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Updated March 19, 2010
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Jobs in North Carolina
Reporter (posted 03/19/10)
The Wilson Times, a family-owned daily newspaper in North Carolina, is seeking a reporter. We're looking for someone who values community journalism. Drive and enthusiasm are important to us. We seek someone capable of in-depth reporting projects, cultivating sources and solid beat coverage. Photography and video skills are a plus. Send resume and clips to Jon Jimison, editor, at jjimison@wilsontimes.com.
Reporter (posted 03/19/10)
HIGH PAY, LITTLE WORK! Not in this job. Need reporter/page layout person who knows how to write and use InDesign/Photoshop. Solid pay, great work environment at community newspaper. Job is in Kenly, 50 miles east of Raleigh. Love newspapering? Send resume to rstewart@kenlynews.com.
Web Developer (posted 03/19/10)
The Fayetteville Publishing Company has an opportunity for an Online/Web Developer in its IT department. Major duties include: Maintain and enhance the company's extensive list of web sites, Redesign and maintain the company's internal web-based intranet, Work with our newsroom and advertising staffs to develop new sites and site features using ASP.NET and Perl/Python/Zope/MySQL. Qualified candidates will possess at least one year of web development experience. A two-year degree in an appropriate computer science field or equivalent work experience is preferred. Required Skills:Proficient with HTML, CSS, Javascript, XML and ASP.NET. While the ability to use WYSIWYG editors is helpful, applicants will be required to demonstrate the ability to proficiently hand code in each of these technologies.Intermediate scripting/programming skills in Perl/Python, ASP.NET/C# and Java. Additional language skills are a plus.
Solid grasp of the Windows Server/IIS and Linux/Apache web hosting environments. Experience with both MySQL and Microsoft's SQL Server. Experience with Zope or Microsoft's Visual Studio development environment are a plus. Interested, qualified applicants should send a complete, electronic resume to fryej@fayobserver.com.
Reporter (posted 03/17/10)
The Dispatch, a five-day-a-week newspaper in Lexington owned by The New York Times Co., seeks an entry-level reporter to cover the police beat. The candidate must have a nose for news and not mind the unpredictability that the beat entails. Primary focus includes law enforcement, fire, courts and other general assignment topics. Online updates and use of video camera are expected. The position includes being on-call every fourth weekend. Think this job is for you? Contact Executive Editor Chad Killebrew at chad.killebrew@the-dispatch.com.
Sports Reporter (posted 03/11/10)
PNC Newspapers (The Shelby Star and Gaston Gazette) is seeking an energetic community minded sports reporter to join our award-winning team. This reporter will primarily cover Cleveland County high school, local sports in an active community and events at Division I Gardner-Webb University. The reporter will have pagination duties that require working at the Gazette office at least 2 days each week. Qualified candidates will possess good reporting and writing skills and be able to generate story ideas while covering normal assignments. This reporter will be expected to work in multiple media platforms, including video, blogging and live event coverage. Training and/or experience paginating using InDesign is highly desired. Interested and qualified? E-mail your resume to msmith@gastongazette.com. Include salary requirements and 5 clips of your work or links to sites where your work can be viewed.June 11, 2010
Reporter (posted 03/08/10)
Beat reporter with a talent for writing and who is not afraid of multimedia, sought by the New Bern Sun Journal, the torchbearer in the town that was home to North Carolina's first newspaper. We're losing our talented city reporter to a larger newspaper, but we're not necessarily looking for someone to cover city hall. The job will go to the best applicant, with job description to be built around who we hire. We're a Freedom Communications newspaper and heavily invested in community news, both in print and online (newbernsj.com). The job is full-time with benefits, and as last hired you'd be the Saturday reporter, too (just being up front about it). New Bern is a riverfront town, near a national forest and an hour drive from the beach. E-mail a cover letter, resume and work samples to Managing Editor Randy Foster at rfoster@freedomenc.com.
Reporter (posted 02/26/10)
Gen. Assignment Reporter to include sports. Must also be familiar with digital camera. Use of own Wi-Fi enabled laptop, camera helpful. Expanding staff of three weekly papers with permanent full-time position. $400/wk. + mileage. Send resume and clips to editor@newsleadernow.com.
Sports Reporter (posted 02/26/10)
The Richmond County Daily Journal, a five-day-a-week AM paper in Rockingham, N.C., is looking for a sports reporter. We cover one high school, Richmond Senior High, seven-time winners of the State 4AA football title. We also offer plenty of chances to cover motorsports, and we’re home to an IHRA dragstrip and host national events. The job involves a night schedule Monday through Friday. The position offers paid vacation, medical, dental, vision 401k and paid holidays. The Daily Journal is part of Heartland Publications and we give first consideration to candidates who live in the southeast region. Interested applicants can E-mail pwilliams@yourdailyjournal.com.
