The Brunswickan is hiring!

 

Applications are due to editor@thebruns.ca before 23h59 on Saturday, March 16th. 

The following positions require three samples of writing as well as a resume and cover letter:

Arts Editor, News Editor, Sports Editor, Copy Editor, Opinions Columnist, Arts Reporter and News Reporter.

The following positions require three visual samples (video or photo) as well as a resume and cover letter:

Art Director, Multimedia Producer and Staff Photographer.

Business Manager and Web Developer simply require a resume and cover letter.

Position Details:  

 

Position: Business Manager, Chief Financial Officer
Reports to: Board of Directors

Critical outcome:

• Financial accountability for Brunswickan Publishing Inc;

Key activities:

• sit as a member of the Board of Directors;
• provide advice and guidance to the Board of Directors of Brunswickan Publishing Inc. on the direction and policies of the newspaper;
• Oversee the financial management of the company;
• prepare the annual financial reports and financial budgets;
• act as a signing officer for Brunswickan Publishing Inc.;
• in conjunction with the Editor-in-Chief, review contracts, documents, and any other instruments to ensure all terms and conditions adhere to the direction and policy of Brunswickan Publishing Inc. and to sign documents on behalf of Brunswickan Publishing Inc. which meet the company’s specifications;
• review and approve requests for expenditures which are within the newspaper’s policies and guidelines and sign requisitions for payment, cheques, and other financial instruments;
• tender the newspaper for printing prior to the start of the publishing year, and to liase with the chosen printer in case of problems;
• maintain a master list of Members;
• be responsible for the distribution of the newspaper;
• in conjunction with the Editor-in-Chief, coordinate two performance reviews for all paid editorial staff and employees;
• in conjunction with the Editor-in-Chief, determine work plans and priorities, evaluate work and performance, and provide feedback to members of the Editorial Board on content;
• facilitate communication between all departments, editors and employees of the newspaper;
• participate in general upkeep and maintenance of office;
• manage the outside productions of the company.

Skill requirements:

• Must be a student at UNB Fredericton;
• Must be willing to accept fiduciary responsibility
• Knowledge of computer software systems for word processing and keyboarding skills;
• Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing to promote the effective and efficient communication between the members, the Editorial Board and the Board of Directors;
• Interpersonal skills, including tact and judgement, to work with the members, the Board of Directors and the clients and the customers of the paper.

 

Position: Art Director
Reports to: Editor-in-Chief & Business Manager

Critical outcome:

• All visual aspects of the Brunswickan.

Key activities:

• Construct dummies a day prior to layout;
• Overall design and Layout of the Brunswickan;
• Design graphics for the paper and website;
• Facilitate communication between all departments for graphic and photo needs;
• Ensures design is in accordance with the standards set by the Editorial Board;
• Coordinate with department heads to determine top stories and guide layout;
• Achieve familiarity with the Brunswickan’s design and look;
• Ensure there is a logical flow of articles in the layout of the newspaper;
• Layout all sections under guidance of the Editor-in-Chief with assistance from department heads and the Editor-in-Chief;
• Suggest changes to the paper’s design to the Editorial Board;
• Upon approval by the Editor-in-Chief, export final pages to PDF format for uploading to the printer;
• Keep the Editorial Board up-to-date on Macintosh hardware and software developments as they pertain to the production of the newspaper;
• Troubleshoot for all aspects of production;
• Solicits and recruits volunteers from the campus community to act as photographers and designers;
• assign and coordinate all photographs and graphics to volunteers and staff photographer for The Brunswickan and its website;
• Layout advertisements as directed by the Business Manager and Editor-in-Chief
• archive the newspaper on Issuu and on the production computer in accordance with the Brunswickan’s filing standards.

