Special Projects Editor

The Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is seeking a special projects editor responsible for creating products and programs that meet the needs and interests of identified audiences and clients. This role plans, coordinates and edits compelling engaging content for digital and print platforms. The projects this person works on enhances The Gazette brand or helping advertisers in the development of native or vendor-driven stories and publications. At its best, this role gives an editor the opportunity to bring new ideas to life. Our editor will have some latitude in developing ideas for sections, while directly working to make projects as impactful to the audience as possible. Our ideal candidate will understand how images, video, text and other elements can be brought together in publications and online to effectively tell stories. You’ll be comfortable thinking about the presentation of work and how to bring these elements together. Projects range across topics, and include workforce, construction, travel, health care and more. You’ll be comfortable thinking about how to best present content in newspapers, magazines, books and on web sites. Our ideal candidate is comfortable working ahead and planning a variety of projects simultaneously, and adjusting these plans as you move through the project.