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JOBS IN THE NEWSROOM AND SEATTLETIMES.COMAt The Seattle Times, about 300 people work in the newsroom and seattletimes.com. In general these are the types of positions they fill:
Editor Current OpeningsTemporary desk editor for sports The Seattle Times, the largest newspaper in Washington, seeks a temporary desk editor to join one of the best sports desks in the country. Daily newspaper experience is required. Must be a skilled wordsmith with good sports knowledge and the ability to write clever headlines and work under deadline pressure. The Seattle Times is a drug-free workplace. Send resume and one-page cover letter by Aug. 1 to: Don Shelton, Assistant Sports Editor, The Seattle Times, P.O. Box 70, Seattle, WA 98109 or dshelton@seattletimes.com. Online producer for entertainment news Seattletimes.com is looking for a creative, high-energy producer to make our entertainment content a must-read for people trying to decide where to go and what to do in one of the country's most desirable cities, whether they're clubbing, renting movies or buying tickets to the hot new play. We want experienced candidates with a passion for Web journalism and the hands-on skills to creatively combine our extensive entertainment listings with our staff-produced content and user submissions. And we want a producer with the ability and imagination to build dynamic packages around key entertainment events, from Bumbershoot to the Seattle International Film Festival to the American Idol finals. Successful candidates must have five years of web production experience, strong editorial judgment, and a working knowledge of web-based tools. He or she also must have strong communication, organizational and time management skills. Candidates also should have demonstrated expertise in: - Basic HTML and CMS applications. Photoshop and video editing skills are also preferred, but not required. To apply, send resume, cover letter outlining your approach to online entertainment coverage, examples of your work and a critique of the seattletimes.com entertainment channel to newsjobs@seattletimes.com. The Seattle Times is a drug-free workplace. Washington, D.C., reporter The Seattle Times, Washington State’s largest newspaper and most-visited newspaper Web site, is looking for a talented, enterprising reporter to staff our Washington, D.C., bureau. We’d like someone with regional reporting experience who can write for our readers, not for the D.C. pack. Candidates must be able to work independently and communicate effectively; the editor is three time zones away. We’re home to Microsoft and a large Boeing workforce, so business reporting experience is a plus. Knowledge of the Northwest is desirable. We want someone who can break news and produce well-crafted enterprise pieces about the people, politics and issues important to our readers. At least five years of metro-daily reporting experience and two to three years reporting experience in D.C. is preferred. E-mail resume, clips and cover letter outlining your approach to regional coverage of Washington, D.C., to newsjobs@seattletimes.com. Direct inquiries to Richard Wagoner, politics editor, at rwagoner@seattletimes.com. Family-owned and independent, The Seattle Times is a Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper dedicated to serving its community with quality journalism. The Seattle Times is a drug-free workplace.
Even if there is no position open in your field, you are invited to file your resume and clips with us. We keep them in our database, which we refer to when jobs open in the newsroom and seattletimes.com. We appreciate your interest in working at The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times is a drug-free workplace. |
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