Copy Editor

New Posted 30 June 2023 | Chicago, IL | Chicago Tribune - Tribune Content Agency

A Copy Editor plays a vital role in ensuring the accuracy, clarity, and consistency of written content. If you feel like what is explained out below best aligns with your experience, come work with us!

What you will do:
The editor's principal duties are to deliver on news service, features, services and other products
Prepares articles, columns, images, graphics, illustrations and other products for publication and syndication across products
Delivering on news service, features and other products
Devises news budgets and daily priorities
Edits and curates content
Oversees specialty products content and custom content products
Ensures accuracy and quality of all content by delivering on standards and processes
Being transparent about sources of information
Editing articles and graphics for grammar, punctuation, clarity and accuracy; proof reading others' work; and writing headlines and captions
Working with contributors and sources to clarify information to be published
Designing or editing pages, packages and graphics for syndication or distribution
Using newsroom's computer production system and outside software such as InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator
Pulling photos from wires and other sources; cropping and auto-toning photos for publication
Meeting production deadlines and maintaining ideal content flow under minimal to moderate supervision
Executing daily editing and production of all products and services
Ensuring accuracy and quality of all content by delivering on standards and processes
Working with external content creators (writers, artists, publications, websites, etc.)
Managing as necessary freelancers and free-lance content for specialty products and custom content initiatives
Attend meetings with peers, supervisor(s), department and newsroom as necessary participating in and fostering communication
Working on special projects as assigned


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