Reporter (posted 02/26/10)
The Richmond County Daily Journal, a five-day-a-week AM paper in Rockingham, N.C., is looking for a general assignment reporter. The job is perfect for someone just starting out. The job involves a Monday-Friday schedule with some night work. The position offers paid vacation, medical, dental, vision, 401k and paid holidays. The Daily Journal is part of Heartland Publications and we give first consideration to candidates who already live in the southeast region. Interested applicants can E-mail pwilliams@yourdailyjournal.com.
Reporter (posted 02/25/10)
The Sanford Herald, a 10,000-circulation 6-day daily newspaper located in the heart of North Carolina, seeks a general assignment reporter who will be a part of an award-winning staff (a record 14 awards in the 2009 NCPA News Editorial Contest) and will primarily cover local government and crime beats – sometimes within the same story. Candidate will show a history of solid reporting and coming up with in-depth enterprise stories. Minimum Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in journalism or equivalent; 2-3 years’ reporting/writing experience, photography experience and working within new media platforms (video, audio) and experience with other forms of electronic media and communications preferred. Contact Editor Billy Liggett by e-mail at bliggett@sanfordherald.com to apply. Please include resume, cover letter and examples of your work (links preferred over large pdf files). Looking for serious candidates only ... please include your reason for wanting to work in Central N.C. if you're applying from out of state. No phone calls, please.
Copy Editor/Page Designer (posted 02/23/10)
Freedom ENC Communications has an immediate opening for a copy editor/page designer on an 11-person consolidated desk that serves three dailies in eastern North Carolina. This position will be filled by someone who has excellent word skills, can create compelling pages and can work well in a team setting that demands flexibility. Knowledge of InDesign is a plus. Entry-level candidates with solid schooling and internships are encouraged to apply. The consolidated desk works in Jacksonville, within easy reach of North Carolina beaches. Applicants should send cover letter, resume and three to five work samples to Patrick Holmes, Regional Editor, Freedom ENC Communications, PO Box 129, Kinston, NC 28502; or by e-mail to pholmes@freedomenc.com.
Page Designer/Copy Editor (posted 02/10/10)
The Wilson Times, a family-owned daily newspaper in North Carolina, is seeking a page designer/copy editor. Ideally, we are looking for someone equally adept at paginating pages and turning out graphics to accompany story packages. The ideal candidate will have Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop experience. Send resume and samples to Jon Jimison, editor, at jjimison@wilsontimes.com.April 10, 2010
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Inside Sales Account Executives (posted 03/12/10)
The Fayetteville Observer is looking for Inside Sales Account Executives (2). The Account Executive will be responsible for selling advertising in various Fayetteville Publishing Company products and special sections/pages, via inbound and outbound telephone calls, consistently selling enhancements, with focus on an assigned commercial account list. Maximize territory potential by nurturing existing accounts and prospecting for new ones. This position is base salary plus commission with some bonus potential based on monthly performance and special projects. Candidates must be physically able to sit for long periods of time, efficiently type information on a computer, answer phones using an ACD call routing system and communicate clearly and effectively over the telephone. Our compensation package includes, health, dental, vision, life, a 401(k) program, vacation purchase program and a profit sharing plan. Please mail or e-mail resume to: Mona Bass, The Fayetteville Observer, PO Box 849, Fayetteville, NC 28302, bassm@fayobserver.com.
Ad Designer (posted 03/04/10)
AD DESIGNER NEEDED - Full-Time Experience necessary on Macintosh computers with knowledge of Quark XPress, Multi-Ad Creator and Adobe Photoshop helpful. Send resume to: Ad Designer, PO Box 1448,
Dunn, NC 28335. Fax resume to: 910-891-5253, Attn. Ad Designer or email retailads@mydailyrecord.com.
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Veteran jounalist with 25-plus years experience seeking new opportunity, FT or PT, in Triangle area. Multiple award winner in North Carolina and Ohio in news and sports reporting, editing and photography. Proficient in InDesign, Photoshop, Dreamweaver and Microsoft Office Suite as well as digital 35mm and video photography. Mentored 4 sportswriters of the year in Ohio. Former managing editor of 2 nationally circulated magazines and current contributing writer for The Wolfpacker, covering NC State athletics. Email brapp76@earthlink.net or call (919) 264-4148. (posted 02/22/10)
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