The Post is looking for an editor-in-chief
The Post Editor-in-ChiefJob Overview
The Post is looking for a creative, passionate, responsible and dedicated individual to fulfill this part-time position that is supplemented with a small monthly stipend. The ideal candidate would be extremely passionate about journalism and telling stories and would have experience in reporting, editing, managing others and publishing to a website. Familiarity with South Dakota is essential.
Job Responsibilities
The editor-in-chief is responsible for managing, publishing and organizing all of the site’s content. Other duties include:
- Develop story ideas
- Manage story cycle
- Managing contributors: assigning stories, training them to use the site, training on reporting and writings skill they make lack, working with writers on revisions, checking up on deadlines, answering questions, advising on story direction and possible sources and sending updates about happenings within the co-op.
- Managing summer intern to work on side projects to promote the site
- Managing photo editor and oversee all images and graphics published to the site
- Plan and execute ways to recruit contributors
- Occasionally produce content for the site
- Listen and respond to readers’ comments, suggestions, complaints and complimentsExperience
- The preferred candidate has at least one year’s experience reporting and editing for newspaper or magazine. (This may include collegiate publications.)
- Must be familiar with AP Style, social networks and blogging platforms, preferably WordPress.
- Candidate should be highly organized, self-motivated, able to meet deadlines, creative, flexible and should possess strong written, verbal and interpersonal skills.
About The Post
The Post is an online magazine in South Dakota that celebrates the people and life in the state. The Post is considered a story co-op, which means a team of contributors creates and publishes the site’s content. Like traditional publications, our stories are assigned and edited and we do pay attention to ledes, nut graphs, inverted pyramids and other story building elements found in basic journalism. However, we tell stories and take more of a feature approach to our articles vs. hard news writing. We use narratives and different points of perspective to tell stories about people behind the headlines. Our makeup comes from different elements of blogs, magazines and newspapers, but The Post is a story co-op. We are a small operation with only a part-time staff and publish content three to four times a week. Our model is constantly developing but our mission remains the same: to promote journalism among in South Dakota.
To apply, submit résumé or LinkedIn profile and three writing, videos or photography clips to info@9cloudsinc.com. Application deadline is June 3. For questions, contact info@9cloudsinc.com or call John Meyer at 612-867-4746.
The Post is looking for a creative, passionate, responsible and dedicated individual to fulfill this part-time position that is supplemented with a small monthly stipend. The ideal candidate would be extremely passionate about journalism and telling stories and would have experience in reporting, editing, managing others and publishing to a website. Familiarity with South Dakota is essential.
Job Responsibilities
The editor-in-chief is responsible for managing, publishing and organizing all of the site’s content. Other duties include:
- Develop story ideas
- Manage story cycle
- Managing contributors: assigning stories, training them to use the site, training on reporting and writings skill they make lack, working with writers on revisions, checking up on deadlines, answering questions, advising on story direction and possible sources and sending updates about happenings within the co-op.
- Managing summer intern to work on side projects to promote the site
- Managing photo editor and oversee all images and graphics published to the site
- Plan and execute ways to recruit contributors
- Occasionally produce content for the site
- Listen and respond to readers’ comments, suggestions, complaints and complimentsExperience
- The preferred candidate has at least one year’s experience reporting and editing for newspaper or magazine. (This may include collegiate publications.)
- Must be familiar with AP Style, social networks and blogging platforms, preferably WordPress.
- Candidate should be highly organized, self-motivated, able to meet deadlines, creative, flexible and should possess strong written, verbal and interpersonal skills.
About The Post
The Post is an online magazine in South Dakota that celebrates the people and life in the state. The Post is considered a story co-op, which means a team of contributors creates and publishes the site’s content. Like traditional publications, our stories are assigned and edited and we do pay attention to ledes, nut graphs, inverted pyramids and other story building elements found in basic journalism. However, we tell stories and take more of a feature approach to our articles vs. hard news writing. We use narratives and different points of perspective to tell stories about people behind the headlines. Our makeup comes from different elements of blogs, magazines and newspapers, but The Post is a story co-op. We are a small operation with only a part-time staff and publish content three to four times a week. Our model is constantly developing but our mission remains the same: to promote journalism among in South Dakota.
To apply, submit résumé or LinkedIn profile and three writing, videos or photography clips to info@9cloudsinc.com. Application deadline is June 3. For questions, contact info@9cloudsinc.com or call John Meyer at 612-867-4746.
