A&C writers uncover and report news in Eugene’s arts and culture scene and write subjective commentary on the arts, giving their unique perspective as a college student in their area of focus. Reporting includes features on local people, organizations and events. Subjective commentary includes reviews, advice columns and personal essays. Writers work with their editor to develop pitches, contact and interview sources and produce polished stories on deadline. 

Responsibilities include:

• Pitch three potential stories each week, primarily within the writer’s “beat” or area of focus. 

• Write one story (about 500-700 words) each week.

• Coordinate with photographers as needed to get photos for most but not all stories.

• Engage with edits every week to complete a polished final draft of each story.

• Peer edit another writer’s story during scheduled weeks off from writing.

• Attend weekly desk meetings and all-staff meetings.