Several openings below…
The Associated Press seeks a Chief of Bureau for New York State, based in Albany.
The COB provides leadership and management of news, marketing and administrative operations in New York state, a territory that excludes New York City and Long Island. The COB leads staff in producing a multimedia report that is essential to AP subscribers both in the region and globally. The COB will be responsible for sales and marketing, and building business with 49 newspaper members and 165 broadcast members.
The COB will work with the regional vice president, regional news and photo directors and local news and photo managers to establish goals for improving news coverage, producing revenue and preserving AP’s relationships with its member owners. This person frequently works with New York City COB to coordinate coverage relevant to both bureaus. The COB will be responsible for contributing to AP business operations beyond borders, and be a creative thinker in product development and identifying business outside of the territory.
This manager determines use of resources and staffing in a territory with 20 editorial staffers in Albany and correspondencies in Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse. The COB helps to recruit, train, direct, motivate and evaluate managerial, editorial and administrative support personnel. This person works toward AP’s goal of a diverse staff. This person also plans and administers budget.
The successful candidate shall have demonstrated excellence as a leader in news, with the ability to lead by example — both daily and during major news events. The successful candidate must be a motivator, passionate about and able to articulate the AP’s core mission, values and goals to staff and customers.
A candidate must be a self-starter and efficient in time management, comfortable and confident in sales and marketing, with the ability to negotiate and produce favorable outcomes. This person must be able to recognize and act on opportunities to improve and enhance bureau news and business operations. A candidate should have five years of supervisory experience at a daily newspaper, broadcast station or AP bureau.
For consideration, e-mail a cover letter and resume to cobalbany@apjobs.org. The AP is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
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The Associated Press seeks an Interactive Artist for AP Digital in New York City.
The interactive artist will be responsible for creating interactive graphics and gathering elements for use in award-winning multimedia presentations distributed online. This artist will develop new presentations and uses for AP’s audio, photo, text and video content, while guiding the development and coordination of breaking news coverage and large enterprise projects on deadline. The artist will work with editors, reporters, and photographers based in New York and around the world.
Key responsibilities include:
* Creation of Flash-based interactive graphics
* Gathering photos, audio, video and text for multimedia presentations
* Designing layouts and graphical presentations
* Supervision of planning for multimedia efforts, especially in breaking news situations
* Train other journalists to use/implement multimedia techniques
JOB QUALIFICATIONS: * Bachelors degree or equivalent experience required
* Minimum of two years creating multimedia in a team-based newsroom environment
* Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills
* Excellent organizational, time management and communication skills required
* Must be able to work effectively on an independent basis and in a team environment
* Must be detailed oriented and able to handle multiple priorities with conflicting deadlines
* Exceptional experience writing and working with Flash ActionScript
* Experience taking photos and shooting video
* Ability to edit photos, video and audio
* Exceptional design and illustration skills
* Experience working with ArcView or 3D animation software a plus
For consideration, e-mail a cover letter, resume and work samples to digitalartist@apjobs.org. The Associated Press is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
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The Associated Press seeks artists for its Business News department in New York City.
These artists produce graphics for a new financial and data content product that AP is developing for newspapers and their Web sites. The new product, called Money & Markets, will replace or supplement traditional newspaper stock tables. Content will be pegged to breaking financial, economic and company news. Content will make heavy use of explanatory graphics. The goal of Money & Markets will be to inform readers about markets news and trends and help them make investment decisions. Artists would work closely with other departments, including multimedia, and join in developing a cross-platform standard for sharing complex art and media files.
The successful candidate must have knowledge of the financial markets and the economy. Experience producing business and financial graphics is a plus. Applicants must be critical thinkers who can produce graphics coverage of financial news that is explanatory and analytical. Candidates should have tested news judgment, an objective understanding of the news, a strong sense of design and a deep understanding of math, statistics and economic reports. Applicants must have good communication and people skills, especially the ability to communicate with reporters who are often on deadline and under pressure. A candidate must be a self-starter and a team player who thrives in a collaborative environment.
Deep knowledge of Illustrator/FreeHand is required. Experience with 3D applications such as Cinema4D/Maya or with mapping software such as ArcGIS is a serious plus.
Candidates must have at least three years of successful experience working in a graphics department creating deadline graphics.
For consideration, e-mail a cover letter, resume and work samples to moneymarkets@apjobs.org. AP is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
