USF Yearbook 2004-2005

Staff Positions & Description:
 

Chief Editor (1)

-Predict and organize Yearbook's annual budget,

-Be in charge of Yearbook’s income from ads and sales,

-Attend all major and relevant meetings,

-Organize Yearbook documents,

-Give assignments to reporters,

-Contact and cooperate with publisher,

-Make sure different blocks of content are completed by various deadlines,

-Contribute ideas and organize the staff and book ladder.

Associate Editor (1)

-Maintain positive relationship between the School and Yearbook,

-Attend all relevant meetings,

-Assist Chief Editor together with annual budget whenever possible,

-Contribute relevant suggestions,

-Outreach, visit different 2 clubs or organizations every week to promote Yearbook.

Reporters (3-5)

-Receive assignments from Editor in Chief (e.g. attend school events and turn in reports),

-Interview students on campus with different topics (planned with Editor in Chief), and turn in reports every month,

-Contact Chief Photographer when a photographer is needed for any interview, and make sure there are enough pictures for each report

-Attend all meetings.

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Chief Layout Editor (1)

-Be able to plan and outline the theme and general design of the current year's Yearbook,

-Organize Yearbook ladder,

-Give standard specifications for graphics type, letter font and page object position coordinates,

-Give timely assignments to fellow editors,

-Communicate with Chief Photographer for photo assignments.

General and Graphics Layout Editor (4)

-Assist Chief Layout Editor in terms of ideas and page layout,

-Must do accurate positioning for page objects,

-Possess a good sense of graphical balance,

-Scan photos,

-Convert and resize all graphics submitted into required graphic type and resolution.

Text Layout Editor (3)

-Do captions,

-Organize senior text submission and type writing when needed,

-Place text onto page layout in required font style,

-Check spellings.

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Chief Photographer (1)

-Give assignments to photographers accordingly (for on-campus events, faculty dept. pictures, etc.),

-Contact Editor in Chief if a reporter is needed for an event,

-Receive assignments from Chief Layout Editor according to book ladder,

-Pass pictures to General and Graphics Editor for editing.

Associate Chief Photographer (1)
-Assist Chief Photographer together with weekly photographers’ assignment schedule,

-Maintain and organize all pictures,

-Make sure there are enough photographers for all school events and activities.

Photographer (4-6)

-Receive assignments from Chief Photographer,

-Submit at least 30 photos every week,

-Make sure the photos are shot in good quality,

-Submit photos to Chief Photographer.

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Chief Marketing and Public Relations Director (1)

-Submit money to Chief Editor,

-Set goals for ads sales

-Estimate revenue from ads sales

-Promote Yearbook awareness on campus by organizing on-campus events,

-Encourage Senior submissions,

-Find and maintain businesses with Yearbook business ads,

-Promote and maintain parents with Yearbook student ads.

Associate Marketing Director (4)

-Organize all mailings (sending and receiving),

-Assist Chief Marketing Director in terms of setting and meeting the goals for ads sales

-Find businesses with Yearbook business and student ads,

-Submit ads to Graphics and/or Text Editor,

-Promote Yearbook sales,

-Communicate with Layout Editors regarding page space for ads.

First draft: August 20^th 2004, by Celine Hau

Revised on September 1^st 2004, by Juliana Chan