributing departments in order to cover the skills and training involved in 21st Century
communications.
For the 2011-2012 year, while searches for tenure-track faculty are being
conducted, three full-time term appointment positions would need to be filled, one in
each of the contributing departments. This one-year, stop-gap arrangement will be
challenging, as finding term appointment faculty with the training needed to help offer
the COM 200 and COM 201 core courses will not be easy.
The faculty resource issue is crucial. We expect that other features of the
program will receive positive reviews.
Besides the attachments for program description and 2009-2010 annual report,
there is an attachment that provides information regarding current employment
opportunities within the broad communications field.
The Departments of English, Fine and Performing Arts, and Marketing all will
send their reviews of the proposed Communication Studies major forward to the
Provost’s office in time to be added to the other material submitted as this mandate
makes its way through governance evaluation.
RECOMMENDED FOR STUDY BY WHICH BODY?
___X__Faculty Senate:
Academic Policies and Procedures Committee
_____ Faculty Senate:
Faculty Policies and Procedures Committee
___X__College Council:
College of Arts and Sciences
___X__College Council:
Haub School of Business
_____ Standing Committee on Student Affairs, Full-time Undergraduate
_____ Standing Committee on Student Affairs, Part-time Undergraduate/Graduate
_____ Administrative/Staff Council
Signature:
_____
_Director, Communication Studies
Minor Program____________________Date:_September 13, 2010__________________
Please forward to the Provost who serves as Chair of the University Council, along with
complete documentation to substantiate the need for the proposed mandate.
The Communication Studies Minor Program Committee has prepared a proposal
for a new major program in Communication Studies. The design for this new major,
which would provide students an opportunity to gain a B. A. in Communication Studies
degree, is presented in an attachment (CommStudies Major). This program has a number
of innovative features, and it aims to produce graduates whose lively creativity will
combine with a crystal clear ethical compass in order to produce responsible
communications across a broad spectrum of platforms to serve the common good in the
future.
Also attached is the Communication Studies Annual Report for 2009-2010, the
first year of operation for the minor program. This document clearly and unambiguously
identifies the need for three (3) full-time faculty searches (one in English, one in Fine and
Performing Arts, one in Marketing) in the 2010-2011 academic year so as to provide
necessary instructional resources before any prospective Communication Studies majors
are admitted to Saint Joseph’s University.
However, at the present moment (September 2010), there are no searches planned
in 2010-2011 to provide faculty resources dedicated to Communication Studies in any of
the departments collaborating on delivery of the proposed Communication Studies major
program. The pressure for three hires in 2011-2012, then, is intense. In fact, if there is
no absolute guarantee for three hires in the next hiring cycle, the Communication Studies
major should not, must not, can not be approved for a start with the next first-year class
(Class of 2015). The minor program, which has attracted 70 students, already has
pressed key faculty resources to the maximum extent possible.
There is no room for further growth (either with the minor or with a major) unless
faculty resources are increased. The core COM courses (COM 200/ COM 201) are
highly specialized, designed to empower students as they move on through the various
distribution and concentration course options offered by the cooperating departments, and
as a consequence, the core courses will always need to be taught by full-time faculty
dedicated to disciplined and principled growth of the Communication Studies program.
For every 30 students admitted as either majors or minors, there would need to be one
new faculty line in English to cover the core courses. This ratio will provide strong and
effective leadership and control over the program as it grows.
In order for Communication Studies to deliver what it promises to students, the
growth of the major program will have to be carefully controlled; only a fixed number of
new majors can be admitted each year, with enrollment in the major governed strictly by
available faculty resources. Furthermore, new faculty will be required in all of the
contributing departments in order to cover the skills and training involved in 21st Century
communications.
For the 2011-2012 year, while searches for tenure-track faculty are being
conducted, three full-time term appointment positions would need to be filled, one in
each of the contributing departments. This one-year, stop-gap arrangement will be
challenging, as finding term appointment faculty with the training needed to help offer
the COM 200 and COM 201 core courses will not be easy.
