Editor/Designer

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

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.

Note: This role is remote, but only in Illinois and Iowa.

What you will do:
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 fast and accurate while 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
Editing photos: 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
Working on special projects as assigned


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