How to Join South OC Socials!
- Learn about reasons to join below!
- Decide on any available positions by reading about their responsibilities
- If you want to do something else that is not already taken as a position (see About page), feel free to Contact Us with your idea
- Sign up using this Google Form.
- Wait 3-5 business days for a response back from one of our staff members!
Why Us??
- Get volunteer hours for every article you write or edit (specific hours differ based on the article)
- Get your work published online!
- Tell YOUR story! Write about YOUR interests and opinions
- Work at your own pace, and get tangible feedback from people with experience on your work!
- Potentially get involved in competitions and grants for your articles and stories!
- Have a tangible impact and improve news in your community!
Ready to get started? Choose a position, or make up your own (if not listed)!
Writer/Reporter
- Create original articles on local events, interviews, opinions, or community highlights
- Conduct research or basic interviews when needed to support accurate reporting
- Revise articles based on editor feedback and meet loose weekly/monthly submission deadlines
- Reporting (optional): go to events around you and in your community and report on them!
- Encouraged to write 1-2 articles a month
Outreach Coordinator
- Promote article submission opportunities through schools, social media, and local groups
- Build relationships with local businesses, schools, and community partners for collaboration
- Coordinate promotional partnerships where organizations can be featured in articles if they help promote South OC Socials in return
- Apply to grants and competitions for South OC Socials
Lead Writer/Editor
- Complete the same things a writer does (write 1-2 articles/month)
- Help and edit another other writer’s articles for AP Style, grammar and flow
- Required to have some kind of experience in journalism/newspaper writing
- Apply using the Contact Us form and Join form (for now)
