Professional Aide Project Pay

This is a project pay position. Provides professional support. Responsibilities may include general business, science, medical, agricultural or other professional support functions.

Major responsibilities as editor of Great Lakes Echo:

Overseeing student writers:

• Recruitment
• Training, skills-building and guest speakers
• Mentoring
• Organizing one (sometimes two) staff meetings a week

Editing:

• Researching story ideas
• Proposing and assigning stories and rejecting/modifying/focusing student-generated story ideas
• Editing multiple drafts (usually at least three per story) of each story, including at least one-on-one in-person edit
• Re-editing (for Great Lakes Echo style and format) stories repurposed from Environmental Reporting (JRN 472), Capital News Service (JRN 420) and other JRN classes such as JRN 300
• Re-editing (for Great Lakes Echo style and format) stories produced by students in Knight Center-funded internships with nonprofit environmental news outlets in Michigan (including WKAR)
• Assisting students designing their own visuals
• Helping locate photos, graphics, maps and other visuals to accompany their stories
• Coordinating rounds of editing with Knight Center director

Technology:

• Posting story packages, including audio and video, on Great Lakes Echo website and social media
• Scheduling the postings
• Managing back end of website

Other: 

• Responding to reader inquiries
• Responding to story pitches from environmental organizations and other story sources
• Helping with planning and logistics for Echo writers attending Society of Environmental Journalists and National Association of Science Writers conferences

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Applicants should submit electronically:

• Cover letter summarizing qualifications for the position
• Curriculum Vitae or Resume
• Names and contact information of three references

Interested candidates should apply via the MSU job application website at https://careers.msu.edu/.

For more information, contact the chair of the search committee, Eric Freedman at freema5@msu.edu. 

ON-CALL

https://comartsci.msu.edu/departments/school-journalism

MSU strives to provide a flexible work environment and this position has been designated as remote-friendly. Remote-friendly means some or all of the duties can be performed remotely as mutually agreed upon.

Advertised: Jun 24, 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: Jul 31, 2026 Eastern Daylight Time

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