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07/29/2016
Assistant Director Pagination
Civitas Media
Seeking Motivated Pagination Manager in SW Ohio Civitas Media is seeking an experienced journalist/designer/manager to join our Wilmington, OH facility. We are looking for a take-charge person who can manage designers and production of daily newspapers. Applicant must have strong editing skills, a solid knowledge of AP Style and the ability to design quality pages and craft captivating headlines. You will be expected to efficiently and effectively manage the pagination staff in performing daily tasks to ensure smooth workflow and deadline adherence while providing excellent customer service to internal and external customers. This is an evening-night position and may require occasional weekend shifts.
Responsibilities include, but not limited to: • Control the page-building workflow nightly and maintain good communication with corresponding editors. • Maintains quality by enforcing customer service standards and ensuring adherence to style book. • Work with off-site newsrooms to produce creative, informative and consistently high quality print design. • Direct planning, coordination and execution of pagination functions. • Develop ways to consistently improve current processes and procedures. • Oversee recruitment and training of new staff members. • Oversee the yearly performance appraisals for staff members, delineating strengths and weaknesses and opportunities for improvement. • Solve problems relating to day-to-day activities of the pagination staff. Preferred qualifications: • 5+ years newspaper design experience • Minimum 1-year newsroom management experience • Minimum 1-year daily newspaper experience • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to deal with a variety of variables. • Excellent computer skills in a Macintosh environment. • Complete understanding of Adobe Creative Suite or similar software • Excellent communication, interpersonal and coaching skills. • Ability to effectively interface with all levels of management. • Excellent organizational skills, including follow up as well as time and resource management abilities. • Ability to work under daily deadline pressures. • Ability to react to change productively and handle other essential duties as assigned. Wilmington has all the benefits of a small college town with the bonus of being less than an hour from Cincinnati, Columbus and Dayton. We offer competitive compensation and a generous benefit package including health insurance, 401K and paid time off. Please send a cover letter, resume and three samples of your newspaper page designs to: Amanda Vanness, Director of Pagination, avanness@civitasmedia.com
