The editorial editor will write and gather material for the opinion and
editorial pages of the Emerald, and will be specifically expected to:

• Run the twice-weekly meetings of the editorial board.
• Write the unsigned staff editorial, representing the views of the
  Emerald
  editorial board, at least three times per week.
• Coordinate a staff of columnists, editing their work for
  inaccuracies,
  wordiness, poor organization, libel, bad grammar or other writing
  errors.
• Assist columnists in writing and in improving their work.
• Finish all writing on deadline and ensure that columnists do as well.
• Coordinate staff illustrators and schedule their daily work.
• Verify and type in all letters and unsolicited commentaries,
  correcting
  minor grammatical and style errors but leaving the meaning intact at
  all
  costs.
• Follow Emerald rules for such submissions (word limits, libel
  restrictions, etc.).
• Make sure all references to previous issues are accompanied by an
  accurate date for the issue (example: ODE, May 15).
• Keep an accurate record of all submissions.
• Prepare a daily budget for editorial pages and sketch page layouts.
• Assist in the hiring of columnists.
• Keep regular office hours.
• Attend required staff meetings, and schedule meetings with columnists
  if needed.
• Attend calendar meetings once a week and budget meetings at 4:30
  p.m. Sunday through Thursday.
• Monitor the news daily to keep abreast of all issues that need to be
  covered, and see that no pertinent news is missed.
• Set individual goals each term to improve your journalistic skills.
• Help others set goals each term to improve their journalistic skills.

Requirements: Must be enrolled as a student at the University of Oregon
during employment. As a salaried employee, hours will vary, but must be
able to work up to 20 hours a week.
Direct supervisor: Managing editor