EXECUTIVE STAFF
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The Design Director, who must preferably be a student in Newhouse or VPA (Comm Design), leads weekly meetings for digital and print designers, sets firm deadlines for design drafts, and is responsible for designing the overall print issue. Proficiency in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop is required.
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The Digital Director updates staff pages and uploads photoshoot pictures, videos, articles and launch photos to the website. This role also involves collaborating with the Design Director and Managing Director to maintain the UGirl brand through website formatting.
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The External Director plans and executes print launches, contacts venues, assists in fundraising events, works with the Treasurer for budgeting, and reaches out to printers to make arrangements for print copies.
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The Hair & Makeup Director attends all photoshoots, works with the Lead Stylist, Creative Director, and the Editor-in -Chief to plan looks for photoshoots, and leads the hair and makeup team.
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The TikTok Director works under the Social Media Director, leads the TikTok team, and plans and schedules posts.
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The Instagram Director works under the Social Media Director, leads the Instagram team, and plans and schedules feed posts & stories.
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The Lead Stylist creates mood boards for each photoshoot with the Creative Directors. This role also helps plan outfits, hair, and makeup for each photoshoot. In addition, the Lead Stylist builds wardrobes to be used at shoots.
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The Managing Digital Editor oversees all digital editors, answers questions from digital editors, and gives final edits to digital articles to ensure they are website-ready.
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The Photography Director photographs and edits all digital and print photoshoots, works with Creative Directors to understand the vision and aesthetic of the shoot, and photographs executive staff headshots.
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The PR Director acquires PR products for use at tabling events, throughout the semester, and at launch. This role involves assisting with launch in collaboration with the External Director, as well as collaborating with other campus organizations to hold fundraising events and attend launch. This role also collaborates with the Social Media Director and Managing Director to uphold the presence & image of University Girl.
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The Treasurer preferably must be in Whitman. This role manages all financial aspects of the organization, creates fundraising opportunities, tracks budget requests, requests budgets for events and purchases, attends fiscal meetings, and communicates with RSO.
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The Managing Director oversees the organization’s website, social media, Google Drive, and Gmail, ensuring they are visually appealing and well-organized. They manage and support the Design, Creative, Digital, Photo/Video, Social Media, PR & Treasurer roles, while fostering collaboration and cohesion between executive positions and general staff. Additionally, this role ensures the presence and growth of diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the organization.
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The Creative Director works with the Editor-in-Chief to plan and direct all photoshoots. This role involves creating mood boards for each photoshoot in collaboration with Lead Stylists.
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The Video Director records behind the scenes, highlights videos at photoshoots, records fundraising events, and attends extra events with executive staff members if video content is needed.
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The Social Media Director collects content submissions from each team (Instagram/TikTok), adheres to & adjusts the content schedule, works with the Design Director to create social media graphics, attends photoshoots to shoot behind the scenes footage for social media platforms, and accepts members for the Instagram team and TikTok team.
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The Editor-in-Chief leads general body meetings, executive meetings, and print executive meetings. They accept writers for digital content, assign writers for print, choose the theme for the print issue, and plan photoshoots.
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The Managing Copy Editor assists the Editor-In-Chief in planning spreads, helps approve pitches for print, edits first and final drafts, and reminds print writers of deadlines.
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The Copy Editor assists in editing print articles.
GENERAL STAFF & MODELS
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Digital Writers pitch and write articles for our website on topics including Style, Pop Culture, In the News, Feel Good, College Life, and Sex & Relationships. This role also works with other digital writers to collaborate on articles and with digital editors to perfect work.
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Print Writers pitch and write articles for our bi-annual print issue. This role also works with other print writers to collaborate on articles and with copy editors to perfect work.
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Digital Graphic Designers create graphics for digital articles on our website. This role primarily uses Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator while working under the Design Director.
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Print Graphic Designers create graphics for print articles in our bi-annual print issue. This role primarily uses Adobe Illustrator & InDesign and works under the Design Director.
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Instagram
This role creates posts based on the content schedule. Assist with story posts, graphics, and behind-the-scenes for photoshoots and launches while working under the Instagram and Social Media Director.
TikTok
This role creates content based on trends. Assist with BTS content from photoshoots and launches while working under the TikTok and Social Media Director.
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Digital Editors edit and perfect articles for a section on our website, including Style, Pop Culture, In the News, Feel Good, College Life, and Sex & Relationships.
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Hair & Makeup Artists attend digital & print photoshoots and work with models to make them camera-ready. This role works under the Hair & Makeup Director.
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Models model for digital and print photoshoots. Models are featured on our website and in the bi-annual print issue.