Apply Today! Confidential – Copy Editor/Page Designer

Job Type

Full-time

Lancaster, PA • Editorial

Description

LNP Media Group in Lancaster, Pa., seeks detail-oriented copy editor/page designer for daily and Sunday editions. Strong copy-editing skills and ability to work under deadline required. InDesign experience a plus but will train. Hybrid position necessitates include top-notch organizational skills and teamwork. The primary responsibility of the copy editor, an integral part of the universal desk, is the editing of stories and preparing them for publication to ensure we are giving our audience the high-quality content they want. This person also will design pages that engage our readers and present news and feature stories in a compelling fashion.

• Help foster a newsroom environment that champions excellent journalism, collaboration, creativity and teamwork.

• Editing stories to make sure content is fair, balanced, accurate and compelling.

• Edits all written content for adherence to Associated Press style, spelling and grammar.

• Works with a digital-first mentality by posting stories and making any corrections and/or additions to stories already posted. Works to improve digital content to attract and hold readers.

• Flags stories that may raise ethical or legal concerns.

• Writes headlines and summaries.

• Write and edit photo captions, fact boxes and other story elements as necessary.

• Write brief news items from press releases.

• Proofs completed pages, checking all headlines, cutlines and design elements for accuracy and clarity. Fill out a checklist, initial it and place it on filing cabinet.

• Answers at the news desk telephones, responding to or forwarding inquiries and taking messages as needed. Always handles calls with courtesy.

• Adapts to frequent changes and interruptions in daily work routine.

• Proficiently uses all newsroom editing, photographic, wire handling and pagination software.

• Paginate pages.

In addition to the essential functions listed above, the employee is expected to exercise honesty, integrity and respect with all clients and co-workers, maintain a professional appearance and demeanor, demonstrate a positive attitude, communicate effectively with co-workers and clients, work with accuracy, efficiency, and attention to detail, respect the work environment and keep it as neat and clean as possible, and exercise initiative to learn new skills and tasks and to help co-workers when possible. The employee is also expected to perform other similar duties and functions as required from time to time.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.

• 3 to 5 years’ experience in journalism preferred.

• Demonstrated experience in news and feature writing and well-established editing skills.

• Must be able to put together a story on deadline for the print edition by using information gathered by a reporter in the field who is posting online and/or using social media.

• Has familiarity with all digital platforms, with ability to post and edit stories, along with photographs, video and other graphic elements.

• Ability to work well under pressure to meet deadlines.

• Thorough familiarity with journalism and libel law.

• Fluency in Web and social media technology.

• Ability to work evenings, weekends and holidays to accommodate news coverage.

• Possesses an understanding of multicultural issues of significance to our community.

Work environment/equipment:

• Required to use a computer monitor, keyboard, and mouse for extended periods of time.

• Proficient use of PC, laptop, smartphone, tablet, photo/video equipment

• Ability to work in office and from home.