The faculty resource issue is crucial. We expect that other features of the
program will receive positive reviews.
Besides the attachments for program description and 2009-2010 annual report,
there is an attachment that provides information regarding current employment
opportunities within the broad communications.
The Departments of English, Fine and Performing Arts, and Marketing all will
send their reviews of the proposed Communication Studies major forward to the
Provost’s office in time to be added to the other materials of consequence as this mandate
makes its way through governance evaluation.
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
RE:
Paul Aspan
Associate Dean, CAS Humanities
Owen W. Gilman, Jr.
Director, Communication Studies Minor Program
June 1, 2010
Annual Report, Communication Studies Minor, 2009-2010
Given that the Communication Studies Minor Program was just birthing a year
ago at this time, we might still have a little bit of “in utero” water behind our ears, but
that tadpole of a detail can not stand in the way of a full report on the operation of the
program in the last year.
GOAL for 2009-2010—Simply, the essential goal this past year was to begin operation
of the Communication Studies minor and see if it would attract students. This broad
goal had some more specific implementation objectives: To reach clearly desired and
very specific instructional ends, we needed to equip a classroom suitable for projects in
COM 2001 Communications Theory and Practice and COM 2011 Ethics in
Communications—and also to operate a lab in the same space in the evening to provide
equipment for students to use in developing their projects. Furthermore, two new English
faculty members, Aimee Knight and Mike Lyons, needed to be integrated into the
Communications/English landscape. Finally, in the face of considerable institutional
enthusiasm and quiet pressure, the director and program oversight committee would
prepare a proposal for an interdisciplinary major program in Communication Studies—
with intention to have the proposed program ready for governance review in the near
future.
GOAL RESULTS for 2009-2010—The Communication Studies minor program was
successful in attracting interest of 65 students, and it served those students well, including
a small number who graduated in 2010. A classroom in Bellarmine was equipped with
enough computers in a lock-box to allow students working collaboratively in pairs to
develop projects as part of classroom learning; additional equipment was purchased
throughout the year (and managed by the ITDL office) to provide video and audio
program development options for course projects; and the communication studies lab
operated smoothly several evenings a week throughout fall and spring semesters. Aimee
and Mike provided essential new full-time coverage options for courses integral to the
overall program operations; Aimee introduced the two core courses (COM 2001/COM
2011) and reported much student enthusiasm for their experience in new social media
through diverse communications projects; Mike anchored the Intro to Journalism sections
both semesters and added the Feature Story in Journalism as a Spring 2010 minor option.
Early in the summer of 2009, we applied for $200,000 from the Opportunity
Grant Fund, and in January, 2010, we learned that we had been granted $177,000 to meet
expected expenses spread over three years. Most of the first year’s allotment was
dedicated to purchase of equipment and establishment/operation of the communication
studies classroom/lab. In expectation that the Opportunity Fund would provide for
program development needs, we received (and spent) $40,000 in the late summer and fall
semester—funds that were obviously counted toward the first-year total allotment.
Increasingly as the year progressed, the committee focused on two specific
objectives: 1) working out the details for a major program proposal; and 2) finding a
suitable location for a New Media Integrity and Creativity Center. By the time of this
report, we have success in sight regarding both objectives.
Thanks to the assiduous efforts of Dave Allan and Jenny Spinner, we were able to
generate relentless pressure to find a place where we can co-locate the Hawk office and
the radio station (which will be moving to 24-hour broadcast function, with news
components), and this steady pressure has recently resulted in significant space
reassignment. As a happy consequence, in the near future—certainly in the summer of
2010—we expect to see both co-curricular media activities moving to the third floor of
Simpson—thus creating the first component in the New Media Integrity and Creativity
Center. This development is crucially important for the introduction of a new major
program in communication studies, as the empowerment possibilities of the newspaper
and radio co-curricular operations are huge. Any graduate seeking work in the
newspaper or radio business in the future as those enterprises evolve will benefit directly
from the expected synergy created by having our media activities located together.
