The annual fuel economy report of Gerard Manley Hopkins.
This is the fourth online job opening at The Palm Beach Post I’ve mentioned in the past month, and the third in the newsroom: Sports web producer. All the usual skills are expected, but don’t get discouraged if you’re not a sports nut because that’s not mandatory.
Two editorial job openings at The Palm Beach Post: Online entertainment producer and online news producer. Pretty standard stuff. Mash your mouse on those links back there 70 characters ago for the details and contact information.
A quick note that the job opening I wrote about last week has finally been posted on Djangogigs.com. The job description there has been slightly rephrased to emphasize Python and Django, but it’s the same position described here. That is all.
Here’s an opportunity so brilliant that only my very best Pokeweed picture can do it justice: The Palm Beach Post is looking for a full-time critical thinker and problem solver to join a small team of innovative coders. This job would involve or naturally lead into coding, user experience brainstorming, data modeling, server architecture, and analytics.
Must be self-driven, inquisitive, and eager to learn. Must ask good questions and thrive without extensive direction. Must enjoy getting your hands dirty with unfamiliar systems as necessary. Must be experienced with JavaScript, HTML, CSS, XML, SQL and at least one of the following languages: Python, Ruby, Perl, PHP. Experience with Django or a dialect of Lisp a plus.
Who are we? People who appreciate somber hats and spectacular mustaches, that’s who. How should you get in touch? E-mail me here for more information, or hop on The Twitter and contact @wensing or @wmhartnett. Afraid of the ruinous technologies of our industrial society? Very, very loudly shout something like, “HEY, MATT AND MARK!”, followed by your question or contact information. We’ll be listening closely.
Here’s the listing on Yahoo! HotJobs, if that’s your thing. Hopefully coming soon to Djangogigs.com. Any other recommendations for places to post it?
A newspaper job opening in Florida. Weird. The Orlando Sentinel is looking for a computer-assisted reporting specialist:
“The ideal candidate will have at least five years of reporting experience, with an emphasis on government reporting; significant experience in reporting and writing data-driven investigative reports; and an advanced understanding of Microsoft Excel and Access. Proficiency with SQL, ArcGIS, SPSS and Caspio are preferred.”
Click on over to the listing at JournalismJobs.com for more info. It should be noted, as I’ve mentioned before, that the Sentinel newsroom maintains a well-known and long-standing mandatory Disney-oriented dress code. That’s a fact. OK, that’s not really true, but I like to imagine everyone in the newsroom dressed as Disney characters.
Update: And a copy editor, too. Not to mention a multimedia artist. And the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel is looking for a web developer.
Following up on Charles Apple’s list of newspaper job openings (link via Danny Sanchez), here are a few at the Houston Chronicle. The following message from Chornicle recruiter Diane Cowen comes courtesy of Chronicle reporter Terri Langford on NICAR-L:
Newspaper layoff and buyout stories continue to trickle out, but we at the Houston Chronicle are still HIRING. We are hiring slowly and deliberately, but we are hiring. If you are committed to top-notch journalism both in print and online, feel free to send me your resume and samples of your best work. Email with attachments would be the ideal format; old-fashioned paper tear sheets sent snail mail are fine too.
I will also be interviewing at Unity on July 24 and 25. If you plan to be at that convention in Chicago, feel free to contact me about an interview for any position.
Here are the jobs we’re actively recruiting for now:
Senior feature writer, Food writer, City desk reporters (2), Sports copy editor, Channel producers (Features and Sports), Online news editor, Interactive graphic artist, Graphic artist (print)
Diane Cowen, Newsroom recruiter, Houston Chronicle
801 Texas Ave., 9th floor, Houston, TX 77002
Phone: 713-362-6854, E-mail: diane dot cowen at chron dot com
Also via NICAR-L, The Buffalo News is looking for (more…)
I had a good chat about the digital future of local newspapers with Ryan Pitts of The Spokesman Review of Spokane yesterday after teaching a mapping class he attended. They’re looking for a developer to, among other things, help rebuild their site from the ground up with Ellington/Django. It sounds like an exciting opportunity to chart a new course for local journalism at a locally owned paper in a beautiful part of the country, to do some original, innovative work. Forget Google’s 20 percent time, these sort of development jobs at newspapers often afford the right sort of candidate something approaching 100 percent time. Give Ryan a shout today.
The title of this post comes from a line I was happy to see in a job listing for a municipal reporter at the Tribune-owned Sun-Sentinel of Fort Lauderdale. (This being South Florida, the full sentence actually is, “Spanish skills as well as knowledge of computer-assisted reporting are preferred.” Probably in that order.) As Ryan McNeill, who recently joined the Sun-Sentinel and just started blogging, points out:
“Newspapers across America are spending an awful lot of money training reporters how to get audio and video, and then how to edit it. But aren’t newspapers missing the boat by forgetting about content? It doesn’t matter what kind of equipment you have or how much audio/video is on the Web site if the content isn’t there.
Isn’t that what we dislike about TV? All flash but no content?”
Let’s not forget that reporting skill still matters, particularly as we rush to sign up for the A.V. Club.
Still more hiring at The Palm Beach Post. We have an opening for a sports copy editor down here in South Florida. Here’s the listing at JournalismJobs.com:
We want a sports copy editor eager to work with writers to improve stories and who can write graceful and direct display type. We value energetic editors who can add to a collegial atmosphere.
The best candidates will have at least three years of experience on a daily newspaper copy desk. Page-design skills are helpful but not required. Enthusiasm for working with our Web-site editors is vital, and we will offer instruction in online editing.
The Palm Beach Post is one of the most-honored newspapers each year in judging by Associated Press Sports Editors. We have a sizable staff and lots of space. We cover four pro teams, four major colleges, the PGA and LPGA tours, Grand Slam tennis events and the Winter and Summer Olympics. We compete tenaciously on the biggest stories in South Florida and beyond.
To apply, send a resume, cover letter and any appropriate work samples to:
Dave Tepps
Deputy Sports Editor
The Palm Beach Post
2751 S. Dixie Highway
West Palm Beach, FL 33405
dave_tepps@pbpost.com
Have you noticed yet that we’re doing a bit of hiring at The Palm Beach Post? We have an opening for an online sports producer down here in South Florida. Here’s the listing at JournalismJobs.com:
We’re looking for a self-starter who can work in the highly competitive South Florida online sports market. Duties include: