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Email: elevatexmagazine@gmail.com

Instagram: @elevatexmagazine

Expectations for staff members

  • Attend all staff gatherings and weekly department meetings
  • Attend all Elevate events
  • Agree to commit to our staff for the entire semester
  • Participate in the funding and selling of magazine

Editors-in-chief

Editors-in-Chief

  • Responsibilities
    • The EIC is responsible for overseeing all staff operations, organizing meetings, assigning tasks to each department, planning the production process, and editing in-mag articles. This position works closely with each department to ensure deadlines are met and all content aligns with our mission statement.

Creative Director

Creative Director

  • Responsibilities
    • The Creative Director is the EIC’s right-hand person. This position is responsible for streamlining creative endeavors including photography, social media, and design for consistency and relevancy to our theme. If you are a hard worker with a strong creative spirit, this position is right for you. 

EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT

The Editorial Department is the voice of the publication and blog. This Department includes an Editorial Director, a Copy Writer, and Web/Print Writers. 

Editorial Director

  • Responsibilities
    • The Editorial Director is responsible for managing the Editorial Department, including overseeing meetings with writing staff and reviewing written content for the blog. An ideal candidate for this position is someone who loves organization has excellent time management skills and is a skilled writer.

Editorial Assistant

  • Responsibilities
    • The Editorial Assistant is responsible for scheduling and managing our blog content. Experience using WordPress is ideal.

Online Editor

  • Responsibilities
    • The Online Editor is responsible for editing all written for our online blog.

Copy Editor

  • Responsibilities
    • The Copy Editor is responsible for reviewing all written content for grammatical errors in the magazine’s print issue. 
  • Qualifications
    •  Experience in editing print content OR studying writing as a major.

Online Writer

  • No prior journalism experience is required. We accept writers of all experience levels! All web writers must have one semester of experience on the staff before being eligible for our biannual print magazine. Writers are required to contribute one article every two weeks.
  • The application process for writers includes an interview process and form.
 
 

Design Department 

The Design Department is the platform of the publication. This department includes a Design Director, Layout Designers, and Social Designers. This department is responsible for creating promotional content and the layout of the magazine. 

Design Director

  • Responsibilities
    • The Creative Director is responsible for directing the magazine layout, facilitating conversations surrounding the artistic direction of the magazine, and working with other departments to reach our goals.
    • If you enjoy working in teams and are a visually creative person, this position is right for you.
  • Qualifications
    • Experience with Indesign and other Adobe software
    • Being at least a 2nd-year graphic design major (or other related major)

Layout Designers

  • Responsibilities
    • The Layout Designers work closely to create the magazine layout with the direction of the Design Director. Having an eye for detail and working well in teams is essential for this position.
  • Qualifications
    • Experience with Adobe Indesign and other Adobe software

Social Designers

  • Responsibilities
    •  The Social Designers collaborate to effectively connect with the student body by creating content for social media posts.

Photography department

The Photography Department is responsible for creating photographic content for the magazine and creating promotional content. This department consists of a Photography Director, photographers, videographers, and a production subdivision. 

Photography Director

  • Responsibilities
    • The Photography Director works with the Editors-in-Chief, the Creative Director, and the photographers to organize and host photoshoots for the print issue of the magazine and other projects.

Photographers

  • Responsibilities
    • The Photographers work with the Photography Director to organize photoshoots.

Videographer

  • Responsibilities
    • The Videographer creates edited promotional videos for the publication.

Production

  • The Production division consists of stylists, makeup artists, and production assistants
    • These positions require attending our shoots at the beginning of each semester.
 

MARKETING DEPARTMENT 

The Business Department is responsible for finances and public relations.  This department has four subdivisions: Finance, Marketing, Events and Public Relations.

Marketing Co-Directors

  • Responsibilities
    • Create strong communication between the publication and other organizations
    • Direct the Social Media Ambassadors, PR Coordinators, Social Media Designers, and Marketing Coordinators
    • Answer directly to EICs and Creative Director

PR Coordinator

  • Responsibilities
    • The PR Coordinator is responsible for answering emails, responding to Instagram messages, and representing the organization

Social Media Ambassadors

  • Responsibilities
    •  Create engaging content for the magazine such as promotional videos.

Marketing Coordinator

  • Responsibilities
    • These coordinators will work under the Marketing Director to create marketing campaigns and advertisements. 
 

FINANCE & FUNDRAISING

F&F Director 

  • Responsibilities
    • This Finance Director is the head of all finances, which includes documenting all financial transactions, orchestrating  fundraisers,  and formulating budgets

F&F Assistant 

  • Responsibilities
    • The F&F Assistant assists the F&F Director with all duties, primarily focusing on fundraising.
  • Qualifications
    • Must be a Junior or below
    • (Preferred) experience in marketing or finance

EVENTS

Event Director

  • Responsibilities
    • Orchestrates all events including (but not limited to) the Launch party, staff gatherings, and the distribution of the magazine
    • Point of contact for all collaborations with other organizations
    • Answers to the EIC

Event Coordinator

  • Participates in organizing, planning, and carrying out all events.
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