Lead Paginator/Night Editor

The Journal, an award-winning five-day daily newspaper in the Golden Corner of South Carolina, is looking for a creative, detail-oriented and hardworking page designer and night editor to join the team and help our newspaper continue to thrive.

With a relatively young and energetic newsroom, the ideal candidate for this position is someone who enjoys working as part of a team and is passionate about helping to tell the stories of the community in exciting, original and imaginative ways.

This position works under the supervision of our News Editor as a part of our night staff and will take the lead role in editing and designing the paper’s A section each night, ensuring the newspaper stays attractive, consistent and clean day in and day out.

Other duties include copy editing the pages of other sections and special projects, along with occasional responsibility for layout on those pages, as well as designing tables and other graphics, helping tackle late-breaking news from time to time and posting content to our soon-to-be-revamped website, UpstateToday.com.

The Journal is based in Seneca, S.C., a wonderland for anyone who loves the great outdoors and small-town living. Nestled among some of the most picturesque lakes and waterfalls the Southeast has to offer, Seneca is within miles of the vibrant college town of Clemson to the east and a short drive from the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains to the north and west. Also nearby is Greenville, S.C., one of the South’s top mid-sized cities, and both Atlanta and Charlotte are within a couple hours along Interstate 85, which runs through our county.

The Journal is part of The Edwards Group of newspapers and radio stations; The Edwards Group is an employee-owned company and an equal opportunity employer.

Send cover letter, resume, three to five writing samples and references to news editor Riley Morningstar at newsed@upstatetoday.com.