Future news coverage operations are certain to cross platforms freely, and
students trained in Communications Theory and Practice, in Ethics in Communication, in
a range of journalism courses, and in marketing/advertising courses will have all the
tools, creativity, and critical thinking necessary both to produce content for newspapers
and radio and to generate revenue for those enterprises. Looking down the road just a
short distance, we foresee establishment of a video production facility (again, to be
developed on the co-curricular model of learning through regular practice that reflects the
integrity and creativity combination) in Simpson as well, thus completing the media
synergy possibilities. Beyond the credit due to Dave Allan for his energetic
push/push/push efforts as we looked east and west, north and south seeking space over
the enlarged SJU campus, it is important to realize that getting crucially important
dedicated space in Simpson for the New Media Integrity and Creativity Center was
absolutely dependent upon thoughtful and productive alignment of all the administrative
stars in the Hawk Hill firmament—Fr. Lannon, Cary Anderson, Brice Wachterhauser,
Paul DeVito, Bill Madges, and Paul Aspan. They got the job done. BRAVO!!!!!
As we move into the summer, the draft of the major program proposal is roughly
90% complete, and we are going to have all the necessary documents ready for review by
the three contributing departments at their first meetings in September. After
departmental review, the process moves along to a mandate and consideration by the
governance system.
GOALS for 2010-2011—Now that the Communication Studies Minor program is
running quite smoothly, we can look ahead to an expansive set of goals for the coming
year, as follows, in close synchronicity with Plan 2020 numbers:
Goal I—Introduce Communication Studies interdisciplinary major program for
governance review and provide informational support during the review process, which is
expected to run through much of the academic year. This initiative is responsive to item
1c in the “Academic Challenge and Curricular Innovation” section of Plan 2020—
wherein implementation of 10-15 new majors/minors is the goal. The Communication
Studies major might well attract 200 students, with something like half being students
who otherwise would go to another institution for a program of study in the
communications field. Growth in the undergraduate population is a featured
component of the 1-year enrollment plan, so the Communication Studies major looks
to be generously supportive of Plan 2020.
Goal II—Complete successful searches in 2020-2011 in all three contributing
Communication Studies departments—with the searches being equally important for
legitimacy of the program which will develop:
A) Post-Production Video/Motion Graphics/Digital Media Design specialization,
Fine and Performing Arts Department—crucial for developing complete video
creation/production sequence for the F&PA concentration in the new major program;
B) Advertising/Public Relations specialization, Marketing Department—necessary fulltime, tenure-track position to offer key course options for the Marketing concentration in
the new major program;
C) Rhetoric/Digital Emergent Media specialization, English Department—necessary
to cover growing sections of core courses for minor (and for the expected major: COM
200 Communications Theory and Practice and COM 201 Ethics in Communications), as
well as to introduce needed new courses for English concentration in the new major
program.
Plan 2020 is rather awkwardly mute on the matter of growth in full-time, tenuretrack faculty ranks—except for section 2e, Faculty Scholarship and Teaching, under
Academic Distinction, which notes the broad goal of increasing the proportion of fulltime faculty coverage of sections to 75%. For the Communication Studies major to be
successful in governance review, all three growth positions should be moving forward
toward new hires who will be in place to cover courses at the time the major is offered to
students.
The Communication Studies major program has an innovative feature that will
bring a professional from some area of the communications field to teach an “Industry
Perspectives” course each semester, with a public lecture and career advising for students
as part of the overall package. However, apart from this feature, there are very limited
options within the major program to cover courses with adjunct faculty. For the program
to be respectable and academically sound, we must be aggressive in hiring additional fulltime faculty.
