Graduate Assistant - Muleskinner Editor-in-Chief - Fall

Description

The Muleskinner is seeking applications and nominations for the position of Editor-in-Chief. General responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, providing day-to-day supervision, guidance, and support to the student employees and volunteers of the nationally award-winning student newsroom. Working closely with the student staff and volunteers, the Editor-in-Chief will ensure that students are provided a meaningful developmental and educational experience through their involvement while ensuring adherence to professional journalistic and ethical standards.

• Ensure products and services adhere to relevant federal, state, and university policies, regulations, and procedures
• Collaborate with the Adviser and Student Publication Board President to coordinate with The Muleskinner Board meetings and activities
• Supervise Muleskinner Editorial Leadership Board
• Supervise the volunteers and student staff for online coverage, social media and monthly print distribution
• Collaborate with student staff to develop and implement recruitment and retention efforts for new staff and volunteers
• Advise students in the budgeting, planning and coordination of programs, special events, and other professional development activities sponsored by The Muleskinner
• Facilitate leadership development and skill-building activities for the Editorial Leadership

Typical Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Required in journalism, mass communication, or related field
• Currently admitted to a UCM graduate degree program
• 3.0 or higher graduate level GPA if previous graduate level courses have been taken
• 2.7 or higher undergraduate level GPA if no previous graduate level courses have been taken

GA Type: Administrative

GA Hour Expectations: 20 hours a week

Start Date of Position: 08/10/2026

End Date of Position: 12/11/2026

Total Stipend for Semester: $4,950

Working Days &

Hours:

20 Hours, variable

Scholarship: Students filling a Graduate Assistantship (GA) position are eligible to receive a graduate tuition waiver, a graduate non-resident tuition waiver (if applicable), and a graduate mandatory fees waiver. The scholarships are in the form of a waiver and the funds are not deposited into the student’s personal account. Instead, the student’s bill is reduced by the amount of the scholarship awarded.

If the maximum amount of the scholarship is not used, the remainder is not paid to the student in any form and unused scholarship money cannot be carried over to another semester. The scholarship is applied to graduate level courses only; courses taken for undergraduate credit are not eligible to be covered by the GA scholarship. The non-resident fee scholarship only applies to classes taken on the UCM Warrensburg campus.

The maximum scholarship amounts are based on the size of assistantship held. For a full (20-hour per week) assistantship, the scholarship covers tuition costs and mandatory fees up to 12 credit hours of graduate coursework per semester. Graduate assistantship positions less than full will be prorated accordingly.

Special Instructions Full-time staff & 12-month faculty benefits-eligible position:
Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks paid vacation per year; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.

9-month faculty benefits-eligible position:
Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.

Part-time benefits-eligible positions:
Benefits include generous education assistance for the employee.

Temporary, adjunct, student employment, or graduate assistant positions:
Benefits are not included.

Completed UCM online application for employment required. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

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