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Wick Communications seeks a managing editor, Williston Herald – North Dakota

The Williston Herald, a three days a week community newspaper in northwest North Dakota, is looking for a top-notch editor who’s a go-getter, loves story-telling, and wants to join a team that values growing its own and giving you that next opportunity.

The editor is a critical figure in our community. Successful applicants will help set an agenda while leading and facilitating local discourse on various issues, from the oil industry to farming, schools, and growth.

This position requires:

  • Analytical skills
  • People skills
  • The joy of writing and editing copy
  • A willingness to be a lifelong learner.
  • The ideal candidate seeks adventure, motivates and teaches others
  • Cultivates a positive and focused environment
  • Showcases a love of the English language.
  • Knowledge of Associated Press style and AP copy and headline writing is essential.

This position offers an opportunity to be a managing editor while working closely with a mentor at a nearby Wick Communications newspaper. The editors across our company are in close contact with each other and the editorial director and always have somebody to bounce ideas off of.

The managing editor crafts the editorial goals for the community newspaper and provides clarity and fair consideration throughout the pages of the print and digital products. Adhering to deadlines is a critical part of this job opportunity, as is having strong organizational skills.

This is a full-time position, and as part of Wick Communications, we offer a robust package of pay and benefits, including base salary, bonus plan, medical, vision, dental, and a 401(k). See our website at www.willistonherald.com and learn about our parent company at www.wickcommunications.com. We are an equal-opportunity employer.

Please submit a letter of interest, resume, and examples of writings to Publisher Frank Perea: publisher@willistonherald.com.

For further information click here.

Mariam Ahmed

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