Page Designer / Copy Editor. Winter Haven, Florida

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.

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.

Applicants may apply online to journalismjobs.com or mail, fax or e-mail applications, 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
Website: http://www.newschief.com
REMUNERADO Email: joe.braddy@newschief.com