Vail Daily
Avon, CO, USA
The Vail Daily seeks a versatile part-time copy editor/page designer to join the newsroom team. The position requires traditional copy-editing skills needed to prepare content for our website, digital editions and print products. Copy editors should be able to design pages, edit copy, write compelling headlines, work with editors and reporters and have a strong command of AP style. The right candidate will have an interest in community journalism and the ability to edit stories for clarity, accuracy, style and grammar on deadline. In addition, copy editors must maintain a positive attitude and a calm demeanor under deadline pressure. This position typically works Fridays through Sundays with a nightly deadline at 9 p.m. MST.
Responsibilities include (but are not limited to): * Edit stories for accuracy, clarity, completeness, objectivity, grammar, spelling, organization, readability and style * Eliminate errors in stories and identify errors in the design process * Write...