The Edge

Editor-in-Chief: Radu Sega

 

Responsibilities:

• Attend Media Committee.
• Responsible for the final edit.
• Responsible for the design of the front cover alongside the Head of Design.
• Write the editorial and contents page.
• Lead writers’ editorial and committee meetings.
• Set and adhere to deadlines for editors and writers.
• Organise and ensure the continuation of media collaboration.
• Encourage and promote diversity throughout the magazine.
• Justifying lunch trips to Greggs as team bonding.

 

Deputy: Rosie Spurrier

Wonderfully weird since ‘98, Rosie loves all things ’00s nostalgia and can often be found snuggled up with a blanket, watching Princess Diaries with a hot chocolate in hand and a good book never too far away! (Introverts, raise your hand!) Rosie is always up for a chat about the latest happenings in the world of pop culture. Including, but not limited to, the Kardashians’ latest series. When she’s not writing for The Edge, she’s most likely at uni working away towards approaching hand-in dates or tirelessly searching for the next concert to go to. If you hear Little Mix on repeat in the studio, it’s probably her doing.

Her pronouns are she/her. 

 

Responsibilities:

• The selection and editing of content for the Live section.
• Responsible for delegating, organising and encouraging Live articles.
• Ensure content is relevant, interesting, and from a diverse writership.
• Post bi-weekly feature prompts for writers.
• Liaise with the Public Relations Officers to see that gigs – both professional and student – are being reviewed and that interviews are taking place with touring artists.
• Writing ‘This Month in Local Live Acts’.
• Take minutes at committee meetings.
• Liaise with writers and address administrative enquiries.
• Undertake the Editor’s responsibility in his/her absence.
• Nominated health and safety officer.
• Responsible for the management of Public Relations Officers.
• Responsible for the management of Section Executives.
• Dropping the classic ‘I’ve seen this live’ whenever anyone mentions any live band ever

 

Records Editor: Roshanay Shafi

Roshanay is a third-year Law student and one of this year’s Records editors. Roshanay has a love for pop culture and is a keen reader, though she often buys books quicker than she can read them. When she’s not losing her mind over case notes, she can usually be found in a record store or persuading her friends to come to gigs with her.

Pronouns She/Her

Responsibilities:

• The selection and editing of content for the Records section.
• Responsible for delegating, organising and encouraging Records articles.
• Organising our weekly feature, This Week In Records.
• Post bi-weekly feature prompts for writers, i.e. ‘How has coronavirus impacted the music industry?’
• Regularly updating The Edge’s ‘What We Are Listening to…’ on Spotify.
• Ensure content is relevant, interesting and from a diverse writership.
• Liaise with the Public Relations Officers to see that free music releases are being reviewed.
• Relating any conversation to The 1975

 

Records Editor: Alyssa Roche

This is Lys, a second-year English and History student and one of the records editors this year. You can always find her with a book in one hand, an iced coffee in the other, and her headphones on, just adding to her endless Renee Rapp streams. On the rare occasion she is not like that, she’s rewatching Friends!

Her pronouns are she/her.

Responsibilities:

• The selection and editing of content for the Records section.
• Responsible for delegating, organising and encouraging Records articles.
• Organising our weekly feature This Week In Records.
• Post bi-weekly feature prompts for writers i.e. ‘How has coronavirus impacted the music industry?’
• Regularly updating The Edge’s ‘What We Are Listening to…’ on Spotify.
• Ensure content is relevant, interesting and from a diverse writership.
• Liaise with the Public Relations Officers to see that free music releases are being reviewed.
• Making sure I am ready to document a Boygenius comeback.

 

 

Culture Editor: Michelle Saji Antony

If there’s one thing that Mika knows for sure, it’s that nothing’s more intertwined with love than the act of creation. Perhaps this is why she seems to find romance everywhere she looks- from that meticulous sketch of her cat’s eye to the gothic tale she wrote while watching the swans in a forgotten lake. Apart from writing and art, she devotes the rest of her time to curating a carefully crafted collection of trinkets. You can usually find her spending time with her lovely friends (they really are the light of her life or exploring abandoned places and seeking the elusive. She’s always up for bonding about pop culture over a cup of tea, and would be delighted to befriend anyone with a similar taste for life.

