Managing Editor

Every publication needs someone to sort out the admin business. This is what the Managing Editor does. This position is vital to the paper as s/he makes sure that everything that is needed for the production of the newspaper is in the office and working properly. The Managing Editor also ensures that all staff and team members are kept up to date about things they need to do and upcoming events. The staff is the most important part of the production process and the Managing Editor therefore also deals with staff problems. If staff members have issues with their work, the paper or each other, the Managing Editor can assist in finding solutions to their problem.

The Managing Editor fulfils these functions:

Keeping the office neat and organising repairs (via the appropriate department)

Taking minutes and emailing them to the staff

Keeping the staff and Activate members up to date with notices and events

Liaising with Goshawk Printers about collecting the CD and delivering the papers

Organising distribution and being there to make sure the correct numbers of papers go out to the right places

Posting papers to other publications

Ensuring that the computers are working and taking them to IT when there are problems

Buying paper, stationary and any other equipment the office might need (Albany Business Machines has everything you will need)

Organising the staff weekend away at the beginning of the year and any other casual staff events