Wednesday, January 05, 2005

Opportunities

A year of job postings at The Union. In chronological order, so the new posting for the position of Editor is at the end.

Feb 2004:
Become a vital news link to the Web
The Union, a progressive daily newspaper serving the scenic Sierra Nevada foothills communities of Nevada County, Calif., is seeking applicants for its newly created Web Editor position. Serving a wired, high-tech community, we already have one of the most-trafficked small-newspaper sites in the country...

Feb 2004:
The Union, a progressive daily newspaper serving the scenic Sierra Nevada foothills communities of Nevada County, Calif., is seeking a business reporter... This 17,000-circulation newspaper, part of the family-owned Swift Newspapers group, is quickly evolving into one of the most innovative, reader-oriented small papers in the nation...You'll cover it all, from tourist-packed downtowns to cutting-edge tech companies...

April 2004:
The Union, a progressive daily newspaper serving the scenic Sierra Nevada foothill communities of Nevada County, Calif., is seeking a government reporter and a growth reporter... The Union is a 17,000-circulation daily based in Grass Valley, Calif., with a strong Web presence.

Sept 2004:
The Union, a six-day daily newspaper serving the scenic Sierra Nevada foothills communities of Nevada County, Calif., is seeking a sports writer... This 17,000-circulation newspaper, part of the family-owned Swift Newspaper Group, is quickly evolving into one of the most innovative, reader-oriented small papers in the nation, and you could help us reach that goal... Preference for West Coast applicants.

Jan 2005:
Editor
We’re 140 years old, but still wake up each morning with more excitement than a kid in a candy store. If you can bring that same kind of energy and excitement to work every day and want to live in one of the best communities in the world, The Union newspaper in Grass Valley, California is looking for an editor to lead its newsroom. We publish six mornings a week (Monday through Saturday) with a circulation of roughly 16,000. We are committed to the Internet and have another 4,000 or so unique readers each morning on TheUnion.com, where we post news updates at least three times per day. We’d like an editor with a minimum of five years of newsroom management experience, but it’s more important that we hire one who can help our group of talented editors, reporters and photographers write better stories and take better photographs. We think it’s imperative that we delight, surprise, entertain and enlighten our readers each and every morning and we’re searching for an editor who can make that happen. Our community is unique. It expects great things from its hometown newspaper and let’s us know when we fail to deliver. We’ve published more than 2,700 letters to the editor so far this year, which gives you some idea about the passion and interest this community has in The Union. We’re looking for someone who can teach and inspire and lead. We’re looking for someone who wants to call this home and take a personal interest in helping shape the future of this Gold Country community. We want someone who enjoys talking to readers and encourages the art of "people journalism." If you can do all of that and more, we want to hear from you.

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