Goal III—Continue to develop lively course options and key learning experiences for
students in order to pursue Plan 2010 goals 1e (encourage students to be initiators,
collaborators, and leaders in interdisciplinary inquiry and problem-solving—all matters
of central importance in design of the Communication Studies program, which is
interdisciplinary in nature and incorporates collaborative learning and creativity in
classroom activity and in co-curricular learning in the New Media Integrity and
Creativity Center), 1f (encourage classroom environment that energizes students’
curiosity and creativity—again, all in line with salient features of Communication
Studies), and 1g (maintain an average class size that accommodates interactive teaching
and enables students to conduct informal, articulate conversations and active, in-depth
exploration of complex subjects—exactly the aims for the Communication Studies core
courses, the Industry Perspectives course, and many of the other course options offered
by the contributing departments).
Goal IV—Continue to develop good industry connections that will facilitate productive
and successful experiential learning opportunities for students, particularly through the
INTERNSHIP which is a requirement of the minor program (and will be a requirement
for the major). Our emphasis on the internship learning experience lines up well with
item 2iii in the “Transformative Student Experience” section of Plan 2020.
Furthermore, our efforts with regard to industry connections will extend to
establishment of an outside “Advisory Board,” which will have a 2-tier structure—with
one group organized to provide us with regular advice and recommendations for staying
abreast of rapidly changing developments in the communications field and another group
providing guidance for fund raising to support development of the New Media Integrity
and Creativity Center and innovative co-curricular initiatives.
Goal V—Provide consulting and planning support to the Philadelphia Archdiocese as it
looks to help parishes develop effective social media networks. Through the initiative of
Jenny Spinner and Jim Caccamo of the Communication Studies Program Committee this
past year, we have already established a good working relationship with the Archdiocese,
which seems eager to work with us in building programs to help priests grow activities in
their parishes through social media networks. A series of workshops and outreach to four
specific parishes are in the works for the coming academic year, with further activity
likely in the summer of 2011. This effort lines up nicely with the general goals of the
“Global and Community Engagement” section of Plan 2020. At the same time, we
will be exploring development of a revenue generating New Media summer camp, with
an eye to piloting a program for select high school students in the summer of 2011 or
2012.
Goal VI—Look to devise course options that incorporate a global communications/media
component (Plan 2020, 6d in “Academic Distinction and Trasformative Learning
Experience”).
Goal VII—Contribute to planning of the Post Learning Commons (Plan 2020, Section
10, Academic Distinction and Transformative Learning Experience) to ensure that
there will be sufficient high-end computers with powerful media production/editing
programs (e. g., Adobe Premium Suite, Mac Final Cut Pro, SoundSlides) to meet student
needs for developing assignment projects. While the major program would involve a
laptop requirement (equipment and software programs sufficient for most assignments),
some powerful common-use computer systems will also be required, and the Learning
Commons is a logical place for locating such equipment.
Goal VIII—Upgrade co-curricular learning facilities for the Hawk newspaper and the
radio station, to ensure that students have the best possible environments for developing
skills and know-how necessary to be competitive in their careers—with a steady
emphasis on integrity and creativity. Ideals established in the “Ethics in
Communications” course will be steadily practiced in the co-curricular work in the New
Media Integrity and Creativity Center.
Goal IX—Continue support through the resources of our Opportunity Fund grant to
enable faculty and students alike to attend professional seminars and conferences to
deepen and broaden our collective expertise across the communications field. For
example, this summer, Jenny Spinner has received a Fellowship to attend a week-long
Poynter Institute seminar in July on “Multimedia Journalism for College Education.”
During the spring semester, Mike Lyons attended a local video production workshop.
And recently, several SJU students participated in the Keystone Multimedia Workshop at
Penn State. We will look to promote similar activity in the coming year.
