SAJA Job Listings: Compiled by Maha Atal

Dow Jones seeks a Copy Editor for APAC Newswires.
Dow Jones Newswires is looking for a Copy Editor to join its NewsPlus team, which compiles the
Web-based front page for Dow Jones Newswires. The successful candidate will join a group of Web
editors who choose the best breaking news and analysis stories from across Dow Jones and present
them in summary form for busy traders and financial advisors. This copy editor will work on various
specialty NewsPlus pages, each targeting different customer groups, and will be integral in making
the pages relevant, timely and indispensable to those customers. The editor will work with text, video,
audio and graphics. He/She will be based somewhere in the Asia-Pacific region.
Candidates must have sharp news judgment and the ability to make decisions quickly and with
minimal supervision. Previous Web, audio, video and graphic design skills, as well as any experience
editing business or finance content is preferred. We want a candidate who is highly self-motivated and
sincerely interested in a career in financial journalism and Internet publishing.
Dow Jones Newswires offers a competitive compensation package and the opportunity to work for
one of the world’s leading financial and business news companies.
To apply, please visit www.dowjones.com/careers and search for job ID 250560

The International Herald Tribune has two openings on its business copy desk in Hong Kong. Please note that these are NOT intended as overseas postings for U.S.-based employees, and The Times will not offer relocation or expatriate benefits to any of its copy editors who might apply. “Nevertheless, we want to make you aware of what’s going on at the I.H.T.,” Alan Flippen writes in an e-mail, “in the spirit of newsroom integration and in case you know anyone from outside the company who might be a good fit for these jobs.”
If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Len Apcar, lapcar@iht.com. Read on for the qualifications.
The International Herald Tribune is looking for experienced copy editors to work in Hong Kong for its expanding Asian edition. You will work with a team of dedicated, hard-working editors and correspondents from The New York Times-Herald Tribune family to offer our readers a well-edited, must-read newspaper six mornings a week and a 24-hour Web report. We expect you to know how to smooth copy, write inviting heads and make solid news judgments about international developments. We value energetic professionals who want the challenge of living abroad and are excited by the Asia story.
We have permanent positions immediately available and invite candidates to apply for a one-week tryout. Experience in Asia and business journalism a plus. Interested? Send your resumes to: asiaresumes@iht.com.

Copy editor/page designer
The combined news copy desk of the 35,000 circulation La Crosse (Wis.) Tribune and 12,000 circulation Winona (Minn.) Daily News, and their related Web sites, seeks a forward-thinking journalist who is a strong editor and headline writer with a flair for bold design. The desk seeks copy editors whose news judgment produces content, both in print and online, that not only reflects what people are talking about but also drives what people are talking about. Copy editors work at the Tribune in downtown La Crosse. La Crosse County is a health care, education and retail center of 110,000 people between the beautiful bluffs of the Mississippi River Valley. Direct a letter of application, resume and work samples to Human Resources, La Crosse Tribune, 401 N. Third St., La Crosse, WI 54601 or Cindy.Pfaff@lee.net.

Online Sales Manager
Ready to take on a critical position and be a key part of the success of your company? Then the River Valley Newspaper Group has an opportunity for you.
The online sales manager is responsible for the continued growth of our thriving websites, such as lacrossetribune.com, winonadailynews.com, 7riversmarketplace.com and 12 others, enjoying over 50,000 visits per day.
The successful candidate will have a proven track record of driving online revenue and audience, demonstrated success leading an online team, and the ability to develop new online products as well as create additional customer relationships. A degree in journalism, business, marketing or technology-related field desirable.
The River Valley Newspaper Group is based in La Crosse, WI, a spectacular location – a historic, vibrant city nestled between the bluffs and the Mississippi River.
Also enjoy a competitive salary, great benefits and a teamwork environment. Our benefit program includes medical, dental and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, and long-term disability as well as our outstanding retirement account plan and employee stock purchase plan.
Respond to Cindy.Pfaff@Lee.net by Feb. 12, 2008.

