The Press Democrat seeks a copy editor/designer

We are seeking a multidisciplinary journalist for The Press Democrat’s universal editing/design desk and digital operation. The ideal candidate would have a strong understanding of local and national sports, bring a track record for writing headlines that crackle and offer a design portfolio of sophisticated and energetic pages. We see this position as also contributing to our pressdemocrat.com site as a parttime digital producer, capitalizing on your editing and design skills.

Our mission is quite simple: Pursue and publish consequential, high-impact content that wins more subscribers, grows traffic and is the authoritative voice of business coverage in the North Bay. This copy editor/designer role is essential in strengthening the content we share with readers on several platforms.

About you: 

• You must have excellent news judgment, a natural curiosity and a passion for content, clarity, grammar and story lengths – all while on deadline.
• You’ll be asked to produce clean, crisp designs for News and Sports sections using an Adobe InDesign-based content management systems.
• On some nights, you will select wire service articles of relevance for our print and online audiences.
• Having experience writing/editing headlines and photo captions is essential.
• And, ideally, you would be comfortable posting stories and monitoring digital traffic while engaging readers across social media channels.

Job-Specific Expectations:

• Strong writing proficiency and command of English and AP style.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to upholding the quality of our journalism.
• Experience designing pages, editing, writing headlines, posting content online, using social media and meeting deadlines.
• Proficiency with Adobe InDesign, functional knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, as well as experience using a variety of social media platforms.

Qualifications:

• BA from accredited college or university or equivalent education and / or experience in journalism or communication.
• At least two years of experience in a newsroom environment preferred.

To be considered, apply on our company career page at www.sonomamediainvestments.com/jobs.

The pay scale is $25.86 – 32.26 per hour, depending on years of experience, as outlined in the Pacific Media Workers Guild Contract.

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