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KOMO hiring multi-media arts & entertainment journalist

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Fisher Interactive is looking for a journalist with a passion for finding unique stories who will report and write for komonews.com. The ideal candidate will have a passion for news and will cultivate sources and develop contacts. We are looking for someone with a high work ethic and a great attitude.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Write, select and publish news and other stories to komonews.com and other sites.
  • Produce and edit multimedia elements for online stories. Research, report and write assigned stories and those you develop within your own beat assignment.
  • Be active on branded social media accounts, including but not limited to Facebook and Twitter.
  • Appear on television and radio as needed.
  • Other duties may be assigned.

For more information, email mburcham@fsci.com. To apply, click here.

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JOB POSTING: The Seattle Times seeks an associate editorial page editor

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Spread the word to strong candidates of diverse backgrounds!

Seattle Times Associate Editorial Page Editor Job Opening

The Seattle Times Company is seeking a digital-savvy Associate Editorial Page Editor to boost the influence of the opinion pages and their engagement with the community.

As a member of the editorial board, the successful candidate will help craft the Seattle Times editorial page agenda and online strategy.

We are looking for someone with management experience to be a staff catalyst for new approaches for community dialogue. The candidate should have a demonstrated record for using social media in their journalism.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Implement an online strategy
  • Create strong, relevant Op-Ed packages
  • Oversee the production flow of the pages in print and online

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Demonstrated facility for social media and online community engagement
  • Five years experience in journalism
  • Management experience and demonstrated staff leadership skills

Apply here online

http://careers.nwjobs.com/jobs/login

About The Seattle Times

At the Seattle Times Company, you’ll find work that matters!   We are a 115-year-old locally owned, private and independent news and information company. Founded in 1896 by Alden J. Blethen, The Seattle Times Company is a fourth- and fifth-generation family business. The Seattle Times is the largest daily newspaper in Washington state and the largest Sunday newspaper in the Northwest. Well respected for its comprehensive local coverage, The Times, winner of eight Pulitzer Prizes, is also recognized nationally and internationally for in-depth, quality reporting and award-winning photography and design. The Seattle Times Company owns affiliate newspapers in Washington state as well as a network of comprehensive online news, information and advertising websites.   

 We’re an Equal Opportunity Employer that enjoys the rich contributions of employees from a broad range of backgrounds. We offer a dynamic, drug-free work environment; work-life balance; and a competitive salary and benefits package. Learn more about us at http://www.seattletimescompany.com today! 

JOB POSTING: Blogger/editor post for the Common Language Project

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This is a pretty sweet job posting from AAJA Seattle friends the Common Language Project.

Check out the details below!
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Paid Blogger/Editor at the Common Language Project

Who We Are:
The Common Language Project is an award-winning multimedia journalism nonprofit based at the University of Washington. We’re looking to expand our site and sharpen our brand by starting a blog to complement the long form, multimedia journalism that we currently specialize in.

Seattle is a small city with a big worldview and tons of diversity. We want to develop a blog that provides a fun, interesting and unexpected take on travel, international development, Seattle’s global/local connection and our region’s diverse communities. 

We’re thinking travel writing from a Northwest perspective, restaurant reviews, event calendars, photo slideshows of happenings in the international community, international nonprofit news, interviews with globe-trotting Seattleites and any other awesome story you can think of.

Who We’re Looking For:
The ideal candidate is independent, entrepreneurial, funny, creative, globally aware and connected to diverse communities here in the Puget Sound region. You need to be interested in marketing, design, multimedia (especially photography) and web publishing (as well as a little social networking and event planning). But above all we want a curious reporter and a strong writer (comfortable with a quick turnaround) willing to put their energy behind an ambitious startup.

The Position:
$750 per month (negotiable) for 3-5 blog posts a week plus some graphic design, web maintenance and editing guest posts; you will also be responsible for developing the blog’s launch plan and marketing strategy. Recruiting sponsors/ad sales will be expected as well, but will include opportunities for greater compensation on a commission basis. This is a nine-month contract position with the possibility of extension.

