STAFF WRITER
Our Staff Writers are grouped into two divisions: Junior and Senior Staff Writers. Junior Staff Writer is the ideal position for someone who has little to no experience with journalism and would like to develop their writing skills. Junior Staff Writers will work closely with their Editors and peers to develop pieces that meet Prospect’s high standards over the course of each quarter. Senior Staff Writer is an ideal position for someone who has significant journalism experience or who has been working as a writer for Prospect for a significant amount of time. Senior Staff Writers work more autonomously to develop pieces and projects of a high caliber. Both Junior and Senior writers will have the chance to explore their own interests through writing and projects as well as will rise to fulfill assignments given to them by the Executive Board.
Junior Staff Writer expectations:
Attend all GBMs and Writing Workshops - excused absences permitted if approved beforehand
Attend at least 2 Social events per quarter
Complete one assigned long form article before publishing deadline per quarter
Complete one hot topic of your choice per quarter
Senior Staff Writer expectations:
Attend all GBMs and Writing Workshops - excused absences permitted if approved beforehand
Attend at least 2 Social events per quarter
Complete one assigned long form article before publishing deadline per quarter
Complete one long form article of your choice per quarter
Once per year - complete a feature piece, interview, or work with Delaney’s team to write and produce a short documentary
We also encourage all members to write Op-Ed pieces, features, complete interviews, and cover on-campus events to allow for creative expression apart from objective journalistic work.
If interested, please fill out an application for Staff Writers found below. Please attach a writing sample of a previous work to the application where marked. A resume is not required.
EDITOR
Editors are expected to work with a “family” of 4 to 6 Junior and Senior Staff Writers to publish their pieces on time, and are expected to guide their writers through all stages of peer review and publication process. Editors are required to make regular reports to the Managing Editors and Editor-in-Chief regarding their team of writers. Further, they are expected to publish one article of their own per quarter.
Editor is an ideal position for someone looking to expand their management and leadership skills while also honing their own writing abilities.
If interested, please fill out the application below.
MARKETING TEAM
Marketing Team Members are expected to participate in the design and marketing of Prospect events, branding and public awareness of PROSPECT's presence both online and at UCSD. While marketing members can choose to join a division (Video-Production, Editorial/Graphics, PR/Social Media, etc), all marketing members may be required to help out across marketing divisions.
The Marketing Team will report directly to the Director of Media and Marketing. As a team member, your time commitment can vary based on your own schedule and Prospect’s schedule of events.
VIDEO-PRODUCTION TEAM Members are responsible for PROSPECT's YouTube channel, including but not limited to: brain-storming video topics, editing videos as needed, managing brand identity, and sharing videos on other social media. Experience using a DSLR camera, video camera, and video-editing software preferred.
EDITORIAL/GRAPHICS TEAM Members are expected to produce graphics for marketing purposes, such as: social media graphics, flyers, posters, and website media. Other responsibilities may include: developing the new editorial issue's concept, producing necessary material, and working on the quarterly editorial as needed. Experience in Adobe PhotoShop, Illustrator, and InDesign preferable but not required.
PUBLIC RELATIONS & SOCIAL MEDIA Members are expected to have well-developed communication skills to engage with a wide variety of audiences for various reasons: member recruitment, maintaining brand image, promoting PROSPECT on-campus and on its social media, speaking at events when necessary, and etc. Additionally, members must be able to see PROSPECT from the public eye and gather insight for marketing strategies. Experience with a wide variety of current social media preferred; knowledge of basic analytics desirable.
No resume is required to be a marketing member, but the Director of Media and Marketing may inquire about previous marketing experience to gauge distribution of responsibilities.