Athens (Ga.) ASE

[John Kaltefleiter]

Howdy, folks.

I'll be putting this on the job boards, but here's a first look.

The Athens (Ga.) Banner-Herald is seeking an energetic, full-time assistant sports editor to join its award-winning staff.

In this position, you'll be second in command and be the chief designer and copy editor on a staff of six. Quark and Photoshop proficiency is a must.

Experienced candidates with at least two years of copy editing and design experience are preferred.

The Banner-Herald is a Morris Communications-owned 35,000 daily newspaper in Athens, Ga., home of the University of Georgia and one of the greatest live music scenes in the country.

Send your resume, eight design clips (include at least a Sunday and a special section) to John Kaltefleiter, Sports Editor, Athens Banner-Herald, One Press Place, Athens, Ga., 30601. E-mail: [email protected]. No phone calls.

Here's a few more details to the ad.

Our former assistant sports editor abruptly resigned Friday, so I'm looking to fill the position as soon as possible. I stress that this position is exclusive to design, copy editing and management. Writing opportunities are minimal.

Our section was an APSE honorable mention in special section this year and was top 10 in both daily and special section, and honorable mention for Sunday in 2006. It was also top 10 in both Sunday and special, and honorable mention for daily in 2005. Our Georgia football beat writer was top 10 in breaking news this year.

Athens is arguably one of the greatest college towns in the country and Atlanta is about an hour and a half down the road. The sports environment is unmatched, especially in the fall because of Georgia football.

If you have any questions, e-mail me, but please no calls. I'll take resumes and clips by regular mail and e-mail. Pdfs work well for design clips attached to e-mails.

 

[Riddick]

Nice job, great section and John is good people. Even though I hear he snores louder than most rock concerts.

 

[John]

The Athens paper has its issues, as all Morris papers do, and they've been chronicled here often, but this is a great opportunity for a talented designer.

You'll get to do a ton of interesting things, and Texas is a super guy and has done a fine job since taking over as SE.

 

[michael_badley]

Great town, great paper, even greater sports editor (well, maybe not better than the town ) . This is a terrific opportunity to work for an editor who gets it.

ASEs at this place have a good history of going elsewhere. Maybe not the last person in this job, but former ASE Nick Mathews, now the interim SE at the Newport News paper, is a young star in the business.

 

[Todd M. Adams]

Tex has been known to drive a man out of a hotel room with his snoring, but other than that he's a great guy. And, as said, this is a good springboard position. He should get some talented design/copy people applying here.

 

[John Kaltefleiter]

Thanks for bringing that up, Todd. I do not, however, snore on deadline.

 

[Tom Petty]

Second all that. Tex is a helluva guy, and Athens is a helluva town.

rank its music scene to austin.

 

[Moderator1]

Great town. Hell, a gig like this might get me back in the game!

 

[playthrough]

Riiiiiight.

 

[Moderator1]

It's just a new way of saying this one gets the Big Moddy Seal.

 

[sgaleadfoot]

Its worth only about .02 cents, but this one gets the leadfoot seal as well.

great town, great paper. For anyone looking to move up either in design or management, this is a great stop.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

It's just a new way of saying this one gets the Big Moddy Seal.

 

[ondeadline]

Its worth only about .02 cents, but this one gets the leadfoot seal as well.

Two one-hundredths of a cent? That isn't worth much.

 

[Tom Petty]

rank its music scene to austin.

No can do. Haven't spent enough time in Austin to compare the two.

All I'll say is: You won't be disappointed in Athens.

what style of music is prevalent in athens?

 

[John]

Athens has everything. If you're looking for punk, folk, metal, hip-hop, stoner jam, country, whatever, you'll find a place to hear it virtually any night you head downtown.

 

[HoopsMcCann]

the pay will suck serious monkey balls, but everything else said in this thread was true

it's a great gig, just wanted to let you know it's not all sunshines and puppies. also, it's a nice looking paper, but i've noticed it gets smaller every time i see it. it's about a pamphlet size now. some great folks there and the opportunity to do great things, but also has its limitations (especially the weeble on the other side of the building) so go in with your eyes open.

that said, i'd do anything for texas (kalteflieter), who is one of the finest people i've ever known.

 

[MU_was_not_so_hard]

Have known a couple people who've lived and worked in Athens. While some of them have complained that the pay isn't the greatest, they've all made the point of how it is pretty cheap to live there, too.
My only concern with taking a job here would be that when you're ready to leave, your pay scale could be significantly lower. I still don't know if that would be enough to keep most people from applying for a job there.
Athens is a great town from the little I've experienced it, and like others have said, the paper is damn solid.

 

[TyWebb]

Great town, great SE, great opportunity. That more than makes up for the fact that you will be getting paid poorly.

 

[Tom Petty]

Athens has everything. If you're looking for punk, folk, metal, hip-hop, stoner jam, country, whatever, you'll find a place to hear it virtually any night you head downtown.

sweet. thanks for the info.

 

[OrangeGrad]

John's a good dude, and I'm sure he's going to get plenty of resumes for this opening. He expects good work and puts out a nice looking section.