If interested, send a cover letter, resume and writing sample to jessica@clpmag.org above by September 30th, 2011 at 5PM. More info: www.clpmag.org/submissions.php .

JOBS: Check out these openings from JournalismJobs.com

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It’s summer (finally), and some of you may be looking for jobs. Congratulations to our new graduates! I remember how hard it was to find my first job after college. I applied for jobs at more than 50 news organizations but I wasn’t doing it the smart way. I wasn’t plugged into AAJA’s network.

If you or a friend of yours is hunting for work, here are some job listings recently posted to a leading job site for journalists. If you’ve heard of other job openings that aren’t listed here, please submit a comment with the job lead and we’ll make sure it gets posted.

If the employer asks how you heard about the job, please tell them “AAJA.” And if you GET the job, please consider making a donation to AAJA Seattle this year. Thanks!

Philanthropy Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal
http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=1261623

Business Reporter, IntraFish.com
http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=907082

Reporter, Issaquah Press
http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=681518

Reporter, Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business
http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=1258644

Reporter, The Daily (created for digital tablets)
http://www.journalismjobs.com/job_listing.cfm?JobID=1261522

Photo/Video Editor, The Chronicle (Centralia)
http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=1262236

Editor, Whitman College
http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=1262976

Writer, Whitman College
http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=1262977

Visiting Instructor in Journalism, University of Oregon
http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=1259175

Managing Editor, The World (Coos Bay, Ore.)
http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=1261596

The Bulletin (Bend, Ore.)
is looking to fill four newsroom jobs:

  • Cops and Courts reporter:
    http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=1261883
    Government reporter:
    http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=1201746
     Public Lands Watchdog reporter
    http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=1261855
    Editorial Writer
    http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=1232573

    • Convention registration deadline extended three more weeks

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    Come hear tips and hard-won wisdom from award-winning journalists.

    Learn about Chinese-American Vincent Chin, whose 1982 murder in Detroit lit the match of the Asian-American movement.

    Build your network of industry contacts and meet recruiters.

    AAJA holds its National Convention Aug. 10-13 in Detroit. If you haven’t registered yet, you’re lucky: National is allowing people to get the LOWEST rates for three more weeks. The deadline has been extended to July 8.

    Don’t delay any longer! Go to http://2011aaja.eventbrite.com now and register before rates go up!

    Looking for a roommate at convention? E-mail me at sbhatt@seattletimes.com and I can let you know who else is seeking a roommate.

    Here is a list of the chapter members who I know have registered or are attending on a scholarship. If you’d like me to add your name to this list, just send me an e-mail. If you see our scholarship winners, please congratulate them!

    • Sanjay Bhatt
    • Frank Blethen
    • Sharon Chan
    • Athima Chansanchai
    • Shawn Chitnis
    • Judy Hsu
    • Kyle Kim (VOICES scholarship)
    • Owen Lei
    • Caroline Li (Ford Foundation scholarship)
    • Marian Liu
    • Peter Sessum (Founders scholarship)
    • Sarah Wallace (Ford Foundation scholarship)
    • Sunny Wu (Ford Foundation scholarship)

    If you want to share the promo video link with your friends and colleagues, here’s the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKvJ5dx7P-Y

    Job opening: Microsoft beat reporter for The Seattle Times

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    Former AAJA National president Sharon Chan will be moving on to the new digital frontier as producer of mobile platforms and user analytics for The Seattle Times.(Congrats, Sharon!)

    With Sharon’s new career move comes a great opportunity for someone — you, perhaps? —  to cover Microsoft for The Seattle Times.

