Overview
Tribune Publishing is looking to hire part-time Editorial News Page Designers to work for our Design and Production Studio (DPS), home to all print design for Tribune Publishing's award-winning newspapers across the country. The team is fully remote but must reside in a state noted below. This is a posting for future part-time openings on the team.
Duties for our News Page Designers (Print Production Specialists) may vary within the team. Depending on the team's needs, a Print Production Specialist's main responsibility may include but are not limited to preparing articles, photos and designs for publication in Tribune print newspapers; proofing and typesetting newspaper pages for all Tribune newspapers; and editing and designing content to be shared across all Tribune Publishing newspapers.
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Successful Print Production Specialists will possess initiative, good news judgment, attention to detail, incredible organizational skills and a commitment to accuracy. Print Production Specialists must be able to multitask and perform well under constant deadlines with minimal-to-moderate supervision in a remote work environment. Additionally, a Print Production Specialist should have some combination of a strong command of the English language, as well as editing and design skills that conform to accepted journalistic techniques and the style of the publication.
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This role can be based in any of these states: CA, CT, FL, IL, IN, MD, MI, MO, NJ, NY, PA, TN, TX, VA
Responsibilities
Depending on the team's needs, a Print Production Specialist's main responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
- Being fast and accurate: Always striving to provide readers with what we know, when we know it. Be transparent about sources of information.
- Editing and designing newspaper pages with an eye toward accuracy and readability' checking for grammar, punctuation, clarity and accuracy in high impact elements; proofreading others' work; and writing headlines, captions and refers appearing in all Tribune Publishing newspapers.
- Occasionally working with reporters and editors.
- Designing pages, packages and modules using newsroom's content management systems, Newscycle, and outside software such as InDesign, Photoshop, Intellitune and Illustrator.
- Resource system to optimize production.
- Employing creativity to present all information in easy-to-read, visually appealing, informative and energetic design.
- Conceiving, creating, editing or producing various types of content. Depending on department, this may include maps, timelines, documents and graphics.
- Editing photos: pulling photos from wires and other sources; cropping and toning photos for publication.
- Meeting production deadlines and maintaining ideal page flow under minimal to moderate supervision.
- Employing creativity and independent news judgment to text editing, designing, photo editing, and otherwise preparing work for publication.
- Striving to meet specific individual goals to be assigned on a regular basis by supervisor.
This Could be a Match if You have...
- A minimum of one year editing and design experience at a news publication, and a solid understanding of design basics.
- Excellent knowledge of AP Style.
- Experience writing strong, accurate print headlines.
- Awe-inspiring organizational skills and news judgment.
- Ability to multi-task and perform in a fast-paced deadline-driven remote environment.
- Ability to foster excellent communication and collaboration with peers, supervisor(s), department and newsrooms.
- Solid grasp of the rules of grammar, spelling and punctuation. Ability to write and edit accurately - with clarity, without bias.
- Strong work ethic and entrepreneurial spirit.
- Familiarity with computers and text editing software
- Willingness to work evenings/weekends and irregular hours.
Tribune Publishing Company is a media company rooted in award-winning journalism. Headquartered in Chicago, Tribune Publishing Company operates local media businesses in eight markets with titles including the Chicago Tribune, The Baltimore Sun, Orlando Sentinel, South Florida's Sun-Sentinel, Virginia's Daily Press and The Virginian-Pilot, The Morning Call of Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, and the Hartford Courant.
Tribune Publishing Company also operates Tribune Content Agency (TCA) and the Daily Meal.
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