ALAMO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT JOB DESCRIPTION

Nonexempt

Job Title : STUDENT PUBLICATIONS EDITOR (8324)

Completion Date : 03/04/2005

Policy Group : Nonexempt-Clerical/Maintenance/Technical

Grade : 120

PRIMARY IMPACT:

Takes a leadership role in the provision of complex administrative, technical or production services, or crime prevention.

DUTIES:*

1. Ensure accurate information is disseminated to readers by proofreading, fact-checking, and editing submittals.

2. Produce publication for printing including layout and design of camera-ready art.

3. Interact with students, faculty, staff, and administrators to obtain submittals for publication by and for students.

4. Ensure timely and accurate production of all assigned publications/issues (August through May).

* Any one position may not include all of the duties listed, nor do the examples necessarily include all of the duties performed.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

Knowledge of legal and ethical restraints on publications; computer software/hardware necessary for the acceptance of submittals and production of camera-ready art; printing processes.

Skills in computer including MAC/PC, scanner, printer, hardware and software (i.e., Pagemaker, Freehand, Illustrator, Acrobat, Omnipage, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Photoshop, internet); proofreading; copy editing; fact-checking; layout, design, and production of digital camera-ready artwork; interpersonal communication.

Ability to solicit submittals, set goals, and consistently work with accuracy within time constraints.

JOB EMPOWERMENT

Once given general assignments, the employee determines priorities and defines what should be done and how to do it. The employee has the ability to change his/her own, or a subordinate's procedures or approaches as appropriate for getting the job done. Review of the employee's work results is after the fact, usually occurring at the end of a week or longer.

LEADERSHIP OF PEOPLE

The job is accountable for either (or a combination of):

· The technical leadership of a team.

· Project leadership for an employee group.

VERBAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS

(+) Explaining information related to day-to-day or recurring issues.

WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Composing letters, memos, reports, or documents of a unique or non-recurring nature. May need to convert specialized terminology into general business language.

PROBLEM ANALYSIS

The employee typically has to deal with issues or problems that often require assessment and reasoning before coming up with an approach or solution. The search for solutions may be accomplished quickly, but usually requires assessment and analysis of various alternatives based on standards or approaches defined by management or the appropriate professional/technical discipline.

MINIMUM AND PREFERRED EDUCATION

Minimum: A Bachelor's degree.

Preferred: A Bachelor's degree.

MINIMUM AND PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

Minimum: Three to four years.

Preferred: Five to eight years.

Specifically, the position prefers three years of general management experience.

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Note: "(+)" indicates that an "intermediate" definition was selected for this factor. The statement applies to the lower level.

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