Job Description

Summary/Objective

The News Herald, a subsidiary of MediaNews Group, is seeking a Paginator to join the team! MediaNews Group offers news reporting and third party advertising and marketing opportunities through its multi-platform products which include: web, mobile, tablet, and print. We are one of the largest media groups in the U.S., serving high-value audiences and connecting advertisers to them. MNG publishes award-winning content (49 Pulitzers) that amasses and engages a nationwide audience via 800 multi-media platforms including web, mobile, social, and print. We are transforming the news industry.

Essential Functions

Print Duties

• Design and paginate Cluster print publications using Saxotech and other software platforms that meet Cluster quality standards and communicate news priorities.

• Work with Photoshop, Illustrator and other tools to create cutouts and other attractive design styles to improve the visual quality of our newspapers.

• Collaborate with content teams to achieve the vision for print packages.

• Monitor wire services and create print packages of non-local content that is relevant to local audiences.

Digital Duties

• Edit and produce Cluster digital publications, using Saxotech and other software platforms that meet Cluster quality standards and communicate news priorities.

• Monitor local, regional and state news sources to create digital content relevant to local audiences.

• Collaborate with content teams to achieve the vision for digital packages.

Other Duties

• Contribute to a constructive and respectful team culture filled with positive feedback, listening, training, problem-solving, project management, performance management, mentoring and coaching.

• Meet deadlines and overcome obstacles to complete work assignments.

• Harness new technology and software for higher quality and more efficient workflow.

• Broad understanding of diverse topic areas such as news, business, entertainment and sports to ensure that published content is newsworthy and interesting.

• Crop and edit photos for effective print and digital display.

Competencies & Skills

• Minimum of 1-3 years in newspaper design and digital production preferred. You will be asked for samples of your work.

• Experience with Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and the Saxotech content management system preferred.

• Self-starter who is organized, efficient and capable of meeting deadlines.

• Strong news judgment and commitment to accuracy.

• Willing to work day, night, weekend and holiday shifts. These may rotate on a periodic basis.

• Strong knowledge of libel and AP Style, and extensive knowledge of spelling, grammar and punctuation.

• Strong writing skills needed to create headlines, subheads, cut lines and other informational copy needed for print publications.

• Strong editing skills to trim stories and to size and crop photos for print and digital publication.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple tasks at one time.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to interact with staff across Michigan’s publications.

• Mastery of technology and new ways of creating printed and digital publications.

• Strong knowledge of the print production process, from pagination and platemaking to printing.

• Strong knowledge of the digital production process, from content creation to posting.

• Critical thinking necessary to overcome individual or team technical problems.

• Possesses a high degree of business and personal integrity.

Travel

• 0-10%.

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

Required Applications / Platform Knowledge / Softwares etc

• Familiarity with Adobe Suite products and CMS strongly preferred.

Work Environment

• This job operates in a professional office environment and at the Company and client sites for business meetings and presentations. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms and requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies up to 30 pounds.

Other Duties

• This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.