Editorial Assistant

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Job Description

The University Record is the official source for employee news at the University of Michigan and is part of the U-M Office of the Vice President for Communications. It includes a website updated daily, a daily email newsletter, and a weekly print edition.

The University Record seeks a student intern to be an active part of this storytelling process. 

News & Feature Writing

This role will focus on news and feature writing, along with assembling daily content staples.

Our successful applicant will assist in several functions:

• Write news and feature stories alongside professional writers
• Help assemble items such as event calendars
• Other news production tasks related to design

Job Requirements

1. A basic familiarity with Google and Microsoft suites of software
2. Some experience with building web pages using a content management system
3. Strong attention to detail
4. An eagerness to learn

Educational Value

An ideal candidate would want to gain experience working alongside professional writers, with the desire to write content.

This position is for 10 to 15 hours per week. The schedule is subject to the successful applicant's availability with the preference that they work up to six hours from Monday through Wednesday of each week. The positions are hybrid, with a few hours each week at the Record offices in the Ruthven Building on Central Campus, 1109 Geddes Ave.