Student Publications Advisor and Director
Job Posting for Student Publications Advisor and Director at Appalachian State University
Posting Details
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Working Location (City, State)
Boone, NC
Faculty Rank
No
Provide Rank
Position Number
093041
Department
Communication - 265100
Description of University
Appalachian State University, in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The transformational Appalachian experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and embrace diversity and difference. As one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina system, Appalachian enrolls more than 20,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors.
Position Summary Information
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree and ten years of experience in print journalism, OR a Master’s Degree in Communication or related field and five years of experience in print journalism.
License/Certification Required
NA
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in college newspaper advising, producing news for multiple platforms, budget management and revenue generation, and success in recruiting and supporting diverse working groups.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The Student Publications Advisor and Director advises, educates, and oversees students in all aspects of Appalachian State University’s award-winning, editorially independent, student-run publications, including The Appalachian, the student newspaper serving both the campus and the
community, and The Peel, the student-run creative literary and arts journal. The candidate will serve as a full-time, in-person staff member in the Department of Communication within the College of Fine and Applied Arts.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
community, and The Peel, the student-run creative literary and arts journal. The candidate will serve as a full-time, in-person staff member in the Department of Communication within the College of Fine and Applied Arts.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
- Mentoring and Leadership
- Promote and oversee effective student media leadership and media production through active and engaged mentoring and professionally informed advising in all aspects of a student-run news organization and a student-run literary and arts organization, including (but not limited to) reporting, publication, distribution, marketing, community and university relations, revenue generation and donor support, and business, professional, and editorial activities across varied and integrated media platforms.
- Define and maintain student performance expectations through regular meetings, ongoing feedback, coaching, and accountability measures, including oversight of student leaders’ training, scheduling, and management of student staff and volunteers.
- Oversee, foster and maintain an inclusive, equitable, creative, and professional organizational culture that supports and extends classroom instruction and fosters student growth both as career preparation and in service to the campus and community.
- Collaboration and Consultation
- Initiate and maintain collaborative and consultative relationships with Department of Communication faculty and other student media advisers.
- Partner with the department chair, student media advisers, and Student Media Board to ensure professional, ethical, supportive, inclusive, and legal standards and practices.
- Collaborate with the department chair, student media advisers, and Student Media Board in maintaining the operations handbook, revising student-staffing structures, and updating delivery methods as needed.
- Training and Outreach
- Serving as the instructor of record for the mass comm activity classes for both The Appalachian and The Peel
- Develop and maintain training materials, programs, and events as well as regional and campus recruitment programs and events.
- Budgeting and Revenue
- Oversee and manage multiple related budgets including student scholarships and wages, materials, and equipment, and ensure financial sustainability and fiscal solvency.
- Set annual revenue goals based on budget planning of operational expenses each fiscal year, and meet revenue goals through both selling advertising and managing a team of students in selling advertising.
- Manage business office through identifying and pursuing new advertising opportunities on campus and in the community, working with national media buying companies, and focusing on increasing donations throughout the year.
- Administration
- Perform administrative functions including processing paperwork (payroll, travel, advertising sales collections, etc.), maintaining student and staff records, responding to inquiries, and contributing to an efficient office environment.
- Maintain The Appalachian’s and The Peel’s annual print contracts with their contracted vendors, including seeking out RFPs as needed in consultation with the Office of Materials Management at App State, and working with appropriate parties to ensure invoices are paid on time.
- Work with on- and off-campus partners for distribution of print editions of both publications.
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local laws, and relevant University
policies.
- Professional Development
- Participate in regional and national collegiate student media educational
organizations, including annually submitting student work to relevant competitions. - Understand recent developments in print and digital publications, including formats and platforms, distribution services, regulations, and other emerging practices.
- Participate in regional and national collegiate student media educational
About The Appalachian and The Peel Literature & Arts Review: Both publications are
housed within the Department of Communication in the College of Fine and Applied Arts
at Appalachian State University.
housed within the Department of Communication in the College of Fine and Applied Arts
at Appalachian State University.
- The Appalachian is an award-winning, editorially independent, student-run news organization, producing and publishing content covering campus and the local community, and distributing through print and digital channels. Founded in 1934, The Appalachian strives to provide fair and accurate news for the campus and the larger local community; to inform, entertain and create a forum for ideas; to provide an outlet for readers’ opinions; to be a champion for student, faculty, staff, and community interests; and to remain editorially independent, by exercising and ensuring the First Amendment rights of students, faculty, staff and the broader community. The Appalachian publishes monthly in print, through twice weekly email newsletters, and through a website and social media platforms. The Appalachian is student-managed and student-run, meaning student editors, managers and staffers are responsible for all content in the publication.
- The Peel Literature & Arts Review is the award-winning, editorially independent, student-run literary and arts organization, cultivating creative expression at the university through publishing and featuring literary, art and sound works created by and curated by students online and in print each academic year. Founded in 2008, The Peel is committed to nurturing and celebrating the university’s vibrant, active and creative community, through the belief that Appalachian students deserve an accessible outlet to showcase their creative expression. The Peel produces a digital edition in the fall, and a print journal in the spring.
Type of Position
Full Time Position
Staff/Non-Faculty
Staff/Non-Faculty
Appointment Type
1.0
Work Schedule/Hours
Mon-Fri,Mon-Fri, with evening and weekend work as needed
Number of Hours Per Week
40
Number of Months Per Year
12
Mandatory Staff
No
Suggested Salary Range
commensurate with experience
Physical Demands of Position
Typical physical demands of a professional position within the university office area. All duties are to be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.
Posting Details Information
Posting Date
05/17/2024
Closing Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
Evaluation of Applications Begins
05/20/2024
Proposed Date of Hire
Special Instructions to Applicants
Please attach required documents:
- Cover Letter
- Resume
- List of Three Professional References with Contact Information
- Unofficial transcripts
In your cover letter – please address how your experience prepares you to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the position.
Please note that this is an on-campus, in-person position.
Search Chair Name
Shanshan Lou
Search Chair Email
lous@appstate.edu
Quick Link
https://appstate.peopleadmin.com/postings/46140
Posting Number
201501438P
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