    Here’s the job posting:

    The Seattle Times Business staff is seeking a hard-driving, enterprising reporter to cover one of the most influential corporations in the world: Microsoft. This reporter should have considerable experience covering business and/or technology and should take pride at being ahead of not only local competitors, but the national media as well. He or she must be skilled at working with financial documents, understanding technology, building sources and breaking through a PR machine second to none. This person needs to be skilled at anticipating events, putting together stories that connect the dots and explain to our readers why these events are important. Writing abilities must be sharp and wide-ranging enough to appear regularly on A1, the Business section cover and above the fold online. This candidate should also be comfortable using a variety of tools, from capturing Web video to leveraging social media to engage readers and sources. Availability to travel is also a must.

    This reporter, part of The Times’ technology team, must be able to work cooperatively with other team members, as well as peers throughout the newsroom, including photo, graphics and online. He or she will be principally responsible for daily and enterprise coverage of Microsoft’s corporate affairs, strategies, core products, personnel and workplace issues, and software industry trends. Other members of the team will contribute to coverage of the company, especially in the areas of digital media, gaming and wireless technologies. Contributions to the larger Business section staff is expected, including story ideas and suggestions for the betterment of business coverage.

    If you think you are up to the challenge of covering one of our premier beats, contact Technology Editor Mark Watanabe at mwatanabe@seattletimes.com or at The Seattle Times, P.O. Box, 70, Seattle WA 98111.

     

    JOBS: Multimedia Editor, The Oregonian

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    Calling all photographers, videographers and multimedia producers! There’s a rare job opening at The Oregonian in Portland and what a job!

    Thanks to the Mediastorm blog for posting the job.

    Here’s the posting:

    The Oregonian is looking for a multimedia editor to join their team of award-winning journalists.

    This editor’s responsibilities will be newsroom-wide. The new Visuals team member will:

    * Edit multimedia projects quickly, accurately and to the highest journalistic standards.
    * Add variety and strength to our daily multimedia production — increasing the tools for reporters and photographers and broadening the expectations for viewers.
    * Continue the ongoing training of reporters, photographers and editors in video technique, technical problem solving and story-telling skills.
    * Serve as an advocate for multimedia projects as editorial proposals are presented.

    The chosen candidate will assist with helping to focus and better implement our newsroom-wide multimedia strategy. That will include editing and coordinating everything from clip video to highly produced multimedia projects. A special emphasis will include the continuing evolution of our photo department from a focus on the still image to one that embraces multimedia daily.

    Applicants must have proficiency with Final Cut Pro and DSLR cameras. Working experience in Photoshop, Motion, Soundtrack and Aperture is also a requirement. And it’s preferred to have experience with HTML, CSS, Javascript, and Flash. In addition, this person should have a grasp of all social media best practices.

    Interested parties should apply electronically by sending their material to:

    Randy Cox,
    Director of Visual Journalism
    rcox@oregonian.com

    Keep an eye out for jobs in mobile news, product development

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    Just days after attending a panel discussion on mobile advertising, I spotted a blog post on Poynter about news organizations hiring people to develop strategy for delivering news on mobile devices. Apparently, the Orlando Sentinel, CNN.com and Philly.com have each dedicated resources to paying attention to their presence on cell phones – particularly smartphones like the iPhone – with an eye toward capturing more traffic and eventually ad revenue.

    And if you know how to develop mobile apps, well… let’s just say you’ve got full employment for the foreseeable future. Gannett and News Corp. are looking for mobile app developers, while The Washington Post is searching for someone with the right chops to be their new mobile product manager.

    The folks in the Poynter blog post have some interesting points about the mobile platform. For years now, newspaper editors have talked about how their journalism is “platform agnostic,” which means they don’t define themselves by how they distribute their content. The leading news organizations have been cultivating their skill at leveraging the unique strengths of those platforms on big breaking news stories. The web story has immediacy, virtually infinite flexibility for updates and crowdsourcing, and viral distribution. Print has the weight of that first draft of history, lovingly composed page designs, and longer, in-depth reportage for those who make the time to appreciate it.

