Jobs · Marketing · South Carolina

Local Editor

The Post and Courier · Beaufort, SC · 2 wk ago
On-siteMarketingFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. No job title heading. No metadata like Job ID. Remove boilerplate. We need to parse the posting. Content: - Intro paragraph: "The Post and Courier, South Carolina's statewide leader in award-winning news coverage, is seeking an energetic editor to lead and provide coverage for the Post and Courier- Beaufort County. We are looking for a journalist to be a player/coach who will embrace our approach to insightful, enterprising coverage. The position is based in Beaufort, South Carolina. The local editor will report directly to the managing editor for our statewide newsrooms. The local editor will also work with editors across The Post and Courier's statewide network to help produce regional and statewide coverage. This position participates in regular news meetings and work closely with our audience team to elevate the impact of the journalism we produce. You are a strong candidate for this position if you can balance multiple initiatives and projects at once, and lead reporters as they cover their beats while also reporting yourself. We are looking for a journalist who knows how to break news, writes with flair and will bring urgency to our work. Finally, you will bring a creative know-how to develop smart, quick-turn enterprise from both breaking news and issues facing Beaufort, Beaufort County and the greater surrounding region of South Carolina. Journalists who join The Post and Courier will find opportunities in a Pulitzer Prize-winning newsroom to do some of the best work of their career, limited only by their ambition and curiosity. The Post and Courier is a privately held newspaper that values its relationship with readers, believing in the idea that investing in journalism will lead to more readers and a sustainable business. We have built newsrooms throughout the state, seeking to fill a void in news deserts or areas where local news coverage has dramatically shrunk." That's about the role. So we can put

About the role

and then a

with that paragraph(s). Could split into multiple paragraphs but okay. - Responsibilities: list bullet points under "Responsibilities". The posting includes a block starting with "Responsibilities" then bullet list items each starting with a verb. We'll capture those as

  • ... each. List: Lead the newsroom as an editor, setting coverage strategy while guiding reporters and interns Produce story ideas from the assigned beat or from conversations with sources and other members of the community. Become immersed in the public-policy of Beaufort County to craft informative and impactful stories about top issues and personalities. Delve into the growing and evolving business and arts communities to report on individuals, organizations and trends that are shaping the area. Strategically issue FOIAs to assist in reporting, analyze the results and effectively use these materials in published articles. Coordinate your assignments and schedule with editors, keeping them well-informed about developments and potential challenges. Effectively use social media to engage the community. Develop and maintain photo and digital skills. Produce work that is accurate in fact, tone and implication. Understands libel law and the rules governing plagiarism. Effectively learn and use all job technology and systems. Learn and follow all department and company policies and procedures. Meet all assigned deadlines. Develop a list of knowledgeable, diverse sources. Other duties as assigned We'll include all. - Qualifications: The posting says "Qualifications Requirements, minimum education level, and experience:" then bullet list? Actually it's a paragraph: "Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communications or English preferred Experience in AP style writing Flexibility to adjust hours to cover breaking news or weekend and evening events Valid driver's license, good driving record, reliable and insured vehicle Reliable access to internet service". Then "Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:" then list. We need to decide sections: Could have Requirements (minimum education, experience) and Qualifications (maybe knowledge, skills). But the instruction says use headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we need to map content accordingly. We have: - Requirements: likely the bullet list after "Qualifications Requirements, minimum education level, and experience:" which includes: Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communications or English preferred; Experience in AP style writing; Flexibility to adjust hours to cover breaking news or weekend and evening events; Valid driver's license, good driving record, reliable and insured vehicle; Reliable access to internet service. - Qualifications: maybe the "Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:" list? But we also have a separate Skills heading. Could treat Knowledge, Skills and Abilities as Qualifications (or Skills). The instruction says we can have both Qualifications and Skills sections if content exists. We'll split: Qualifications could be the knowledge, skills, abilities list (maybe includes strong writing and editing in AP style skills, excellent social media skills, strong written and oral communication and interpersonal skills, good customer relation skills..., ability to react quickly to breaking news, ability to prioritize workload..., knowledge of community a plus, ability to adapt..., strong professional work ethic, ability to work independently remotely...). Then Skills could be maybe a subset? But we might combine. However we need to avoid thin sections. Perhaps better to put all knowledge, skills, abilities under Skills heading, and Qualifications could be the education/experience/requirements. But the instruction says we have both Requirements and Qualifications headings. Let's assign: - Requirements: education/experience/license etc. - Qualifications: maybe the "Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:" list (since that's more about qualifications). Then Skills could be omitted if duplicate. But we could still have Skills heading with maybe some specific technical skills like photo/digital skills, social media, FOIA, etc. However those are already in Responsibilities. Might be redundant. Given instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we should avoid creating many thin sections. Perhaps we combine Qualifications and Skills into one section? But headings are fixed; we can only include sections that have real specific content. If we include both Qualifications and Skills, they need to have content. We could put the knowledge, skills, abilities list under Qualifications, and maybe put nothing under Skills (so we omit Skills). Or we could put some specific technical skills under Skills (like photo and digital skills, social media, FOIA, AP style). But those are already in Responsibilities or Knowledge list. Better: Use Requirements for education/experience/license. Use Qualifications for the knowledge, skills, abilities list. Omit Skills section because it would be thin/duplicate. Or we could put a Skills section with items like "Photo and digital skills", "Social media", "FOIA", "AP style". But those are already covered. Thus final sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications. No Benefits, Pay, Schedule (not specified). Ensure we don't include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. Now we need to output HTML fragment only. We'll wrap each section in

