Senior News Editor
The Copy Editing Manager must be knowledgeable in grammar and spelling as well asย Cord Style and CP Style. They must have strong leadership skills to manage a team ofย volunteers. They must also:
- Assist in recruiting, hiring and training volunteers;
- Schedule copy editors to attend production nights;
- Ensure copy edits are completed in a timely manner;
- Approve copy edits that are subsequently submitted to the respective section editor;
- Attend All-Cord meetings;
- When using social media in regards to The Cord or WLUSP, the manager is expected to conduct themselves in a respectful and professional manner
Candidates for this position will be required to conduct an editing test at the time of their interview. They will be provided a news story and given 20 minutes to edit it asย thoroughly as they can. This test is to show the applicantโs knowledge of proper structure, grammar, spelling and CP style.