Digital news student worker, NEWSWELL NEWSWELL is seeking creative, adaptable, self-starting student workers to support a wide range of editorial and digital tasks across our network of community newsrooms. This role is ideal for students interested in digital media, community journalism and audience engagement who want hands-on experience working with multiple editors and wearing many hats in a fast-moving newsroom environment. NEWSWELL’s network encompasses the Times of San Diego, Stocktonia, the Santa Barbara News-Press and four Chicago-area publications. Your work will include writing short community stories and briefs; supporting our social media team with content creation, paid search and Google Ads; and helping publish stories across our websites. You will collaborate with editors, reporters and audience staff to ensure our journalism is accurate, accessible and engaging. Candidates must be degree-seeking students enrolled at Arizona State University. Preference will be given to more advanced students. This position pays $20 per hour for up to 16 hours per week. Remote work is available, with occasional in-person meetings or coaching sessions in downtown Phoenix. Scheduling is flexible to accommodate classes, and the role uses standard newsroom and cloud-based tools. What you’ll do Writing community briefs and short stories with clarity and accuracy Producing and publishing stories in WordPress, including formatting and multimedia selection Selecting and editing photos and assembling clean, accurate story pages using multimedia and embeds Reviewing partner content and preparing stories for publication with SEO-friendly headlines and summaries Ensuring stories meet editorial standards and are presented clearly and attractively Supporting paid social, search and Google Ads in coordination with our digital audience team Creating content for NEWSWELL’s main social media and newsletter accounts as needed, including videos, graphics and text Other tasks as assigned, depending on newsroom needs and your interests In this role, you will also have opportunities to learn newsroom workflows, accessibility principles and audience-focused digital strategy. What you'll need Strong writing and editing skills, including the ability to produce clear and accurate community briefs and short stories Ability to publish stories in WordPress and format pages with clean presentation Basic photo selection and editing skills, with an eye for accuracy and relevance Ability to write headlines and summaries that follow SEO best practices Comfort assembling story pages that use multimedia elements and embeds Strong attention to detail and commitment to meeting editorial standards Ability to review partner content and prepare it for publication Willingness to learn newsroom workflows, accessibility principles and audience-focused digital strategy Ability to work with multiple editors across different properties and adapt to varied workflows Strong organizational skills and the ability to switch between tasks efficiently Curiosity, reliability and a collaborative approach to problem-solving Familiarity with social media content creation and best practices Relevant qualifications Enrolled students at Arizona State University, or affiliated colleges or universities. Preferred skills and abilities Spanish fluency is a plus Experience using programs including Google and Meta Ads, Canva, WordPress and Google and Microsoft products Familiarity with Google tag manager, AdSense and Ad Manager Benefits $30 bi-weekly cell phone reimbursement Hands-on experience in a professional environment Professional development plans Opportunity to network with ASUEP leaders and other ASU students Access to LinkedIn Learning and their 8,000+ courses Professional skills workshops NEWSWELL is an Equal Opportunity Employer WHO WE ARE NEWSWELL TRANSFORMS LOCAL NEWS TO HELP COMMUNITIES AND DEMOCRACY THRIVE NEWSWELL, a nonprofit based at Arizona State University, provides back-end operations and business strategies to help news sites become or remain sustainable. Local journalists report the news. NEWSWELL offers the support. We don’t just want to sustain local news, we want to transform it. We’ll work with researchers, faculty and students across America’s most innovative university to solve journalism’s biggest problems. We partner with the renowned Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at ASU to provide learning opportunities for students as well as professional development and a talent pipeline for our newsrooms. LOCAL NEWS STAYS LOCAL, WE OFFER SUPPORT AND STRATEGY NEWSWELL is growing a network of nonprofit newsrooms dedicated to their communities, made up of local journalists and supported by local community advisory boards. We offer shared services, innovative tools and diversified revenue strategies to help local news thrive. As we assist newsrooms, we do it with the community, listening, learning and offering ways to get involved. Each newsroom is for and of the community it serves, the entire community. WE ARE NONPROFIT AND FOR COMMUNITY We are working with three local news sites as prototypes of our transformation process: SANTA BARBARA NEWS-PRESS STOCKTONIA TIMES OF SAN DIEGO To learn more visit asunewswell.org. Questions, Comments and Inquiries: Email: careers@asuep.org

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