    and then

    or

    • . For About the role, we can have multiple

      paragraphs but we can combine into one

      with line breaks? Better to split into two paragraphs for readability but not required. We'll keep as one

      containing the whole intro (maybe two sentences). It's okay. For Responsibilities:

      • each item. For Requirements:
        • each item. For Qualifications:
          • each item from Knowledge, Skills and Abilities list. Let's extract those items: Knowledge, Skills and Abilities list: - Strong writing and editing in AP style skills - Excellent social media skills - Strong written and oral communication and interpersonal skills - Good customer relation skills with the ability to easily and professionally speak and work with readers and the public daily - Ability to react quickly to breaking news - Ability to prioritize workload and self-manage projects, handle multiple tasks and meet strict deadlines - Knowledge of the community and surrounding cities a plus - Ability to adapt to a fast-paced ever-evolving industry and workplace - Strong, professional work ethic - Ability to work independently remotely, if necessary, in a suitable workspace that meets safety guidelines Also maybe "Physical Requirements, Work Environment and Travel:" is separate but not a heading we have; we could ignore or maybe include under Requirements? But it's physical requirements; could be part of Requirements but not asked. Might be considered boilerplate? It's specific but not under headings we have. Could we include under Requirements? It's not education/experience but physical. Might be considered part of Requirements. However the instruction says we should not create sections for filler; but we can include physical requirements under Requirements as a list item? Might be okay. But we already have Requirements list; we could add those as items. However the instruction says "Preserve ALL substantive information". So we should include physical requirements somewhere. Since we don't have a specific heading for Physical Requirements, we could add them under Requirements as additional list items. Or we could add a separate section but not allowed headings. So we add them under Requirements. Physical Requirements, Work Environment and Travel bullet points: - Regularly required to sit for long periods of time; close eye work on computer screen; required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, bend and stoop; light to moderate lifting 15–30 pounds. - The worker is frequently subject to inside environmental conditions, which provide protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes, and is sometimes subject to adverse outside environmental conditions. - Local travel is required. We'll include those as list items under Requirements. Now also note "The Post and Courier is an equal opportunity, drug-free workplace." That's boilerplate EEO; we should remove. Now compile. HTML:

            About the role

            The Post and Courier, South Carolina's statewide leader in award-winning news coverage, is seeking an energetic editor to lead and provide coverage for the Post and Courier- Beaufort County. We are looking for a journalist to be a player/coach who will embrace our approach to insightful, enterprising coverage. The position is based in Beaufort, South Carolina. The local editor will report directly to the managing editor for our statewide newsrooms. The local editor will also work with editors across The Post and Courier's statewide network to help produce regional and statewide coverage. This position participates in regular news meetings and work closely with our audience team to elevate the impact of the journalism we produce. You are a strong candidate for this position if you can balance multiple initiatives and projects at once, and lead reporters as they cover their beats while also reporting yourself. We are looking for a journalist who knows how to break news, writes with flair and will bring urgency to our work. Finally, you will bring a creative know-how to develop smart, quick-turn enterprise from both breaking news and issues facing Beaufort, Beaufort County and the greater surrounding region of South Carolina. Journalists who join The Post and Courier will find opportunities in a Pulitzer Prize-winning newsroom to do some of the best work of their career, limited only by their ambition and curiosity. The Post and Courier is a privately held newspaper that values its relationship with readers, believing in the idea that investing in journalism will lead to more readers and a sustainable business. We have built newsrooms throughout the state, seeking to fill a void in news deserts or areas where local news coverage has dramatically shrunk.

            Responsibilities

            • Lead the newsroom as an editor, setting coverage strategy while guiding reporters and interns
            • Produce story ideas from the assigned beat or from conversations with sources and other members of the community.
            • Become immersed in the public-policy of Beaufort County to craft informative and impactful stories about top issues and personalities.
            • Delve into the growing and evolving business and arts communities to report on individuals, organizations and trends that are shaping the area.
            • Strategically issue FOIAs to assist in reporting, analyze the results and effectively use these materials in published articles.
            • Coordinate your assignments and schedule with editors,

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