Director

Description:

The journalists, storytellers and content creators of tomorrow are in high school classrooms today. The University of South Carolina is looking for someone to make a difference in the lives of young people and in the future of journalism. The Southern Interscholastic Press Association, a 100-year-old membership organization, is seeking a leader to begin the next century of service to high school and middle school broadcasts, publications and news sites across the South. This is a staff position at the university with the opportunity to take on teaching duties. The position is housed in the College of Information and Communications, which includes the School of Journalism and Mass Communications and the School of Information Science. The successful applicant will be organized and passionate about people and our mission. The application specifies a knowledge of journalism and scholastic journalism. There is no specific job or position that is a prerequisite. The successful candidate will understand the high school and middle school environment and the direction that journalism is moving in our world. The posted salary is the minimum; salary is commensurate with experience. If you have questions that are not answered in the posting, please reach out to search committee chair Nina Brook, nmbrook@mailbox.sc.edu or (803) 576-6632.