Employment:
The broad communications field (corporate communications, public relations,
advertising, journalism, digital media productions) offers a wide range of employment
opportunities. To provide a bit of perspective on current employment activity, members
of the Communication Studies Program Committee did a few searches to generate
information on options. At the end of the summer, a quick search at “Indeed,” an on-line
composite job posting site, showed 51,215 options in digital media (with 19,960 listed in
the starter job range), 20,470 in media/journalism (10,064 at the starter level), 1,440 in
media/communications (534 starter positions). Overall, this is a strong growth area of
the national economy.
Some specific postings are as follows:
Online Communications Specialist
Education: Bachelor (BA, BS, etc.)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, 20001, United States
Posted by: Catholic Charities (Archdiocese of Washington, DC)
Job Category: Marketing, Public relations
Sector: Nonprofit
Last day to apply: August 24, 2010
Last updated: June 25, 2010
Type: Full time
Language(s): English
Job posted on: June 25, 2010
Area of Focus: Multi-Service Community Agency
Description:
Do you want to be part of a team building an online presence from the very beginning?
Do you know how to Tweet, blog and Facebook your way into motivating and inspiring a
community to serve and empower low-income families? Catholic Charities of the
Archdiocese of Washington, the Washington-metropolitan region’s largest
nongovernmental social service agency, is looking for you!
Summary
As Online Communications Specialist, you will assist with the launch and management
of Catholic Charities’ online presence, including a revamped website, social networking
sites and blog. You will also assist in drafting e-newsletters and print publications, as
well as communications department support including writing and research for messaging
documents and talking points.
New Media Responsibilities
• Edit, update and add Web site (www.catholiccharitiesdc.org) content
• Be part of a team effort to build an online network from the ground up among
volunteers, donors, readers, fellow nonprofit organizations and regional online news
blogs
• Track web traffic, using stats to help guide content planning, inform staff
• Create web layout of articles for newsletters and email blasts
• Leverage online presence to hit team goals for growing web email lists
• Manage Content creation among staff for agency blog
• Edit/organize photos and images using Adobe Suite
• Articulate the mission, objectives and vision of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of
Washington
Traditional Media and Publication responsibilities
• Work with program managers to identify success stories and maintain a bank of stories
for use
• Help maintain updated fact sheets, including quarterly statistical trends
• Editing of brief materials such as one pagers, fact sheets, bios
• Edit/organize/locate photos for use in publications or in the media
General Communications Support
• Research information for messaging documents and talking points for speeches
• Respond to program managers’ communications needs
Qualifications are as follows:
Bachelor’s degree (English, Communications, Journalism, Marketing); minimum of three
(3) years experience in online, writing and communications position in either a
professional environment or based on issue advocacy; strong writing and editing skills
required; experience writing for the web, social networking for an organization
(Facebook, Twitter, YouTube); experience with Wordpress and online blogging; ability
to execute basic design/layout online and in brief print materials – practical knowledge of
both the Adobe Suite and Microsoft Suite a plus; familiarity of HTML and Flash a plus;
practical knowledge of current and evolving trends in online marketing; ability to meet
multiple deadlines and prioritize tasks a must; strong desire to explore and work in the
DC and Maryland social services world; familiarity with Catholic teaching and beliefs, a
plus; demonstrated cultural competence and cultural responsiveness; bilingual
(English/Spanish), preferred.
New Media Communications Officer. Washington DC
Education: Bachelor (BA, BS, etc.)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, 20036, United States
Posted by: Freedom House
Job Category: Advocacy, Communications
Sector: Nonprofit
Last day to apply: September 5, 2010
Last updated: July 7, 2010
Type: Full time
Language(s): English
Job posted on: July 7, 2010
Area of Focus: Government Oversight and Reform, Human Rights and Civil Liberties,
International Relations, Media and Journalism, Voting, Democracy, and Civic
Engagement
Description:
Through research, effective advocacy, and programs directly supporting frontline
activists, Freedom House supports the spread of freedom and democracy throughout the
world. Freedom House has been a leader in identifying threats to freedom through its
highly regarded analytic reports, including Freedom in the World. Its diverse programs
have supported the work of civic activists and human rights defenders in over 40
countries. Advocacy and outreach are aimed at encouraging democratic governments,
including the United States, to adopt and implement policies that effectively advance
human rights and democracy at home and abroad. Freedom House’s annual budget is $18
million, with 13 field offices, and two U.S. offices.