Skill Requirements

• Must have knowledge of post production software.
• Must have technical knowledge on the operation of manual and other camera equipment;
• Knowledge of the adobe suite.
• Must have a visual eye and aesthetic
• Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing to promote the effective and efficient communication between the members and the Editorial Board;
• Interpersonal skills, including tact, judgement and tolerance, to work with the members, the Board of Directors and the consumers of the paper;
• Negotiation skill and conflict resolution skills are required to work with the team of volunteers and the Editorial Board;
• Ability to lead a team of volunteers.

 

• Position: News Editor
  Reports to: Editor-in-Chief & Business ManagerCritical outcome:

• Articles for each publication, which meet the specifications established by the Editorial Board.
• Provide readership with breaking content via thebruns.ca, and social media feeds.

• Key activities:

• Leads a team of volunteer reporters by assigning stories to be covered, reviewing their articles, providing advice, guidance and feedback;
• Assigns articles as determined by the Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board;
• Reviews articles for content, grammar, and spelling;
• Ensures articles meet ethical and legal standards according to the standards set by the newspaper industry and the Board of Directors;
• Update breaking content online;
• Solicits and recruits volunteers from the campus community;
• Upload online exclusive content to the website.

• Skill Requirements

• Must be a student at UNB Fredericton or St. Thomas University;
• Previous experience in reporting or demonstrate comparable experience to the satisfaction of the Members of the Board;
• Ability to lead a team of volunteers;
• Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing to promote the effective and efficient communication between the members and the Editorial Board;
• Interpersonal skills, including tact and judgement, to work with the members, the Board of Directors and the clients and the customers of the paper;
• Negotiation skill and conflict resolution skills are required to work with the team of volunteers and the Editorial Board;
• Good English skills including writing, grammar, and spelling;
• Knowledge of computer software systems for word processing and keyboarding skills.
• Knowledge of social media for breaking content, engaging with readership and finding story ideas.
• Ability to scour campus for content of both a proactive and retroactive nature. As well as strive for investigative content.
• Find, write and assign original in depth feature ideas.

 

Position: Arts Editor
Reports to: Editor-in-Chief & Business Manager

Critical outcome:

• Articles for each publication, which meet the specifications established by the Editorial Board.

Key activities:

• Leads a team of volunteer reporters by assigning stories to be covered, reviewing their articles, providing advice, guidance and feedback;
• Stays aware of local going-ons of the arts community and from this creates a relevant story list of 10 or so stories each week;
• Reviews articles for content, grammar, and spelling;
• Ensures articles meet ethical and legal standards according to the standards set by the newspaper industry, CUP and the Board of Directors;
• Liase with the Production Editor to create a rough idea of what the section will look like each week;
• Develops and sustains professional relationships with various national and local media contacts (ie: record labels, galleries, etc…);
• Solicits and recruits volunteers from the campus community;
• Upload online exclusive content to the website.

 

Skill requirements:

• Must be a student at UNB Fredericton or St. Thomas University;
• Previous experience in reporting or demonstrate comparable experience to the satisfaction of the Members of the Board;
• Ability to lead a team of volunteers;
• Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing to promote the effective and efficient communication between the members and the Editorial Board;
• Interpersonal skills, including tact, judgement and tolerance, to work with the members, the Board of Directors and the consumers of the paper;
• Negotiation skill and conflict resolution skills are required to work with the team of volunteers and the Editorial Board;
• Clear and effective command of the English language, demonstrating special aptitudes for writing, grammar, and spelling;
• Knowledge of computer software for word processing;
• Time management and scheduling.

 

Position: Sports Editor
Reports to: Editor-in-Chief & Business Manager

 Critical outcome:

• Articles for each publication, which meet the specifications established by the Editorial Board.
• Provide readership with breaking content via thebruns.ca, and social media feeds.

Key activities:

• Leads a team of volunteer reporters by assigning stories to be covered, reviewing their articles, providing advice, guidance and feedback;
• Assigns articles to volunteers and staff reporter;
• Reviews articles for content, grammar, and spelling;
• Ensures articles meet ethical and legal standards according to the standards set by the newspaper industry, CUP, and the Board of Directors;
• Is responsible for laying out section on paper and placing content into the design program used;
• Upload online exclusive content to the website.

