Opinions Editor at Alma Mater Society

Kingston, Ontario, Canada -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

31 May, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

02 Mar, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Editing, Fact-checking, Recruiting Writers, Developing Ideas, Layout, Adobe InDesign, Photography, Meeting Attendance

Industry

Non-profit Organization Management

Description

The Alma Mater Society (AMS) is the oldest student association in Canada and has been a central student organization at Queen's since its founding in 1858. Today, the AMS acts as a service, advocacy, and governing body on behalf of all students enrolled in AMS-affiliated programs at Queen's University. The AMS is a not-for-profit entity created by the Society to ensure its continuing financial viability by overseeing the management of its services and associated financial affairs. It is bound by the By-laws and corporate philosophy of our Mission and Operating statements as set out in the AMS Constitution. In addition to providing wage-based service staff positions for students wanting employment, the AMS seeks to support the Society's broader objectives through the provisioning of a high quality, relevant range of student funded services, that provide a wide range of employment opportunities and meaningful out-of-classroom learning and skill acquisition experiences for students. Volunteer Summary The Queen’s Journal is a completely student-run newspaper at Queen's University. The paper was founded in 1873 and has been continually publishing ever since. The Journal currently publish a weekly print edition and regular online content throughout the year. Writing Samples must be submitted at time of application. Responsibilities Developing ideas for opinion pieces and recruiting writers for them Editing and fact-checking every opinion piece and every letter received Generating ideas and recruiting a variety of writers for a series of weekly or bi-weekly panels Laying out the Opinion section using Adobe InDesign Taking photos and generating questions for each issue’s Talking Heads Attending all press days Attending all editorial board and section-head meetings The AMS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, colour, disability, sex, sexual orientation, or national origin.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include developing ideas for opinion pieces, recruiting writers, and editing/fact-checking all submitted opinion pieces and letters. The role also involves generating content for weekly/bi-weekly panels and laying out the Opinion section using Adobe InDesign.