Student Newspaper Editor Bootcamp Project Fellow - Press Pass

Location: New York, NY (remote)

Dates: May 23 - August 12, 2022

Compensation: $875/week stipend

Deadline: March 27, 2022

Future Leaders in Action Overview:

Future Leaders in Action (FLIA) cultivates leaders and strengthens youth-oriented nonprofits through a fellowship program. Fellows, individuals interested in entering the social sector, work on-site full-time at a partner nonprofit to develop or implement a pre-determined enrichment program. 

Throughout the fellowship, fellows gain various professional skills including time-management, communication, program development, in a fast-paced, hands-on learning environment.

Press Pass Overview:

Press Pass NYC amplifies student voices and inspires civic leadership through school journalism -- specifically by helping schools start and sustain student newspaper programs. They equip under-resourced schools with the free faculty training, student resources, and program support necessary to start a sustainable school newspaper program. Their goal is to see a school newspaper program in every public school in New York City, in the form that’s best for that school and those students.

Position Overview and Responsibilities:

You will…

  • Work in collaboration with Press Pass’ Student Advisory Committee and partner organizations to support a free, one-week student newspaper editor bootcamp (led by approximately 5 facilitators) intended to prepare approximately 30 students to assume leadership roles on the school newspaper staff in the upcoming 2022-2023 school year

  • Actively participate in weekly FLIA professional development responsibilities including check-in calls and virtual weekly leadership workshops

  • Attend virtual leadership training retreat and in-person gatherings with local fellows 

By the end of the fellowship, you will have… 

  • Collaborated with the Press Pass Student Advisory Committee and partner organizations in the design, development and implementation of the pilot one-week student editor bootcamp to be launched in early August 

    • Collaborated with the Student Advisory Committee on project planning and design (creating curriculum and program outline; publicity and outreach)

    • Collaborated with the Executive Director on project logistics and strategic partnerships and planning (event scheduling, planning and budgeting)

  • Followed up after completion of the one-week program with evaluations (surveyed participants and facilitators) and recommendations for future editor bootcamps as well as recommendations for supplemental programming for student editors throughout the school year

  • Written two blog articles for FLIA 

  • Completed a final report and video about the fellowship

Position Qualifications:

  • Experience in journalism, specifically scholastic journalism, is preferred 

  • Demonstrated commitment to working with underserved youth and marginalized communities

  • Commitment to continuous professional improvement and reflection

  • Resourcefulness and initiative 

  • Passionate about social sector 

  • Use patience and tolerance to address problems 

  • Demonstrate integrity 

  • Demonstrate ability to work independently and in a team

Note:

The selected candidate will be required to pass a criminal background check and/or fingerprinting.

Future Leaders in Action is an equal employment opportunity employer, and women, people of color, LGBTQ and gender non-conforming people, people with disabilities, and people with unique lived experience or diverse professional or personal backgrounds and perspectives are encouraged to apply.

FLIA may host in-person covenings for fellows. For in-person gatherings, full vaccination or waiver will be required and masks whenever appropriate.