Freedom House seeks a new media communications officer to help improve our visibility
and communications capacity, including on social networking and new media sites.
BASIC FUNCTIONS
Under the direction of the director of advocacy, the new media communications officer
will create multimedia content for Freedom House websites and other communications
projects (e.g. videos, podcasts, public awareness campaigns, design work, organizational
branding); create and implement social media campaigns; assist in the content creation
and maintenance of Freedom House’s Freedom of Expression campaign website; and
research and strategize ways to increase the public profile of the organization.
ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Reports to: Director of Advocacy
Supervises: No supervisorial role
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
• Create multimedia content for Freedom House’s social media portfolio including
Facebook, You Tube, Twitter, Linkedin and additional multimedia platforms.
• Video and audio production and editing
• Assist in the creation of multimedia content for both the website and other venues
including video
• Coordinate with program teams to produce compelling multimedia content
• Assist with media and development outreach efforts
• Tracking industry trends in new media and identifying opportunities for engagement
Additional Qualifications:
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Required
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Experience and interest in video production and editing
• Experience producing podcasts
• Excellent writing, proofreading and editing skills
• Experience and familiarity with a range social media tools including social networking,
social bookmarking, and community building, preferably for advocacy and development
• Experience with Adobe Photoshop
• Interest in human rights and democracy issues
• Ability to balance multiple priorities and general flexibility and ease of movement
between multiple projects
Preferred
• Background and e-development/e-fundraising
• Website design and SEO skills
• Knowledge of In-Design and Drupal
Company: The News Journal
Position:
Wanted: Digital Storyteller
Location:
Wilmington, Delaware
Job Status:
Full-time
Salary:
Negotiable
Ad Expires:
September 2, 2010
Job ID:
1188830
Website:
http://www.delawareonline.com
Description:
The News Journal is seeking an energetic multimedia producer with a passion for
storytelling to join our digital team. The right candidate will be able to conceptualize,
shoot and edit local video packages that resonate with viewers. This includes having the
ability to voice over news, features and sports highlight video packages. Sports video
experience is preferred. Knowledge of Final Cut and/or Avid editing software is a must.
We’re looking for a digital journalist who has strong writing skills, is proficient in
PhotoShop and audio editing, understands social media and has experience with HTML
and CSS. Qualified candidates must possess excellent communication and time
management skills and must be able to handle tight deadlines. Strong consideration will
be given to candidates with experience producing interactive graphics. The News Journal
and delawareonline serve as Delaware's dominant news outlet. Located just outside
Wilmington, we are 20 minutes from Philadelphia, 90 minutes from Baltimore and the
Delaware beaches, and two hours from Washington, D.C. and New York City. Please
send links to digital projects and a resume to New Media Editor Robert Long at
rlong@delawareonline.com.
INTERACTIVE NEWS WRITER
Weekend Web Editor
Publication or Company
POLITICO http://www.politico.com
Industry
Internet/Online/New Media
Benefits
401K/403B, Dental, Health
Job Duration Full Time
Job Location Arlington, VA USA
Job Requirements
We are looking for a smart, fast weekend web editor to help run
our site. The ideal candidate will have experience editing political coverage, ideally in a
fast-paced environment, and the ability to write headlines, move copy and make decisions
under tight deadlines.
Qualifications:
Candidates must have demonstrated ability to edit thoroughly, accurately and quickly
under deadline pressure. This is not a good job for editors accustomed to spending many
hours or days re-crafting stories. It is an ideal job for an editor who thrives in a dynamic
environment and quarterbacking breaking news.