Their pronouns are she/her.

Responsibilities:

• The selection and editing of content for the Culture section.
• Responsible for delegating, organising and encouraging Culture articles.
• Ensure content is relevant, interesting, and from a diverse writership.
• Post bi-weekly classic culture prompts for writers i.e. ‘Print v E-Books’
• Work alongside the Culture Editor in the monthly article ‘Culture Top Picks’ depicting what to see in the theatre or read this month.
• Liaise with the Public Relations Officers to ensure theatre tickets (student and professional) are being reviewed.
• Being the 24/7 consultant on all things Pinterest

 

 

Culture Editor:  Indiana Brown

 

Their pronouns are 

Responsibilities:

• The selection and editing of content for the Culture section.
• Responsible for delegating, organising and encouraging Culture articles.
• Ensure content is relevant, interesting, and from a diverse writership.
• Post bi-weekly classic culture prompts for writers i.e. ‘Print v E-Books’
• Work alongside the Culture Editor in the monthly article ‘Culture Top Picks’ depicting what to see in the theatre or read this month.
• Liaise with the Public Relations Officers to ensure theatre tickets (student and professional) are being reviewed.
• Ensure everyone has read (and enjoyed) Normal People

 

Film Editor: Daisy Hodgson

• Responsible for delegating, organising and encouraging Film review articles.
• Ensure content is relevant, interesting, and from a diverse writership.
• Curate, research, and edit articles pertaining to cinema (local and international)
• Ensure everyone has seen and enjoyed The Holiday

 

 

 

 

 

News Editor: (Yet to be filled)

Responsibilities:

• The selection and editing of content for the News section.
• Responsible for delegating, organising and encouraging News articles.
• Ensure content is relevant, interesting, and from a diverse writer-ship.
• Writing and releasing the Weekly News Roundups. 
• Writing the scripts and overseeing the filmed Weekly Roundups. 
• Head administrator of The Edge‘s News Writers Facebook group.
• Liaise with SUSU and external organisations to secure exclusive news.

 

Head of Design: Grace Martin

Responsibilities:

• Designing six full print issues of The Edge per year and assisting with the design of one Edge/Wessex Scene collaboration issue.
• Working with the FEP Officers to design promotional material.
• Working with the FEP Officers to design graphics for events.
• Ensures that all materials and content are exciting and eye-catching. 
• Ensures a consistent and professional look to the magazine.

 

 

 

Fundraising, Events and Publicity Officer: (Yet to be filled)

• Planning, organising and managing socials, and educational workshops.
• Sitting on the Media Ball Committee.
• Managing daily social media across Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram, and any platforms that they feel could be used effectively.
• Working with the Editor to organise distribution.
• Ensuring that regular competitions take place.

Live/Records Public Relations Officer: (Yet to be filled)

• Liaising with pre-existing press contacts to organise opportunities for writers, including reviewing live music and comedy shows.
• Obtaining early access to entertainment for writers to review, including early album releases.
• Organising interviews across the music industry.
• Update PR contact list, and maintain strong relations to ensure availability of guest lists, interviews, and events, to consistently produce exciting content.
• Continuing the expansion of our PR contact list.
• Work alongside FEP Officers on The Edgetival.

Culture/Film Public Relations Officer (Yet to be filled)

• Liaising with pre-existing press contacts to organise opportunities for writers, including reviewing theatre shows and film screenings.
• Obtaining early access to entertainment for writers to review.
• Organising interviews across the film and culture industry.
• Update PR contact list, and maintain strong relations to ensure availability of guest lists, interviews, and events, to consistently produce exciting content.
• Continuing the expansion of our PR contact list.
• Work alongside FEP Officers on The Edgetival.

 

For information about past committees, click here.