Webmaster
Exciting opportunity for a skilled webmaster! The River Valley Newspaper Group in La Crosse, WI, seeks a webmaster to support our award-winning and fast-growing websites, such as lacrossetribune.com, winonadailynews.com, 7riversmarketplace.com and 12 others, enjoying over 50,000 visits per day. The successful candidate will be responsible for using programming, scripting and database integration tools to continue that success.
Must be fully versed in HTML, XML, XHTML and XSLT. Should have a firm appreciation for object-oriented design and should be able to use a variety of emerging programming languages and Web development tools including Ajax and Ruby on Rails. Must be able to administer most technical aspects of the website including full support of data feeds in and out of the site, administration of the content-management system (NewsSys) and ad-management tools (AdSys), management of rich-media files and systems and support of all database-driven applications within the organization.
The River Valley Newspaper Group is based in La Crosse, WI, a spectacular location – a historic, vibrant city nestled between the bluffs and the Mississippi River.
Also enjoy a competitive salary, great benefits and a teamwork environment. Our benefit program includes medical, dental and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, and long-term disability as well as our outstanding retirement account plan and employee stock purchase plan.
Respond to Cindy.Pfaff@Lee.net by Feb. 12, 2008.

All resumes should be sent to
employment@politico.com.

Staff Writer
Politico is always searching for the best in the
business to join our new multimedia venture. For
our reporting staff, we want to hear from you if
you have demonstrated experience writing about
politics and have clips that show innovation and
creativity. Our writers stand out with their
ability to think across platforms using video,
audio and graphics to tell stories about
Congress, lobbying or campaigns. Please send a
cover letter, resume and clips to
employment@politico.com. No telephone calls
please. Politico is an equal opportunity
employer.

Designer
Politico, an exciting new multi-media news
company, seeks a designer skilled in both print
and online media. This job will involve
on-deadline layout for our three day-per-week
newspaper as well as longer-term projects. We’re
looking for a designer with experience in
journalism, a track record of working closely
with editors and reporters, and a demonstrated
interest in politics. Experience with Flash and
interactive graphics will make your application
stand out. Proficiency in Adobe InDesign,
Illustrator and Photoshop is a plus. Please send
a resume, cover letter and clips to
employment@politico.com. No telephone calls
please. Politico is an equal opportunity
employer.

Copy Editor
Politico seeks a talented, detail-oriented and
experienced copy editor to join its stellar copy
desk. The ideal candidate will have at least four
years’ experience editing for a newspaper,
magazine, wire service or news website and must
demonstrate strong familiarity with AP style and
an ability to work swiftly and efficiently under
tight deadlines. The candidate should also
possess superior headline-writing abilities.
Knowledge of and interest in government and
politics is a plus. This is a full-time position
on a Saturday through Wednesday shift. To apply,
send an e-mail with the subject line “Copy
Editor,” along with your cover letter and résumé,
to employment@politico.com. No telephone calls,
please. Politico is an equal opportunity
employer.

Editor and Publisher story about Politico having
made the Top 30 list of most-visited newspaper
websites:
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/departments/online/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003672198

NYU School of Law Communications Office Seeks Freelance Copyeditor

Willing to Work On-Site

The NYU School of Law Office of Communications publishes an annual
150+-page magazine, academic brochures, the Annual Report of Donors,
letters from the Dean, and other print and web projects throughout the
year. Our office is seeking a freelance copyeditor willing to work
on-site as needed. Flexible hours; attention to detail; ability to
copyedit lightly or heavily as the situation requires. We follow a
combination of our own Style Guide and the Chicago Manual of Style. We
work directly in InCopy/InDesign. $30/hr. Please contact:
Jeanhee Kim,
212 998 6074, jeanhee.kim@nyu.edu

Graphic Artist/Designer

The Record (Bergen County, N.J.) has an immediate opening for a talented graphic artist/designer. We’re seeking a multi-talented graphic artist/designer with creative vision and the ability to do it all, from designing pages for both news and features to doing info-graphics to creating dynamic images. The successful candidate will work in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines. We’re looking for someone who can think beyond the norm, and way outside the box, to come up with fresh ideas. We want an artist with great news judgment and the skills to bring it all together in a visually appealing package that will stop a reader in his tracks. Candidates should have three to five years of daily experience, or equivalent.

Deputy Business Editor

We’re seeking an experienced editor to join The Record’s business team. This editor will assist the business editor and another deputy in planning and editing the seven-day-a-week business section and the Sunday real estate section. Duties include assigning and editing breaking news and enterprise and weekly reports focusing on North Jersey’s major industry sectors. We’re seeking a well-organized pro with superior time-management skills and the ability to juggle many tasks. Ability to work quickly and accurately to meet multiple deadlines is essential. Candidates should have at least five to seven years of daily experience, including at least three years as an editor.

Copy/Layout Editor (Sports)

The Record’s sports department is seeking a full-time copy/layout editor. We’re looking for a talented journalist with strong copy editing, layout and headline skills. Candidates should have a minimum of five years experience working for a daily sports section.

