Jay Baker

Current

• Managing/News Editor at The Pacer

Past

• Asst. Sailing Director/Lifeguard at Camp Widjiwagan
• Asst. News Editor at The Pacer
• Assistant Sailing Director at Camp Lincoln

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Education

• University of Tennessee at Martin

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Jay Baker’s Summary

Communications/Sociology student at The University of Tennessee at Martin. I currently work as the Managing/News Editor for The Pacer, UTM's editorially independent student newspaper. After completing my two degrees (BA in Communications & BS in Sociology), I plan to attend graduate school for Sociology.

Jay Baker’s Specialties:

Story writing, general reporting, page lay-out and design, graphic design (Adobe Creative Suite), photo journalism, Web design (HTML/CSS/some php) etc.

Jay Baker’s Experience

• Managing/News Editor

  The Pacer

  (Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Newspapers industry)

  August 2006 — Present (2 years 3 months)

  Due to budget and staffing issues, I currently am responsible for what have been two positions in past: Managing Editor & News Editor.
  
  As Managing Editor, I work with our Executive Editor to make key decision affecting the direction of The Pacer and what type of stories will be covered. I also serve as part of the editorial board: making decision about what will be editorialized and often writing the editorial.
  
  As News Editor, I am responsible for the editing and layout of the News Section as well as generating a budget of stories each week for our writers to cover. I also cover the general campus news beat and handle enterprise and investigative stories.

Additional Information

Jay Baker’s Interests:

Sailing, wine, reading, music (I play a little guitar), blogging, video games, independent film, and backpacking.

Jay Baker’s Groups:

Sigma Phi Epsilon, Investigative Reporters and Editors, International Game Journalist Association, Alpha Psi Omega National Theatre Honor Society, Public Relations Student Society of America, Boy Scouts (Eagle Scout), Order of the Arrow

Jay Baker’s Honors:

South Eastern Journalism Conference - On-Site Competition/Public Relations - 1st Place 2006
South Eastern Journalism Conference - On-Site Competition/Public Relations - 1st Place 2008
South Eastern Journalism Conference - Best in the South (Newspaper) - The Pacer

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