Page Designer/Copy Editor - News Chief

The Newyork Times Company

Location   :   Florida
Job Id        :  1000540

About the organisation:

The New York Times Company, a leading media company with 2007 revenues of  $3.2 billion, includes The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, 15  other daily newspapers, WQXR-FM and more than 50 Web sites, including NYTimes.com, Boston.com and  About.com. The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and   distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment.

Job Description:

Community daily in beautiful Central Florida is seeking a creative and detail-oriented page  designer/copy editor to fill an open full-time position. The successful candidate will have strong  writing, copy editing, headline writing and page design skills. Duties include writing and editing  copy for daily news, feature and special section; designing pages for those sections; and proofing  pages. Reporting and writing skills also are important; copy editors sometimes are asked to  supplement the reporting staff. 

Minimum qualifications include a four-year university or college degree in journalism or mass  communications; one to two years' experience with a daily newspaper, including responsibilities as  a writer and/or page designer; and competency with Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop on the PC  platform. Photography skills and digital/Web knowledge will be helpful in a multimedia environment.  The News Chief is a 97-year-old, seven-day-a-week morning newspaper owned by The New York Times  Company. It serves the readers and advertisers of east Polk County, Fla., a highly competitive   newspaper market. We offer competitive pay and excellent benefits.

How to apply:

Applicants may apply online or mail, fax or e-mail letters of interest, samples of work and  references to:
 
News Chief
Joe Braddy,
Managing Editor
455 Sixth St., N.W.
Winter Haven,
FL 33881
Fax: (863) 401-6999
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The New York Times Company is an equal employment opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability,  national origin, citizenship, or any other protected characteristic.  The New York Times Company is  committed to diversity in its most inclusive sense. 

Job posted on 23 Apr 2008.

Please mention Journalism Jobs when applying for this position.