Lancaster Farming Newspaper is looking for an Agricultural Data Entry Clerk to join our team! The position will maintain a weekly deadline for publishing market reports.

This entails collecting and transcribing commodity market data for livestock, grain and produce. Our comprehensive list of prices from different sales locations is published weekly. You will work with an assigned paginator to produce the markets pages for print.

This position requires exceptional attention to detail, commitment to accuracy, ability to work independently and meet firm deadlines, and an interest in agriculture and the data that identifies trends in the U.S. ag economy. This is important information for America’s farmers.

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Essential Job Functions: 

• Collect and transcribe commodity market data for livestock, grain and produce.
• Focus on data accuracy.
• Maintain weekly print deadline.
• Work with paginator to produce weekly markets pages for printed newspaper.
• Keep online markets updated.
• Periodically answer reader calls about markets.

Requirements:  

• Experience or interest in processing data. You’ll be working with lots of numbers.
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Ability to work independently.
• Excellent time management and ability to meet firm deadlines.
• An interest in agriculture and the data that identifies trends in the U.S. ag economy.
• Maintain the positive attitude of a team player.

Working Conditions:  

• 25 hours a week
• This is a hybrid work environment. Ratio of office-to-remote time is negotiable.
• Mostly desk work. Required to use laptop for extended periods of time.
• Use of newsroom-specific software.
• Occasional early morning and evening hours.

Why work with us?

We know that employees are a business’s greatest asset and the primary driver of success. We are committed to attracting and retaining people who are bright, curious, flexible, and energetic, to ensure our progress for the next 225 years.

As a team member at Lancaster Farming, you’ll enjoy:

• Paid Holidays
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Employee Assistance Program

About Us:

Lancaster Farming is the “Farmer’s Choice” since 1955, covering many agriculture industries, including dairy, beef, swine, sheep, goat, horse and specialty animal buyers and sellers. It is also the largest farm implement marketplace in the Northeast. Every Saturday, the newspaper delivers news, market and commodity reports, and agribusiness information to more than 60,000 paid subscribers in Pennsylvania and fifteen other states.