Yearbook Committee Descriptions
Apr 7, 2020 12:46:44 GMT -5
Post by Admin Meghan on Apr 7, 2020 12:46:44 GMT -5
| Position Name | # of Positions | Position Description |
| Chief Editor | 7 | The editor in chief is responsible for working with the entire staff and for creating a plan to produce a quality yearbook on deadline. The editor in chief will be personally responsible for the cover, end sheets and all theme pages as well as for working with all section editors to make sure their jobs are getting done and that they are providing leadership to those working for them. There is 1 Chief Editor per year. |
| Managing Editors | 7 | The managing editor, who works directly under the editor in chief, handles the jobs assigned by the editor in chief. The managing editor will help with the theme pages, read all copy and proofs, help with corrections, manage deadlines, work directly with section editors and writers, teach desktop publishing as necessary and help set up design concepts for each section, including style sheets and libraries. There is 1 Managing Editor per year. |
| Photo Editor | 14 | The photo editor makes sure that all assignments are shot and on deadline and supervises printing and/or scanning of all photos. The photo editor is responsible for teaching photographers and advising them about how to shoot various assignments. The photo editor must keep an assignment calendar and constantly reminds others about upcoming shoots. There are 2 Photo Editors per year. |
| Section Editors | 49 | These editors are responsible for the development of every aspect of their section. The sections are student life, organizations/clubs, sports, classes, academics and ads/community. There are 7 Section Editors per year. |
| Staff Writers | 28 | These members are responsible for individual spreads each deadline. They are responsible for interviewing, reporting, writing, rewriting, designing spreads according to design specifications, ordering photos, writing captions, getting photos cropped, getting story on spread, writing headlines and having spreads approved on deadline. There are 4 Staff Writers per year. |
| Photographers | 21 | Photographers will shoot, develop and print all photos for the book. They will have to record names of people in photos and the date and the place they shot the photo as well as additional information not obvious in the photo. There are 3 Photo Editors per year. |