| ASNE Diversity Director Job Description
Published: November 20, 1998
Last Updated: November 20, 1998
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Job
description
ASNE diversity director
Responsible to ASNE executive
director
Articulate the case for newsroom
diversity.
Objective: Keep ASNE focused
on the newsroom diversity 2000 mission statement.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Craft the basic messages.
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Develop funding proposals and budgets.
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Conceive and produce publications,
reports and correspondence.
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Remain accessible through the mails
and phone.
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Respond to correspondence in a timely
manner (same day or one day).
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Return phone calls promptly.
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Offer advice to editors and students.
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Respond to media inquiries.
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Inform ASNE executive director, ASNE
board, Diversity Committee, and minorities constituencies.
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Confer with executive director in
the development of policies and in matters of interest and importance.
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Keep leadership informed through correspondence
and timely mailings.
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Generate periodic mailings to key
groups outside ASNE.
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Maintain friendly and professional
relations with key constituencies.
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Attend conventions of minority journalism
associations.
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With approval of executive director,
accept invitations to attend other meetings, as a participant or speaker.
Support ASNE Diversity Committee.
Objective: Help the Committee
develop a well-focused program to pursue the Year 2000 goal.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Help chairman develop plans.
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Work with sub-committees to develop
projects.
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Draft agendas for meetings.
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Attend committee meetings.
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Prepare reports to the board.
Develop diversity programs.
Objective: Create productive,
cost-effective programs relating to the newsroom diversity 2000 mission
statement
RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Plan and help run job fairs (currently
eight).
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Share responsibilities with NAA staff.
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Recruit sponsors and establish schedule
for coming year.
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Update and distribute guidelines.
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Work with volunteer planners to develop
program and mailings.
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Establish and monitor timetables.
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Attend assigned job fairs.
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Review evaluations and prepare report.
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Plan and help run short courses at
universities with high minority enrollments.
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Recruit host universities and establish
schedule for coming year.
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Update and distribute guidelines.
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Work with volunteer planners to develop
program and mailings.
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Establish and monitor timetables.
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Attend short courses.
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Review evaluations and prepare report.
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Conduct
annual employment survey to measure progress in newsroom employment
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Develop survey plan
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Draft cover letters
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Check responses
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Follow through with non-respondents
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Supervise input of data
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Write analysis
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Distribute report
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Support convention News Lab to publish
ASNE Reporter.
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Develop plan and guidelines for the
project.
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Help committee chair identify and
recruit volunteer leaders and student participants.
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Assist in securing equipment, facilities
and accommodations.
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Work with students one-on-one.
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Provide information about ASNE and
the convention to students and professionals.
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Develop guides, reports and information
materials.
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Work with members to develop concepts.
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Write sections.
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Obtain copy from members and others.
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Edit copy.
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Develop design concepts.
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See projects through to printing and
distribution.
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Prepare periodic updates.
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Assist editors on how best to use
reports and other materials.
Produce Diversity Focus, a bimonthly
digest of newspaper diversity initiatives.
Objective: Produce an four-times-a-year
newsletter that is a compendium of the best ideas about newsroom diversity.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Enterprise content.
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Generate letters to editors.
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Interview editors on innovations.
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Mine publications and newspapers for
ideas.
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Write copy.
Assist ASNE with other tasks
Objective: Contribute to the
smooth and efficient operation of ASNE headquarters.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Help with convention preparation.
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Undertake assigned duties at convention
in addition to the News Lab and minorities work.
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Assist with routine office work when
needed.
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Supervise administrative assistant.
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Help maintain ASNE information database.
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Undertake other projects as needs
demand.
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