    I love this quote:

    “Having a mobile manager has helped everyone realize how we have to treat content differently on the platform,” said Roger Simmons, director of content/East Coast for Tribune Interactive. “I love the fact that at any given time the top stories on the newspaper front page, website and mobile site might all be different — all tailored to the needs and expectations of our readers.”

    The next platform – mobile – offers newspapers a second chance to avoid the mistake they made with the web, according to Ken Doctor, the author of  Newsonomics: Twelve New Trends That Will Shape the News You Get. The prevailing norm on mobile is one of paying for useful content, unlike the web browser.

    “For local newspapers, this is the biggest opportunity in a decade for a do-over,” Doctor said at the ASNE convention this year.

    And just the other day, the chief marketing officer of Unilever told an audience at the International Advertising Festival that the Number 2 advertiser worldwide plans to double spending on digital marketing this year. The company spent only 4 percent of its $864 million in measured media last year on Internet spending, according to an article in Advertising Age. But the company is rapidly moving to shift its marketing spend to be proportionate to the amount of time people spend with digital media.

    So you do the math: How much time do you spend consuming content on your television? at your PC? on your iPhone?

    JOBS @ KING 5: Reporter, engineer, floor director

    Posted last month:

    REPORTER

    We are seeking an experienced, dynamic, and energetic reporter for the morning newscasts.  Must be a self-starting journalist capable of enterprise reporting.  Excellent writing and story-telling skills required.  Successful candidate must be proficient with live reporting, including breaking news situations.

    College degree with minimum two years’ experience as a general assignment reporter in a medium to large market preferred.  Excellent writing, packaging, and live skills.  Must possess a broad range of reporting styles.  Demonstrated ability to work under pressure.  Must be willing to work overtime.

    KING TV is a subsidiary of Belo Corp.  Belo is one of the top media companies in the country and provides a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance and 401(k).

    If qualified, please send a non-returnable VHS, BETA, or DVD, and a copy of your resume and a cover letter to:

    HUMAN RESOURCES #K10R06

    KING 5 TV

    333 DEXTER AVE. N.

    SEATTLE, WA  98109

    ENGINEER

    We are seeking an Engineer for our new daytime talk show “New Day Northwest.”  Responsibilities include operating TV equipment in production and performing on-air operations to include but not limited to:  Jib camera operation, audio production, and pre-production.  May perform other duties as assigned.

    Qualifications:

    High school graduate; some broadcast technical college preferred.  Minimum three years’ experience in studio production and camera operations preferred.  Must possess good communication skills, able to work under deadline pressures, good problem solving skills, and be team oriented.  Must be able to work weekday mornings.

    Send a copy of your resume, and a cover letter to: HUMAN RESOURCES #K10A07, KING 5 TELEVISION, 333 DEXTER AVE N. SEATTLE, WA 98109.


    FLOOR DIRECTOR

    We are seeking a Floor Director for our new daytime talk show “New Day Northwest.”  During live programming, responsibilities include assisting the on-air talent with cues from the Director, coordinating communications between the Director and talent in the studio, keeping the Director and Technical Director informed of any impediments which may hinder production, and assisting in some pre-production activities.

    Qualifications:

    High school graduate; some broadcast technical college preferred.  Minimum two years’ production experience preferred.  Must have the ability to work under pressure deadlines with the ability to prioritize needs simultaneously.  Must have good communication skills and be team oriented.  Must be available to work weekday mornings.

    Send a copy of your resume, and a cover letter to: HUMAN RESOURCES #K10A08, KING 5 TELEVISION, 333 DEXTER AVE N., SEATTLE, WA 98109.

    JOB LISTING: Windows Web Services & Content writer for Microsoft

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    Microsoft’s Windows Web Services & Content Team is looking for an experienced writer who can combine good writing with social media and multimedia skills to write about the latest technologies out of Microsoft and how it can help in people’s every day lives.

    The job is based in its headquarters in Redmond.

    More details are here.

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