Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Covering and writing weekly news and feature articles for the newspaper, writing headlines and photo captions.
• Directing all aspects of the production of the weekly newspaper from initial layout through final page proofs
• Copy editing all submissions for style and errors; overseeing line edits, proofread/copyedits, and trafficking of all pages; checking corrections; conducting final edits
• Reviewing material submitted for publication for potential legal implications in text, such as libelous statements and misstatement of facts, and ensuring conformance with Riverbay Corporation’s by-laws and applicable Riverbay Board of Directors’ resolutions
• Working directly with the editor-in-chief and reporters to develop stories for the weekly and online editions, including brainstorming/pitching story ideas, assigning articles, and working with the production staff as they design and produce pages
• Managing relationships with freelance writers and photographers
• Enforcing editorial deadlines, tracking story ideas and progress 
• Supporting the editor-in-chief’s goals and expectations for the newsroom staff, articles published in the newspaper, and in digital and video content 
• Performs other duties as required and assigned by Editor-in-Chief

Educational Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism or Communications
• High School diploma or equivalent, plus 5 years work experience in community journalism or Public Relations