About Us
Since 1946, Baylor Line has chronicled life in the Baylor Family, providing coverage from beyond campus on vital issues to Bears across the generations. Often referred to as “the voice of alumni,” Baylor Line is known for smart, independent journalism and in-depth reporting that illuminates, inspires, and insights action. We drive the discussion of what’s important in the the Baylor Family. Additionally, Baylor Line continues to be the sole, indispensable, independent authority on Baylor, covering the administration, student body, and campus activities, as well as the stories of engaged graduates through insightful reporting.
Current Openings:
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Copywriter
Part-time, contractor position
Baylor Line is seeking a contract copywriter to contribute to our editorial product. This position will report to the editor-in-chief and will assist to deliver our 75-year-old responsibility to serve as the outlet of record for the Baylor Family. This opening comes at an especially exciting time as BL celebrates its 75th year of publishing and heads into a new, hyperactive season of strategy transition and aggressive subscriber acquisition. We’re looking to refresh our approach to digital publishing and its relationship to our existing and ideal audiences. In all this, our commitment is still to be the best storytelling outlet in the Baylor Family, covering beyond campus for every Bear, while also continuing to honor the tremendous wealth of reporting in our 75-year history..
The copywriter will:
- Transcribe existing reported stories from our archives to be published digitally
- Assist in tracking, codifying, and selecting stories to digitize from our archives
- Compile, format, and schedule archive stories for republication online
This is a part-time position available to current Baylor students or anyone in the US. It is completely remote with the opportunity for flexible hours and work locations. Compensation is based on word count.
We’re looking for candidates who have…
- An obsessive attention to detail
- The ability to work (and excel) on deadline
- An established skill to self-edit
- A friendly, collaborative, and communicative work style
- Knowledge and experience with WordPress is a plus
If you are a qualified candidate, please email a cover letter and résumé to jobs@baylorline.com with the job title “Copywriter” in the subject line. Promising applicants will be selected for an initial screening interview; candidates who move forward in the hiring process from there will be given a paid work example assignment for Baylor Line; the editors will select the copywriter based on the success of the freelance assignment.
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Dallas Contributor
Part-time, contractor position
Baylor Line is looking for a freelance writer who can report and write one-to-two articles a month on Baylor graduates and their unique stories across the DFW metroplex. We seek stories about individual and groups of Baylor graduates doing incredible, interesting, and previously unreported activities in their career or life. Beyond merely reporting the latest news, this coverage will focus on narratives and characters to make each story relatable and compelling for readers. This is a contract position available to writers based anywhere in Texas (ideally the Dallas-Fort Worth area) and will report to the editor-in-chief.
Contractor responsibilities include:
- Writing one-to-two articles per month for Baylor Line about Baylor graduates in the DFW area
- Pitching story ideas regularly to the editor-in-chief
- Communicating regularly with editors, including responding promptly to edits
- Assembling (and sometimes coordinating) appropriate art for each story
Qualified candidates will possess the following:
- Previous experience reporting and contributing to legitimate editorial outlets
- An ability to write compelling narrative- and character-focused stories
- An ability to develop story ideas that appeal to a wide general audience
- An existing network of Baylor graduates in the DFW area
If you are a qualified candidate, please email a cover letter and résumé to jobs@baylorline.com with the job title “Dallas Contributor” in the subject line. Promising applicants will be selected for an initial screening interview; candidates who move forward in the hiring process from there will be given a paid freelance writing assignment for Baylor Line; the editors will select a contract writer based on the success of the freelance assignment.
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Washington DC Contributor
Part-time, contractor position
Baylor Line is looking for a freelance writer who can report and write one-to-two articles a month on Baylor graduates and their unique stories across the Washington, DC, area. We seek stories about individual and groups of Baylor graduates doing incredible, interesting, and previously unreported activities in their career or life. Beyond merely reporting the latest news, this coverage will focus on narratives and characters to make each story relatable and compelling for readers. This is a contract position available to writers based anywhere in the Washington, DC, area) and will report to the editor-in-chief.
Contractor responsibilities include:
- Writing one-to-two articles per month for Baylor Line about Baylor graduates in the DFW area
- Pitching story ideas regularly to the editor-in-chief
- Communicating regularly with editors, including responding promptly to edits
- Assembling (and sometimes coordinating) appropriate art for each story
Qualified candidates will possess the following:
- Previous experience reporting and contributing to legitimate editorial outlets
- An ability to write compelling narrative- and character-focused stories
- An ability to develop story ideas that appeal to a wide general audience
- An existing network of Baylor graduates in the DC area
If you are a qualified candidate, please email a cover letter and résumé to jobs@baylorline.com with the job title “DC Contributor” in the subject line. Promising applicants will be selected for an initial screening interview; candidates who move forward in the hiring process from there will be given a paid freelance writing assignment for Baylor Line; the editors will select a contract writer based on the success of the freelance assignment.
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Internships
Part-time, student positions
[We’ll be announcing available positions soon]
