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SalaryGreat full-time, hybrid, opportunity for you if you are passionate about local news! As Community Reporter/Editor, you’ll help keep your community informed with fair, accurate stories and photos. Use your writing and editing skills to focus on the people and businesses that make the Sullivan, IL area so special. Ready to make the news? Read on!
Duties:
- Collect, write and edit news stories in the Sullivan, IL community and surrounding areas
- Coordinate/Assign content to be written by others (stringers)
- Take photographs related to the news
- Facilitate communication between writers and page composer (primarily using email)
- Provide customer service in our office and assist the office manager
- Deliver papers to local businesses and post office occasionally (mostly mornings)
Qualifications:
- Strong grammar, writing and proofreading skills required
- Prior experience demonstrating ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
- Ability to work half days (mornings) in the Sullivan, IL office. Work remote the rest of the time.
- Experience using Microsoft Word
- Current Driver’s License with good MVR
- Ability to travel the Sullivan and surrounding communities to gather news, occasionally on a weekend for a festival or event
- News writing experience preferred
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $16.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- news writing: 1 year (Preferred)
- writing: 1 year (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Sullivan, IL 61951
