Sports designer, Toledo (Ohio) Blade

[boundforboston]

Award-winning Midwest newspaper is seeking an experienced sports page designer and copy editor for our 7-day-a-week print operation and new Web project that is under development. We are looking for candidates with solid headline writing capabilities, as well as significant page design and pagination experience. The successful candidate will be responsible for the front page design of the print sports pages at least three nights a week, and will be involved with the design, editing and layout of special sections, including high school and college football tabs. The more visual, the better. Night and weekend shifts are part of this position. A college degree and a minimum of 2 years of experience on a sports copy desk are required. A high comfort level with InDesign, Quark, Photo Shop and Web site presentation is needed. We are an equal opportunity employer and offer competitive wages and benefits.

JournalismJobs.com - Job Listing - Seeking strong sports page designer/copy editor

 

[jr/shotglass]

Isn't this the paper where the publisher is, uh, very hands-on with the on-deadline process?

 

[Waldo9939]

He can be. Mostly news side though.

 

[kbb]

Has this job been filled?

 

[Waldo9939]

Not yet. Actually have been interviewing candidates for better part of two weeks. Want more info, PM me.

 

[Waldo9939]

Bumping this to the top. Was told that position has been filled pending background/drug screen. If the person who is hired trolls this board, I'll let them out themselves.

 

[steveu]

And it wasn't me. I did apply and go through the interview process. First-rate operation, but that Waldo's a character.

Like the old Pretenders song says, "Maybe tomorrow.... maybe someday..."

 

[steveu]

Bumping this back to the top for one reason:

I told everyone Waldo was a character, but he must have had some good words to say about me. Turns out I've been hired by the Blade to work the copy desk. It's a different job than the one advertised here, but they must have liked me.

So dammit, I AM good enough to work for the Toledo Blade!!

 

[Waldo9939]

So I guess the words, YOURE HIRED, are appropriate in this case?

 

[steveu]

Absolutely! I was going to type "any news on this position?" but I thought better.

 

[Waldo9939]

Bump back to the top. We’ve been given clearance to hire for another spot. Same description just filling another hole. If interested, please give me a shout. I can tell you most of these duties are the same but there are some tweaks. You can DM me here or on Twitter at the same handle name. We are looking to fill this position ASAP with high school football season here in 44 days and college football in 52.

 

[Riddick]

Ummm, there's no job ad. Your link's broken.
How do you apply?

 

[Waldo9939]

Yes. That’s an old job ad. We’re not actually going to have an as. The requirements mostly are the same with a few tweaks. Reach out to me via DM if you’re interested and I can hook you up with whatever you need.

 

[Waldo9939]

Actually, here’s the ad that appeared on journalismjobs.com today, for those interested:

Award-winning, medium-sized Midwest newspaper is seeking a talented sports desk copy editor for our local news operation. The candidate will copy edit staff-produced and wire stories, write headlines, write photo cutlines, edit fact boxes, and paginate for the sports copy desk. Photo toning skills are required, as is the ability to work on sports agate. Shifts require evening and weekend coverage. Experience with page design and copy editing are expected. Must show good judgment and work well under deadline pressure. College degree required. We are an EEOC employer.