About Crossfire:
Crossfire is an award-winning publication that has been in print since 1981. Three to four issues with page counts ranging from 50-60 pages are produced annually. As a bedrock of the school community, the publication is entirely student run, with an unwavering commitment to the highest standards of journalism. Crossfire won a Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Crown Award as one of the top 50 magazines in the country, for high school and college publications. Additionally, Crossfire’s online presence, “OnFire,” seeks to become a more robust “daily newspaper” incorporating multimedia storytelling on a daily basis. Crossfire students have published Op/Eds for USA Today, CNN.com and the Santa Monica Daily Press, in addition to our publication.
The Crossfire Design, Multimedia & Journalism Teacher will collaborate with our current Journalism Teacher to develop curriculum and lead concurrent sections of our Journalism class. In addition, the position will require working closely with the Crossfire student staff Editorial Staff and Art Directors to create and activate the look and feel of the publication, both in print and online. An ideal candidate possesses skills in both journalistic writing/AP style and print publication design, and multi-media production/web design.
Production is a fundamental component of the teacher’s job, and will require after school commitment, usually five days a week, four times per year to complete each print issue.
The publication is entirely student-run with a staff of 30 and the teacher’s role requires strong interpersonal skills and ability to connect with members of the Crossroads community with a keen understanding of the students’ voice.