Skill requirements:

• Must be a student at UNB Fredericton or St. Thomas University;
• Previous experience in reporting or demonstrate comparable experience to the satisfaction of the Members of the Board;
• Ability to lead a team of volunteers;
• Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing to promote the effective and efficient communication between the members and the Editorial Board;
• Interpersonal skills, including tact and judgement, to work with the members, the Board of Directors and the clients and the customers of the paper;
• Negotiation skill and conflict resolution skills are required to work with the team of volunteers and the Editorial Board;
• Good English skills including writing, grammar, and spelling;
• Knowledge of computer software systems for word processing and keyboarding skills.

 

Position: Multimedia Producer
Reports to: Editor-in-Chief & Business Manager

Critical outcome:

• Produce a weekly Brunswickan video (The Scoop)
• Write one web exclusive piece biweekly; with direction from section editors and the Editor-in-Chief.

Key activities and responsibilities:

 

• Researches the background and gathers facts around an event, a coming event or area of interest;
• Interviews people to uncover facts and solicit opinions;
• Writes an article or a series of articles on the event ensuring the facts are reliable and defensible and that the content meets the standards of the newspaper;
• Attends events and writes a summary of what occurred;
• Help edit all filmed material;
• maintain the photo/video equipment and keep it in good working condition;
• attend, staff, and editorial board meetings;
• Operates various camera equipment;
• Manage staff of two videographers;
• Arrange and conduct interviews;
• Act as on-camera talent for Brunswickan online;

Skill requirements:

• Must have technical knowledge on the operation of manual and other camera equipment;
• Must have the ability to set up cameras; catch interesting situations and pose subjects;
• Must have knowledge of post production software;
• Must be a student at UNB Fredericton or St. Thomas University;
• Research and analytical skills;
• Interviewing skills;
• Interpersonal skills including tact and judgement;
• Effective writing skills;
• Knowledge of grammar, spelling, punctuation and syntax;
• Tenacity for uncovering the facts;
• Ability to see, understand and report a balanced viewpoint;
• Knowledge of computer software systems for word processing;
• Must be comfortable on camera;

 

Position: Opinions Columnist
Reports to: Editor-in-Chief & Business Manager

Critical outcome:

• Maintain a weekly column, which meets the specifications established by the Editorial Board.

Key activities:

• Reviews articles for content, grammar, and spelling;
• Ensures articles meet ethical and legal standards according to the standards set by the newspaper industry and the Board of Directors;
• Solicits and recruits volunteers from the campus community

Skill requirements:

• Must be a student at UNB Fredericton or St. Thomas University;
• Previous experience in reporting or demonstrate comparable experience to the satisfaction of the Members of the Board;
• Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing to promote the effective and efficient communication between the members and the Editorial Board;
• Interpersonal skills, including tact and judgement, to work with the members, the Board of Directors and the clients and the customers of the paper;
• Negotiation skill and conflict resolution skills are required to work with the team of volunteers and the Editorial Board;
• Well-developed writing skills including writing, grammar, and spelling, structure;
• Knowledge of computer software systems for word processing and keyboarding skills;
• Ability to scour campus for content of both a proactive and retroactive nature. As well as strive for investigative content;

 

Position: Staff Photographer
Reports to: Editor-in-Chief & Business Manager

Critical outcome:

• Photographs and digital images used in the newspaper and on the website.

Key activities and responsibilities:

• Operates various camera equipment, including digital camera equipment to take photographs to be used along with published articles;
• Take on at least five photo assignments per week as assigned by the Art Director

Skill requirements:

• Must be a student at UNB Fredericton or St. Thomas University;
• Must have technical knowledge on the operation of manual and other camera equipment;
• Must have the ability to set up cameras; catch interesting situations and pose subjects.

