Hiring
HIRING
Thank you for your interest in applying for a position on the Trinitonian! To apply for the 2025-2026 school year, please fill out the application and schedule an interview here. Descriptions and pay for each position are below:
Copy Editors ($65/week)
- Proofreads and edits stories on FLOW according to Trinitonian production schedule
- Responsible for knowing and employing AP and Trinitonian style
- Seeks advice, instruction and counseling from adviser and other editors
- Works directly with section editors and in cooperation with other copy editors.
- Notifies section editors of problems and suggestions as soon as they arise.
- Attends all required meetings and training
- Brings three story ideas to weekly Story Idea Meetings
- Is in the newsroom on Wednesday nights until dismissed by EIC or ME
- Remains alert to breaking news and communicates with editors and reporters
- Takes disputes to Managing Editor
- Checks e-mail and phone frequently, responds promptly to inquiries.
- Seeks advice, instruction and counseling from adviser
Reporters ($50/article)
News, Sports and Pulse
- Reports on content that is important and relevant to the Trinity community
- Event recaps/coverage come out 1-2 days after the event, then interviews and a story angle is dealt with after the online publication of a short news brief and will be published in print
- alert to breaking news and able to write news briefs with 1-2 sources within a day of an incident happening
- Reports to best of ability by adhering to policies, principles and ethics of the Trinitonian
- Responsible at least one story each week that is between 550-700 words in length for print (no definite limit for online), with exceptions
- Schedule interviews with students, faculty, staff and others to provide quotes and sources for their stories. This involves sending emails and arranging to interview on your own time
- Reliably meets deadlines
- Attends all required meetings and trainings
- Brings three story ideas to every Story Idea Meeting
- Accepts assignments and keeps section editor apprised of progress
- Remains alert to breaking news and communicates with editors
- Writes in accordance with AP and Trinitonian style
- Checks email and phone frequently; responds promptly to inquiries.
- Takes disputes to appropriate section editor, then Managing Editor
- Seeks advice, instruction and counseling from adviser
Columnists ($35/column)
Opinion
- Writes biweekly column (with exceptions) that is one’s personal viewpoint backed up with facts and research
- Writes column between 550-700 words in length for print, (no definite limit for online)
- Schedule interviews with students, faculty, staff, and others to provide quotes and sources for their stories when appropriate. This involves sending emails and arranging to interview on your own time
- Reliably meets deadlines
- Attends all required meetings and trainings
- Brings three story ideas to every Story Idea Meeting
- Accepts assignments and keeps section editor apprised of progress
- Writes in accordance with AP and Trinitonian style
- Checks email and phone frequently; responds promptly to inquiries.
- Takes disputes to appropriate section editor, then Managing Editor
- Seeks advice, instruction and counseling from adviser
Photojournalists ($16-32/piece)
- Expected to take multiple photos per issue, depending on demand
- Works with writers and section editors to create appropriate accompaniments for articles
- Takes photographs that complement a story
- Reliably meets deadlines
- Attends all required meetings as well as trainings
- Brings three story ideas to every Story Idea Meeting
- Accepts assignments and keeps section editor apprised of progress
- Checks email and phone frequently; responds promptly to inquiries
- Takes disputes to section editor, then Managing Editor
- Seeks advice, instruction and counseling from adviser
Illustrators ($16-32/piece)
- Expected to create multiple pieces per issue, depending on demand
- Works with writers and section editors to create appropriate accompaniments for articles
- Creates illustrative artwork that complement a story
- Reliably meets deadlines
- Attends all required meetings as well as trainings
- Brings three story ideas to every Story Idea Meeting
- Accepts assignments and keeps section editor apprised of progress
- Checks email and phone frequently; responds promptly to inquiries
- Takes disputes to section editor, then Managing Editor
- Seeks advice, instruction and counseling from adviser