Be sure to log onto www.iujournalismcareers.com as well to browse listings from a variety of prospective employers.
Opportunities:
- The Record (Bergen County, N.J.) has two openings in the newsroom. First is a business reporter to cover breaking news and trends, and write enterprise on a wide variety of business topics. A minimum of three years of daily business writing experience, or its equivalent, is required. Second is a municipal reporter who can break news as well as cover breaking news, propose and execute enterprise ideas, spot significant regional trends and move quickly and surely to contribute developing stories to the Web. A minimum of three years of daily reporting experience, or its equivalent, is required.
For either position, send cover letter, resume and your five best clips to Douglas Clancy, Assistant Managing Editor, The Record, P.O. Box 471, 1 Garret Mountain Plaza, Woodland Park, NJ 07424. - The Butler Eagle in Butler, Pa., is looking for a fulltime feature editor. Candidates should have at least two years of journalism experience after college. Send as soon as possible a resume, samples of their writing and a letter outlining what skills or experiences to Mark Mann, managing editor, 724-282-4180 (fax) or email news@butlereagle.com.
- Imagination publishing in Chicago has several openings, including magazine editors and social media strategists. Visit the website for more details, and then email for more info. Mention that alumna Christina Galoozis is the referral.
- Waldorf College Waldorf College in Iowa is looking for a media specialist who will work in the communications department. Learn more at the official job description or contact Riya Anandwala, MA’10, at riya.anandwala@waldorf.edu.
- Daily Journal
The Daily Journal in Franklin, Ind., is looking for experienced reporters to cover many topics, including news, business, government and legislative issues. Candidate must be versatile, be able to analyze and write well, cover beats, work well under deadline, and take complicated issues and make the reader understand them. Check out the award-winning newspaper’s website, then contact ssyse@dailyjournal.net or call 317-736-2749. - Reuters Journalism Trainee Program
The Reuters Journalism Trainee Program, operating out of London, New York and Singapore, seeks smart, innovative people who are passionate about covering and understanding the world. They may be recent graduates, working journalists, or people with specialist backgrounds – law, medicine, computer science, accounting or others – who want to start new careers. Trainees will receive nine-months of intensive classroom and hands-on training working with various reporting teams. Those who meet the rigorous standards will be offered staff positions and placed in one of our 200 bureaus across the globe subject to business needs and language skills, and assigned a mentor to help guide their careers. Visit the website for details. - Federal Reserve Board
The Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C., has an opening for a communications specialist for the Division of Consumer and Community Affairs. Qualifications include journalism degree and experience in journalism, marketing communications or Web/multimedia development. Info available on the website. Address questions to kelly.essman@frb.gov. - Bridgewater State University assistant professor
The Department of Communication Studies at Bridgewater State University seeks an Assistant professor of multimedia journalism. The successful candidate for this full-time, tenure-track position will be an engaged teacher/scholar of converged digital-media production within a critical/cultural media studies framework. The ideal candidate will have the ability to teach in multimedia journalism, including at least two of the following areas: multimedia journalism/reporting and production, social media, media literacy, or writing for media; a strong program of scholarly research; a willingness to contribute to the success of the department and the university; and a desire to advise and mentor undergraduate students. The position begins Sept. 1, 2012. Learn more at the website. - Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, a five-day, afternoon newspaper is looking for two reporters to fill two positions. The Springfield reporter covers the Illinois Supreme Court and Illinois legislature out of the one-person Springfield Bureau. The reporter will write about court cases, legislation affecting the legal community and trends in both areas. Daily responsibilities include writing at least one story a day and keeping on top of both sides of the beat.
The general assignment reporter will write for the newspaper about lawyers who practice transactional law in such areas as intellectual property, employment law and corporate law. This reporter will also write trend stories for the monthly magazine, Chicago Lawyer magazine.
Contact editor Olivia Clarke at editor@lbpc.com and indicate the position for which you want to be considered - The Greene County Daily World
The Green County Daily World in Linton, Ind., is seeking applicants for an entry-level night desk/news reporter position. Experience preferred in computer pagination (Quark Express 6.52 and Photoshop) and basic news reporting/editing (AP Style) skills. Forward resumes and clips to Chris Pruett, general manager/editor, at cpruett79@gmail.com or to Nick Schneider, assistant editor, at schneider.nick@gmail.com. - American Structurepoint, Inc. American Structurepoint, Inc., in Indianapolis is looking for a full-time graphic designer in the marketing/communications group. For more, send resume and design examples to Ben Braun, Human Resources, BBraun@structurepoint.com.
- The Commercial Review
The Commercial Review in Portland, Ind., a 5,000 circulation award-winning daily newspaper, is looking for a reporter to cover city government and police beat. The job also includes photography, layout/design, proofreading and feature writing. To apply, send resume and three to five clips to cr.sports@comcast.net. - WWWY-FM
White River Broadcasting Company, Inc.’s WWWY-FM is looking for announcers. This person introduces programs and music, reads commercial copy and public service announcements, and is involved in the overall public presentation of the station. Send resume and cover letter to Personnel, White River Broadcasting Company; P.O. Box 1789; Columbus, IN 47202-1789 or email for more information. - KMGH
KMGH in Denver is looking for a sports presenter/producer who has a minimum of two years’ experience on air in a mid to large market. Journalism degree preferred. Excellent writing skills. Apply online. - The Pharos-Tribune
The Pharos-Tribune, a 10,000-circulation daily newspaper in north central Indiana, has an immediate opening for a news editor. The successful candidate will help to lead the local news staff, directing coverage when our associate editor is out of the office or on vacation. The news editor is our senior reporter, tackling the important city and county government beat. Send a cover letter explaining why you’re the best person for the job along with a resume and your six best clips to associate editor Dustin Kass at 517 E. Broadway, Logansport, IN 46947. The e-mail address is dustin.kass@pharostribune.com, and the fax number is (574) 732-5070. - WGN Assignment Editor
WGN-TV in Chicago is looking for an assignment editor specializing in newscasts for its 24-hour cable channel, CLTV. Editor is responsible for several hours of news each day and will have creative control of the newscast under the overall direction of the CLTV Senior Producer. Editor also is responsible for work on website, mobile and social media technologies. Position requires several years of television news writing and producing. Send resume to: WGN-TV Human Resources Department, 2501 W. Bradley Place, Chicago, IL 60618, Fax: 773-528-1387. Apply online at www.tribjobs.com and click on the Job Search link. Search for keyword “Editor, News Assignment.” No phone calls. - Womenworking.com
Womenworking.com is seeking a full-time editor/marketer, preferably a tri-state New York resident (this is not a virtual job). Responsibilities include expanding the reach of the website and member network through social media and marketing liaisons, writing and editing content for the website and newsletters, and managing interns. Qualifications: individuals versed in social networking, marketing, experienced writer, people skills. Prefer two to three years of formal work experience, including writing/editing copy. Knowledge of Microsoft Office and Excel are required, HTML and knowledge of YouTube a plus. Salary: $40,000 depending upon experience. Send resume, references, one writing sample (preferably a profile), with a thoughtful cover letter to helene@womenworking.com. Please send in simple word documents and address it to Helene. - Kroll
Kroll in Chicago is looking for an entry-level analyst to work on investigations. Check out the full job details and e-mail alumnus Mark Skertic, mskertic@kroll.com, for details.
Links:
- Cub Reporters list of links
- Journalism Jobs.com
- National Diversity News Jobs Bank
- ASNE’s list of job links
- Detroit Free Press’s page of links to newspaper career resources
- Mass Media Jobs
- Riley Guide to places that post journalism jobs
- The Write Job lists many media jobs
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