If you’re interested in any of these positions, send a cover letter on why you want the job, samples of your best work and a résumé to Douglas Clancy, Assistant Managing Editor, The Record, 150 River. St., Hackensack, NJ 07601. Or, if you’re attending the AAJA convention in Miami, you can see us at booth #314

opy Editor
Description: New York Magazine’s Web team is looking for a freelance
copy editor to help out two to three days a week. The copy editor
will edit blog posts, section pages, event listings, and newsletters
in a fast-paced environment. Must have a strong command of grammar
and an eye for detail. Should be familiar with Words Into Type.
Experience using Movable Type and Dreamweaver a plus. Position is
part-time.
To apply: E-mail hours of availability, a cover letter, résumé,
clips, and salary requirements to lori_fradkin@nymag.com. Please put
“Freelance Copy editor” in the subject line. No calls please.

National consumer entertainment magazine
looking for a fulltime copy editor with an
eye and ear for grammar, style and sense.
Will be responsible for copy editing features
and departments; inputting photo credits;
trafficking copy; meeting daily deadlines.
Knowledge of stylebooks (AP, Words Into Type,
Chicago) desirable; computer skills a must
(InDesign experience a real plus). Knowledge
of pop culture and television will give you
an edge. Position reports to the deputy copy
chief. If interested, contact Consuela
Golden, assistant managing editor, TV Guide,
at: consuela.golden@tvguide.com.

The Daily Republic is seeking an energetic copy editor interested in
creating crisp headlines and dynamic lay-outs. The job presents myriad
opportunities to learn and grow professionally. QuarkXpress experience
preferred. Job includes night and weekend shifts and a four-day
workweek. The Daily Republic is an award-winning, 22,000-circulation
daily located 50 miles northeast of San Francisco in Fairfield. The
paper is within driving distance of Lake Tahoe, Napa Valley, Berkeley
and the Pacific Ocean. Send resume and clips to Maureen Fissolo, news
editor, or Shawn Miller, assistant news editor, at Daily Republic, 1250
Texas St., Fairfield, Calif. 94533. Or e-mail at
mfissolo@dailyrepublic.net or smiller@dailyrepublic.net.

The successful applicant will join a 12-person desk that helps produce a section that emphasizes staff-written coverage of regional business. Business staffers and the entire section have been honored by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, the National Press Foundation, The Associated Press and the Texas Headliners, among others.

The job entails laying out the section on some days and copy editing on others. Applicants should have strong skills in both areas. At least three years of professional newspaper experience is preferred. Experience editing business copy is a plus, as is experience on the CCI pagination system. But the most important attributes are copy-editing excellence and a willingness to learn about business journalism.

Editors on the Business Copy Desk are expected to write enticing, insightful headlines; combine a high level of copy-editing skill with an understanding of business coverage; and demonstrate a talent for inviting and informative page design.

The Business Copy Desk works a four-day week, with Saturdays off. The desk works in a team environment with assignment editors and reporters, as well as with the newspaper’s photo and graphics desks.

Applicants should contact Business News copy chief Chris Wienandt at cwienandt@dallasnews.com or Ed Dufner,
assistant managing editor/Business, at edufner@dallasnews.com.

Merazine.com - a lifestyle e-zine for young South Asian professionals - is
looking for the following:

Editor-in-Chief - must have web experience
Category Editors
Writers - especially travel writers - must have experience writing for
websites

Launch date is April 2006

Hiring immediately.

Please send resume and writing samples to: Nalini@merazine.com

The Associated Press seeks newspersons for its International Desk in New
York City.

These newspersons file on DataStream, the main news transmission service
of The Associated Press, serving more than 1500 domestic newspaper
members, as well as broadcasters and commercial subscribers. These
editors work closely with colleagues on the National Desk, Photos,
Graphics, APTN and in foreign and domestic bureaus in a competitive,
24-hour-a-day news environment.

Outstanding editors become potential candidates for supervisory
positions, and may be given editing or reporting assignments at the
United Nations and abroad. Those interested in transferring abroad will
be judged by performance on the desk, knowledge of world affairs,
language skills, the ability to write clearly and compellingly, and
vacancies abroad.

Applicants must be strong, aggressive editors able to work quickly and
accurately under deadline pressure. Strong news judgment and knowledge
of international affairs are essential. Applicants should have excellent
reporting and writing abilities, as well as organizational skills and
responsiveness to members’ needs. Candidates should be flexible in work
schedules, which include substantial night and overnight work.

For consideration, e-mail a cover letter, resume and clips to
intdesk@apjobs.org. The Associated Press is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity Employer.

The Associated Press seeks a newsperson for its national Sports Desk in
New York City.

