Job Description

The Southern California News Group (SCNG), a subsidiary of MediaNews Group, is looking for a talented Copy Editor to join our team. This position offers the opportunity to collaborate with a highly experienced team to copy edit daily and weekly print editions, as well as premium magazines for SCNG, the Bay Area News Group, and the San Diego Union-Tribune — reaching a large and diverse audience across California. This is a fully remote position but you must live in one of the following Southern California counties: Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside or San Diego. Responsibilities include planning and execution of news planning and managing page flow under tight deadlines, content creation such as refers, explainers, pull quotes, and captions, collaboration and communication with assignment editors and reporters, editing and adaptation of content for accuracy and space constraints, workflow management across multiple publications, quality assurance of designed pages, problem solving and creativity for design and space challenges, research and verification of information, and strategic awareness of the interplay between text, visuals, and design. Requirements include experience with newspaper copy editing and familiarity with AP style, proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite preferred, ability to work quickly and make good decisions on deadline, familiarity with Southern California current events and history, strong interpersonal and communication skills, a high school diploma or equivalent (some college or degree in journalism, communication or related field preferred), and willingness to work evenings and weekends.

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