Please send a cover letter, resume and contact information for three references to
employment@politico.com, using the subject line Weekend web editor.
No phone calls, please.
It is POLITICO's policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified
individuals without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender or other basis
prohibited by applicable federal, state or local law.
Local Editor, Scarsdale Patch
Publication or Company
Patch.com
Industry
Internet/Online/New Media, Other Publishing
Salary Competitive
Job Duration Full Time
Job Location Scarsdale, NY USA
Job Requirements
Patch.com is looking for smart, innovative journalists to join our
team as full-time site editors. We see this as nothing less than the future of online
journalism. Visit patch.com to learn more about our mission and to visit our news sites.
Job responsibilities (to include, but not limited to):
● Run a local news site reporting, writing, taking pictures and video; finding, assigning
and editing freelancers and local columnists, and connecting with the community to
attract user-generated content
● Provide an invaluable source of trusted news and information that will improve peoples
lives.
● Drive your site to become a landmark in the community.
● Work collaboratively with colleagues in a region to produce impactful breaking news,
features and enterprise journalism and storytelling, and create new ways to connect with
and engage communities
● Collaborate with the business team to build and maintain your town's directory of key
officials, organizations and business listings
Required skills:
● Recent community journalism experience
● Ability to manage, direct, and motivate a team of freelancers
● Ability to manage a budget
● Bull-doggish reporting instincts and willingness to ask tough questions of important
people
● Experience in online journalism
● Experience editing video, producing a Web site and/or excellent photography skills
● Must have a firm grasp of AP style
● Great news judgment
● Adept with a variety of social media tools
● Unparalleled organizational, time management, and interpersonal skills
Desired skills:
● Passionate about the web, social networking, and of course community journalism.
● Be able to quickly grasp the interests, rhythms and identity of a community.
● Thrive in a fast-paced environment
● Entrepreneurial spirit and drive; start up experience a plus
Education/ Industry background:
● Ideal candidate will have at least two years of professional reporting experience, as
well as college media and internship experience,
● Degree in journalism, new media, or similar discipline (graduate degree a plus)
Unique requirements:
● Must be a flexible, independent, self-starter youll work from home, the coffee shop,
your car, the high school football game
● Tools for the job best of all we will provide them: including a laptop, smart phone,
camera, police scanner, etc.
● Must own a car
● Must be willing to relocate if there isn't a site near you
● Ability and willingness to work various hours outside of the typical M-F and 9-5,
including evenings and weekends
*Competitive salary and benefits package, including 401-K match and performance
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Digital and Social Media Producer
Publication or Company
LOFT
Industry
Marketing, Social Media
Benefits
401K/403B, Bonuses, Health
Job Duration Full Time
Job Location New York, NY USA
Job Requirements
Summary:
The Digital and Socoal Media Producer will have a strong editorial, digital, strategic and
social media background that will bring macro brand experience, consumer insights and a
deep understanding of story-telling and digital execution to LOFT. This individual will
be responsible for architecting a comprehensive multi-channel strategy, developing
digital content, assessing performance and driving data acquisition.
Responsibilities:
Create engaging content-based digital communications that build upon the equity of the
LOFT brand and its key initiatives to cultivate the client relationship; support core online
properties of LOFTonline.com and Facebook.
Create a social networking and communication platform that cultivates the existing
community and attracts new clients.
Oversee editorial direction of the LOFT email marketing campaign; maintain integrity.
Work closely with the E-Commerce team to strengthen and consistently enhance the
LOFTonline.com UI, functionality and content.
Work cross functionally to develop programs that capture client data and strengthen the
LOFT database. Initiatives include: Style Studio, LOFT Loves Teachers, Credit Card
Marketing, Email list growth.
Identify new digital and social marketing ideas that will bring the LOFT brand platform
to existing and new clients.
