What are the responsibilities and job description for the Coast Weekend Magazine Editor position at EO Media Group?
Exciting opportunity for a creative journalist with a passion for the arts, strong editing and writing skills and an eye for design. We are looking for an enthusiastic newsroom leader who is detail-minded, deadline-driven, organized and can write and produce sparkling story packages, and will nurture and recruit freelance writers and columnists.
Coast Weekend is a weekly arts and entertainment magazine focusing on art, music, food, culture, history, books and the outdoors in Astoria, Oregon. It is distributed widely in the community and inserted in The Astorian and Chinook Observer newspapers. It is published every Thursday, focusing on the North Coast of Oregon and the Long Beach Peninsula in southwest Washington. The Columbia-Pacific is a vibrant region for the arts ' from music festivals to community theater, Astoria's FisherPoets Gathering and Fort George Brewery's Festival of Dark Arts to art walks, author readings, concerts, galleries and a multitude of other activities year-round.
The Coast Weekend editor is responsible for every aspect of its publication--editing, writing, coordinating coverage by freelancers and overseeing design. He or she will also direct a weekly newspaper feature called Weekend Break and direct content and development of Our Coast, an award-winning annual magazine with circulation throughout the Pacific Northwest.
The successful applicant will have demonstrated multimedia and social media skills for our digital first newsroom. This position serves as the digital editor for discoverourcoast.com, the popular online magazine counterpart for Coast Weekend and Our Coast and runs those social media accounts.
This full-time position works 37.5 hour work weeks. Competitive benefits include paid sick and vacation time, medical insurance, 401k plan and flexible work schedule.
When applying, be sure to upload resume, cover letter and work samples.
Salary : $36,000 - $41,000
