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Edwardsville, ILThis was removed by the employer on 2/23/2024 3:13:00 PM PST
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This is a Full Time Job
Editor - Edwardsville
The Edwardsville Intelligencer seeks a highly motivated Editor to join our newsroom and oversee the planning of content for publication, supervise the work of the editorial department, and oversee publication production. This is a player/coach role, that will guide the newsroom while also producing content of their own. This position also acts as the assistant editor for our Alton paper, backing up the Alton editor, with the Alton editor being backup for this position.
As an Editor for the Intelligencer Newspaper, you can expect the following
• Prepare, rewrite, and edit copy to improve readability, or supervise others who do this work.
• Create digital and print content considering audience appeal.
• Verify facts, dates, and statistics, using standard reference sources.
• Read copy or proof to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and syntax.
• Review and approve proofs submitted by reporters before publication production.
• Supervise and coordinate the work of the editorial department
• Plan the contents of publications according to the publication's style, editorial policy, and publishing requirements.
• Work with the Audience Development team to create digital content based on audience data.
• Allocate print space for story text, photos, and illustrations according to space parameters and copy significance, using knowledge of layout principles.
• Oversee publication production, including artwork, layout, computer typesetting, and printing, ensuring adherence to deadlines and budget requirements.
• Assign topics, events, and stories to individual writers or reporters for coverage.
• Confer with other departments and management regarding placement and emphasis of developing news stories.
• Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
• Working with the Alton editor to further the success of both publications. Backing up the Alton editor when out for sickness or vacation, with the Alton editor being their backup.
Qualification and Skills
• Bachelor's degree
• At least 5 years experience working in the field
• At least two years of management experience
• Knowledge both in maintaining and driving digital-first thinking in the newsroom to being able to study and determine trends based on analytics.
• Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
• Knowledge and use of AP Style.
• Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
• Motivate, develop, and direct people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. Manage one's own time and the time of others. Using a computer application to lay out pages, type text, insert pictures, format, edit, print, save, and retrieve word-processing documents.
• Requires meeting strict deadlines.
• Knowledge of content manager systems for both print and online.
About the Edwardsville Intelligencer
The Edwardsville Intelligencer was founded in 1862 and acquired by Hearst in 1979. The newspaper serves Edwardsville and the Glen Carbon, Illinois, area, as well as surrounding rural towns. The Intelligencer is online at theintelligencer.com.
Hearst is a leading global, diversified media, information, and services company with more than 360 businesses. Across every division, Hearst employees are connected by shared values of innovation, storytelling, creativity, vision, social good, and partnership. We invite you to discover more about our culture, company, and community.
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