 

Position: Copy Editor
Reports to: Editor-in-Chief & Business Manager

Critical outcome:

• Print-ready copies that are grammatically correct, free of spelling errors, and in accordance with Canadian Press Style standards

Key activities:

• Revises, edits and proof-reads all copy for publishing;
• Ensures quality standards of language and style and advises editors and the Editor-in-Chief on language issues;
• Ensures the tone, clarity and style match the target audience;
• Advises reporters and editors on appropriate syntax, clarity, terminology and word usage.
• Check facts, i.e. names of people, institutions, event, etc.
• Ensuring that libel and slander are avoided, usually done through checking facts

Skill requirements:

• Must be a student at UNB Fredericton or St. Thomas University;
• Knowledge of grammatical and spelling, punctuation and syntax;
• Knowledge of libel and how to avoid it and defend against it;
• Knowledge of editing and proof-reading principles and practices;
• Interpersonal skills to explain revisions and recommendations for changes.

 

Position: News Reporter

Reports to: News Editor, Editor-in-Chief & Business Manager

Critical outcome:

• Articles for The Brunswickan as assigned or approved by the Editor of the section.

Key activities:

• Researches the background and gathers facts around an event, a coming event or area of interest;
• Interviews people to uncover facts and solicit opinions;
• Writes an article or a series of articles on the event ensuring the facts are reliable and defensible and that the content meets the standards of the newspaper;
• Attends events and writes a summary of what occurred.

Skill requirements:

• Must be a student at UNB Fredericton or St. Thomas University;
• Research and analytical skills;
• Interviewing skills;
• Interpersonal skills including tact and judgement;
• Effective writing skills;
• Knowledge of grammar, spelling, punctuation and syntax;
• Tenacity for uncovering the facts;
• Ability to see, understand and report a balanced viewpoint;
• Knowledge of computer software systems for word processing.

 

Position: Arts Reporter

Reports to: Arts Editor, Editor-in-Chief & Business Manager

Critical outcome:

• Articles for The Brunswickan as assigned or approved by the Editor of the section.

Key activities:

• Researches the background and gathers facts around an event, a coming event or area of interest;
• Interviews people to uncover facts and solicit opinions;
• Writes an article or a series of articles on the event ensuring the facts are reliable and defensible and that the content meets the standards of the newspaper;
• Attends events and writes a summary of what occurred.

Skill requirements:

• Must be a student at UNB Fredericton or St. Thomas University;
• Research and analytical skills;
• Interviewing skills;
• Interpersonal skills including tact and judgement;
• Effective writing skills;
• Knowledge of grammar, spelling, punctuation and syntax;
• Tenacity for uncovering the facts;
• Ability to see, understand and report a balanced viewpoint;
• Knowledge of computer software systems for word processing.

 

Position: Web Developer
Reports to: Editor-in-Chief & Business Manager

Critical outcome:

• Upload weekly paper content to website
• Fix bugs in website

Key activities:

• Upload content to the website and fix bugs.

Skill requirements:

• Must be a student at UNB Fredericton or St. Thomas University;
• Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing to promote the effective and efficient communication between the members and the Editorial Board;
• Must have a knowledge of wordpress
• Must have a background in Computer Science

 

 

Volunteer

Do you have an interest in journalism? A passion for writing, photography, or design? Well, the Brunswickan is the place for you.

It’s a great experience for anyone with a nose for journalism or who just wants to help out at Canada’s oldest student publication. You could get a feel for a how newspaper runs and even see your byline or one of your photos in the paper. It’s an excellent opportunity to get your foot in journalism’s door.

Volunteers have always been an integral part of this company and we strongly urge everyone to take part. With our wide variety of coverage, you will surely find an assignment that fits you. Our editors will offer advice and help develop your journalism skills as well.

If interested, send an email to editor@thebruns.ca or drop by one of our story meetings that are held every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. in SUB room 35. Also, take advantage of our open door policy and drop in anytime to have a chat and see what’s going on.