University of Vermont
Community News Service Editor
🇺🇸 Burlington, VT
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $60K - $70K
💻 Other
🗓️ September 23rd, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
- Manage editing operations for the student-powered Community News Service newsroom.
- Mentor and guide students in news reporting, writing, and editing.
- Collaborate with UVM's College of Arts and Sciences and community partners.
- Required bachelor’s degree in journalism, English, or related field with 2-4 years of news reporting or editing experience.
- Strong knowledge of Associated Press style, news judgment, ethics, writing, and digital reporting trends.
- Familiarity with web content management systems, news platforms, and social media promotion.
- Salary range between $60,000 and $70,000 annually.
- Bargaining unit position with a 4-month probationary period and background check required.
- Position within the Center for Community News at UVM, focusing on addressing the local news crisis through college reporting programs.
- Full-time, exempt position (37.5 hours/week, 12 months/year).
Community News Service Editor Full Description
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Posting Summary | Manage and guide all editing operations for the student-powered newsroom of the Community News Service, a local reporting program that provides news content to partner outlets across Vermont. The Community News Service is the local laboratory of UVM’s Center for Community News, a national organization working to grow and strengthen the role of college reporting programs in addressing the local news crisis across the U.S. This role is a collaboration with UVM’s College of Arts and Sciences. It’s a fast-paced job for someone with news reporting and editing experience who wants to mentor the next generation of journalists and storytellers.
Minimum Qualifications (or equivalent combination of education and experience) | Bachelor’s degree in journalism, English or related field. Two to four years of experience in news reporting or editing at an established news organization. Ability to tell engaging stories on multiple platforms and help students do the same. Strong knowledge of Associated Press style, news judgment and ethics, writing and reporting skills. Adept at editing stories for accuracy, style, and vision. Familiar with basic web site content management systems, news platforms, social media promotion and digital reporting trends.
Desirable Qualifications | Ability to balance the competing needs of students, community partners and UVM, in close collaboration with journalism faculty. Enthusiastic about working with students who have no previous journalism experience and need more patience and guidance with each story. Willingness to help promote newsroom content and impact across Vermont.
Anticipated Pay Range | $60,000 to $70,000
Other Information |
Special Conditions | Bargaining unit position, External candidates must complete a 4-month probationary period, A probationary period may be required, A probationary period may be required for current UVM employees, Background Check required for this position
FLSA | Exempt
Union Position | Yes, UVMSU
Position will be posted for a minimum of one week, after which it is subject to removal without notice.
Job Open Date | 09/22/2025
Job Close Date (Jobs close at 11:59 PM EST.) |
Open Until Filled | No
Our Common Ground Statement
The University of Vermont is a welcoming, educationally purposeful community committed to creating an inclusive environment that embraces intellectual diversity and global perspectives. We seek to prepare students to be accountable leaders who will bring to their work a grasp of complexity, effective problem-solving and communication skills, and an enduring commitment to learning and ethical conduct. Members of the University of Vermont community embrace and advance the values of Our Common Ground: Respect, Integrity, Innovation, Openness, Justice, and Responsibility. Staff play a critical role in this effort and the successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to UVM’s mission and advancing Our Common Ground values through the execution of their job duties.
Posting Number | S5758PO
Department | Center for Community News/31250
Position Number | 00026609
Percent of Full-Time | 1.0
Standard Hours at 1.0 FTE | 37.5
Term (months per year) | 12
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