This newsperson edits and rewrites national game stories and breaking
news. This newsperson must be able to work with writers in the field and
New York staffers, crafting leads, tightening copy, plugging holes and
eliminating mistakes.

The successful candidate should have broad knowledge of all major
sports. The ideal candidate is a strong editor with a clear news sense,
has a knack for spotting errors, has grace under pressure and has the
ability to write/edit fast and cleanly. Candidates must be flexible in
work schedules due to number of night/weekend sports events.

For consideration, e-mail a cover letter, resume and clips to
sports@apjobs.org. The Associated Press is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity Employer.

The posting can also be found at DJ.com Asian Careers link
http://www.dowjones.com/Careers/International/Asia.htm.

Dow Jones Newswires (www.djnewswires.com), a unit of Dow Jones &
Company, is a leading supplier of real-time global economic, corporate
and resources news to financial professionals across five assets
classes: equities, fixed income, foreign exchange, commodities and
energy. It has a network of 22 news bureaus in the Asia-Pacific region.
We are looking for outstanding individuals to apply for the following
positions:

WELLINGTON - Bureau Chief, New Zealand
Dow Jones Newswires is looking for someone to take the post of bureau
chief, New Zealand, a job that involves managing our three-person team
in Wellington and a stringer in Auckland. The successful candidate
should have a solid background in the financial newswires business, with
a demonstrated ability to oversee coverage of the equities, forex and
debt markets. A solid track record of enterprise work - news scoops and
innovative features - is desirable. The candidate should be calm under
pressure and have good people skills.

HONG KONG - Copy Editor
Dow Jones Newswires Global Desk is looking for a copy editor to join the
Hong Kong team full-time in January. The job involves editing money and
corporate news from the Greater China region, including Taiwan. The
successful candidate should have a track record of working quickly and
accurately under pressure in a real-time news environment. We’re looking
for someone able to edit aggressively, reworking and rewriting copy when
needed.

To apply, please send cover letter, resume and writing samples if any
(maximum 5 clips) to Julie Koh, HR Officer; e-Mail:
julie.koh@dowjones.com; Fax: +65-6225-3379.

**Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.**

McKinsey is seeking two copy editors to copyedit and furnish abstracts for
internal publications. Minimum of 2-3 years’ copyediting experience at an
English-language publication, excellent editorial judgment and language
skills, and proficiency in PowerPoint required. Background in business
journalism a plus. Competitive salary commensurate with experience. Both
positions are located in Delhi but report to the copy desk in the New York
office. Please e-mail a resume and brief cover letter to
Lucia_Rahilly@mckinsey.com.

[feel free to saja@columbia.edu for our files]

Star magazine, the celebrity weekly, is looking for a few good freelance
copy editors for our closes. You should know your way around QPS and Copy
Desk, be familiar with AP Style and have a knack for turning out clean copy
under tight deadlines. Send resumes (and any questions) to Elizabeth Herr at
eherr@starmagazine.com.

I really need to fill an associate editor position —
fast. I edit two magazines on managing law firms —
Law Firm Inc. (bimonthly) and Small Firm Business
(quarterly) for ALM.

I’m looking for someone who can line edit, generate
story ideas, work with freelancers and contributors,
help oversee production, and periodically do some
reporting.

Requirements: A minimum of two to three years of
magazine editorial experience; Some familiarity with
business and or legal reporting strongly preferred.
Knowledge of Quark and QPS CopyDesk desirable.

The job is in NYC. If you know of anyone who may be
interested or wants more details please send them my
way — tdelaney@alm.com.

The Journal Gazette in Fort Wayne, Ind., one of the nation’s few
remaining two-newspaper towns, seeks a copy editor to join its universal
copy desk. Strong copy-editing and headline-writing skills are a must.
The universal desk handles copy for all sections of The Journal Gazette,
including news, sports, features, business and editorials. The Journal
Gazette, a seven-day, locally owned morning newspaper, is in a long-term
joint operating agreement with a six-day afternoon Knight Ridder
newspaper. The Journal Gazette’s circulation is 72,000 daily and 125,000
Sundays. Candidates must have a degree in journalism or related field,
and at least some copy editing experience at a daily newspaper through
internships or at student newspapers. Mid-career copy editors are also
encouraged to apply. Design skills are a plus, but are not a requirement
for the job. The newspaper also has a separate universal design desk.
Fort Wayne is about 3 hours from Chicago and Columbus, and two hours
from Indianapolis. Those interested may contact Assistant News Editor
Anne Gregory, The Journal Gazette, 600 W. Main St., Fort Wayne, IN
46802, or via e-mail at agregory@jg.net.