ANU Student Media Inc. is delighted to open nominations for four positions on the Board of Editors: Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Art Editor, Content Editor and TV Editor.
Nominations for these Editor positions are now open and will close on Thursday 16 May 2019. Please note that only nominees who have made three valid contributions to ANU Student Media over a period of two weeks and one day (that is, a period longer than the nomination period) will be accepted. The student body will have the opportunity to elect nominees during the week of Monday 27 May – Friday 5pm 31 May 2019.
The Editor positions will be for 12 months from June 23 2019 to 20 June 2019.
Nominations must include:
- Your name;
- Your student number;
- Your year of study;
- Position you are applying for
- One example of written, videographic, photographic or multi-media work which is the original work of the nominee; and
- A short biography including why you are interested in being an editor of Woroni (no more than 200 words).
Please send all nominations and any queries to the Returning Officer, Roxanne Missingham, at Roxanne.Missingham@anu.edu.au by 5pm on Thursday 16 May 2019.
The student body will have the opportunity to elect nominees during the week of Monday 27 May – Friday 5pm 31 May 2019.
Position Descriptions:
Deputy Editor-in-Chief
The Deputy Editor-in-Chief is responsible for creating and maintaining minutes, policy, procedure and records, as well as interpreting the Constitution. The Deputy EIC works alongside the Managing Editor to manage a team of admin sub-editors that assist with Social Media, Instagram, managing Woroni’s online presence and administrative organisation. The flexibility of the role allows the DEIC to support the rest of the editors on the Board with their projects and ideas while also providing support for the Editor-in-Chief, and the Managing Editor.
Art Editor
The Art Editor is responsible for producing and sourcing art for the Association and the magazine, it is a design intensive role that calls for creativity while continuing to develop the Woroni brand. They assist with laying out the paper and other art and design based projects for the Association.
Content Editor
The Content Editor is responsible for the Woroni print content in the magazine and online, producing interesting, informative and diverse content that is relevant to the ANU community. In addition to this, the Content Editor manages the Print Team and is responsible for setting the direction for print and online content. They manage a team of sub-editors to collectively source materials for the paper and assist in editing the content that comes through.
Television Editor
The role of the Television Editor is to oversee the Television Team in the production of video content for the Woroni TV platform. This includes working with the Television sub-editors to execute video pitched through the drafting of scripts, conducting of interviews, filming and editing of footage. The TV Editor oversees the production process from start to publication, working with sub-editors to produce engaging student-driven content within existing video formats, as well as expanding the Woroni TV platform through the creation of new segments.
We acknowledge the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people, who are the Traditional Custodians of the land on which Woroni, Woroni Radio and Woroni TV are created, edited, published, printed and distributed. We pay our respects to Elders past and present. We acknowledge that the name Woroni was taken from the Wadi Wadi Nation without permission, and we are striving to do better for future reconciliation.