Production Editor

Hearst • Houston, TX

1d • Remote

About The Position

A production editor serves in a variety of capacities to prepare editorial content for Hearst Newspapers print editions. This includes page layout and section organization, wire news decision-making, copy editing for print, page editing (including headline and caption writing, photo selection, and trimming stories to fit), proofing pages, and typesetting pages in time for deadline. Depending on the size of the newspaper and depth of editing, the production editor may perform all tasks for a page, set of pages, or a section, or play one or two roles on a section or set of pages. Production editors will often serve in one or two roles for part of a shift and in other roles for another part of the shift. Flexibility, adaptability, and the ability to vary the depth of editing and finishing are crucial for this role. This role will primarily focus on editing and presenting sports news for Hearst papers throughout Texas, with a special focus on Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin. Sports journalism is a necessary specialty skill for success, as is the ability to work in other parts of the operation outside of sports.

Requirements

• Page layout and section organization
• Copy editing, including headline writing and caption writing
• Ability to finish and typeset a page on time
• Experience in print news production
• Ability to work with multiple products and multiple people with a customer-service focus
• Excellent literacy in English
• Sports journalism experience

Nice To Haves

• Aptitude in sports story and page editing
• Newspaper page proofing
• CUE/CCI experience

Responsibilities

• Page layout and section organization
• Wire news decision-making
• Copy editing for print
• Page editing, including headline and caption writing, photo selection and trimming stories to fit
• Proofing pages
• Typesetting pages in time for deadline
• Editing and presenting sports news for Hearst papers throughout Texas

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed