Santa Fe New Mexican is hiring: COPY EDITOR in Santa Fe

The Santa Fe New Mexican, an independently owned news organization in New Mexico's beautiful capital city, is seeking a versatile journalist to join its copy and design desk. At The New Mexican, we remain committed to community journalism and investigative reporting, and value copy editing and impactful presentation.

Overview

On our copy desk, multitasking is a must. You’ll be editing stories, designing pages, selecting and editing photos, and posting stories and photos to our website, with other duties as assigned. Newsroom experience is preferred for this position, but highly motivated college graduates are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Edit stories and design pages
• Select and edit photos; post stories and photos to website
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Work as part of a team on deadline-driven copy and presentation

Qualifications

• Excellent grammar and spelling skills
• Knowledge of AP style
• Excellent headline-writing skills and news judgment
• Attention to detail
• Interest and curiosity in national and world events, sports, science, the arts and pop culture
• Comfortable with deadline pressure
• Experience with the Adobe Creative Suite
• Familiarity with web publishing and SEO
• Familiarity with the BLOX platform is a plus
• Newsroom experience is preferred; highly motivated college graduates are encouraged to apply

This job is full time (40 hours), nights and weekends required, mostly in-office with some remote work options, with benefits including paid vacation, health and dental insurance, 401(k) and a competitive salary.

To apply, send your cover letter, rsum and a link to work samples to Deputy Managing Editor,

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