Identify strategic partners who can strengthen LOFT positioning in the marketplace,
prospect new clients and add value to digital initiatives.
Identify mobile, App and other emerging platforms that can engage consumers, capture
data and provide a true service in their lives.
Bring deep experience in project management; providing a range of digital resources and
ideas for CFTs.
Required Skills: Strong writing, video production, technical and digital expertise.
Requirements:
Bachelors degree in Marketing or equivalent work experience
3-5 years of industry experience
Extensive experience executing social media marketing and digital programs (e.g.,
blogging, Facebook, twitter, YouTube, etc)
Proven success in implementing progressive marketing
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Forward-thinking and highly collaborative with balance of left and right brain thinking
(analytical and creative)
Ability to succeed in fast-paced environment
Computer and online media savvy (of course)
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Communication Studies Major
Department—English
Core Courses
COM 200 Communications Theory and Practice
COM 201 Ethics in Communications
Foundations Distribution Courses (select 1)
ENG 261 Introduction to Multimedia Journalism
ENG 271 Media and Society
ENG 206 Public Communication: Rhetoric in Modern Practice
ENG 363 Writing for Organizations
Concentration Courses, Media Studies (5 courses)
Required Course, ENG 261 Introduction to Multimedia Journalism
Choose three from the following courses (or, if you already took ENG 261 as your
foundations distribution course, choose four courses):
ENG 271 Media and Society
ENG 343 Nonfiction Workshop
COM 300 Industry Perspective (English focus)
ENG 344 Screenwriting
ENG 361 Art of Editing
ENG 362 Literary Journalism
ENG 371 Social Media
ENG 448 Magazine Writing
ENG 461 The Feature Story
ENG 462 Special Topics in Journalism
ENG 463 Advanced Multimedia Journalism
ENG 471 Visual Rhetorics
ENG 472 Digital Storytelling
Media Studies Concentration majors must complete the following: ENG 491/492 or
COM 491, Internship
Communication Studies Major
Department—Fine and Performing Arts
Core Courses
COM 200 Communications Theory and Practice
COM 201 Ethics in Communications
Foundations Distribution Courses (select 1)
ART 181 Film & Mediamaking Methods
ART 191 Introduction to the Film
ART 281 Producing & the Business of Film
Concentration Courses, Digital Media Production (5 courses)
At least 2 courses from the following:
ART 282
ART 284
ART 285
ART 286
Writing & Directing I
Film & Media Production I
Audio for Digital Media
Editing & Digital Post I
At least 2 courses from the following:
ART 381
ART 382
ART 383
ART 384
ART 385
ART 386
COM 300
Producing II
Screenwriting II
Directing II
Digital Cinematography
Studio & Post Production Audio
Editing & Digital Post II
Industry Perspective (Digital Media focus)
All majors with Digital Media Production Concentration must complete the following:
ART 491
Internship in the Arts
Communication Studies Major
Department—Marketing (Advertising)
Core Courses
COM 200 Communications Theory and Practice—every year (three sections)
COM 201 Ethics in Communications—every year (three sections)
Foundations Distribution Course
MKT 201 Principles of Marketing—every semester (multiple sections each semester)
Concentration Courses (5 courses)
Required Concentration Courses
MKT 301 Integrated Marketing Communications
MKT 322 Advertising and Promotion
MKT 324 Public Relations and Publicity
MKT 490 Internship in Advertising
Options for the 5th Concentration Course
MKT 314 Marketing in a Digital World
MKT 323 Media Management
COM 300 Industry Perspective (Marketing/Advertising focus)
Student Curriculum Pattern
Core courses (2):
_______________COM 200 Communications Theory and Practice
_______________COM 201 Ethics in Communications
Foundation Courses (3):
______________Option from English
______________Option from Fine and Performing Arts
______________Option from Marketing
Concentration Courses (5):
Media Studies
Digital Media Production
Advertising
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Internship
Internship
Internship