Student Employee - Staff Writer for The Lookout
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Job no: 492536
Work status: Regular/Continuing
Location: LCC Downtown Campus
Categories: Student
Work type: Part Time
Title: Student Employee - Staff Writer for The Lookout
Hours Per Week: Up to 25 Hours
Compensation Type: Hourly Salary
Position Wage:13.50
Employee Classification: Students Working
Level: Student-2
Division: Student Affairs Division - 20000
Department: Student Life - 20620
Campus Location: LCC Downtown Campus
Position Type: Regular/Continuing
Bargaining Unit: Non Bargaining
Department Contact Name (Student): Larry Hook
Department Contact Email (Student): hookl@star.lcc.edu
Department Contact Phone # (Student): 517-483-1291
Job Summary:
The Staff Writer position for The Lookout (LCC's student newspaper) is primarily responsible for writing stories, taking photos, proofreading drafts/copies, etc. The following tasks are also part of this job:
• Attend regular staff meetings each week
• Write at least two stories for each issue of The Lookout
• Proofread stories written by fellow staff members
• Respond to complaints from readers and sources and work to resolve them in a fair and friendly manner
• Assist with circulation duties as assigned by the adviser and circulation manager
• Utilize the dictionary, a thesaurus and the A.P. Stylebook on a regular basis; study the A.P. Stylebook and consider it the “journalist’s bible”
• Be familiar with libel laws, the laws pertaining to public meetings and the “Model Code of Ethics For Student Journalists”
• Use good judgment at all times; confer with staff members and the adviser, and refer to magazines and manuals to make good decisions about newspaper content
• Be knowledgeable of the campus community and serve as a spokesperson for The Lookout
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Requirements for LCC Student Employment:
The primary purpose of student employment is to provide current LCC students the opportunity to acquire job skills and experiences during semesters in which they are attending classes as follows:
• Enrolled and actively attending the following total LCC credit hours by semester
- Fall and/or Spring Semester(s) = 6.0 credits minimum (taken over 16-week period)
- Summer Semester = 3.0 credits minimum (taken over 8-week period)
• 2.00 GPA minimum (unless it is the student's first semester of enrollment at LCC or approval to waive requirement is granted from the Student Employment Coordinator)
Note: International students (i.e. F-1 visa holders w/ valid I-20 issued by LCC) must meet the following minimum enrollment requirements each semester, in order to maintain employment eligibility per United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (USICS):
- Fall and/or Spring Semester(s) = 12.0 credits min. (taken over 16-week period)
- Summer Semester = 3.0 credits min. (taken over 8-week period)
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Preferred Qualifications:
• Advanced and developed writing skills
• Ability to take photos
• Strong understanding of the English language
• Good people skills
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Lansing Community College is an equal opportunity, educational institution/employer.
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