Grants Pass is cooler than you think… I narrowly avoided a fight one crazy night at the Wonder Bur, and the drunken fellow who tried to start one was literally tossed onto the pavement by the burly lumberjack-esque barkeep. So there are lots of stories to be told down there! Here’s the opening:
FULL-TIME JOB – STAFF PHOTOJOURNALIST – GRANTS PASS DAILY COURIER – GRANTS PASS, OR.
The Grants Pass Daily Courier is hiring a full-time staff photojournalist to create compelling news, features and sports images for our print edition.
Yes, you read that right — our print edition. It is well-read and well-respected, and that’s where we focus our energy. The editor of the Daily Courier, a POY winner for picture editing, champions visual journalism and is dedicated to highlighting great photography. This is not your typical small-town newspaper being hollowed out by a corporate owner.
Our 17-person newsroom is a healthy mix of young journalists and longtime veterans. No other media source — print, online or broadcast — comes close to covering our local market at the level we do, and our readers respond with loyalty to our newspaper.
Our circulation is 10,000, we publish five days a week, and we punch above our weight. Last year, the Daily Courier won Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association first-place awards for news photo, feature photo and photo essay, along with the Baker Family Public Service Award for our coverage of wildfires.
There are days when we have five staff-bylined stories on our front page. Our website has a hard paywall — zero free stories a month. We’re not particularly concerned about social media, podcasts or video. You won’t have to meet Twitter quotas, and you won’t have to stress over Chartbeat metrics. We want you to devote your energy toward visual storytelling.
We are better positioned than most of our peers. Our company is debt-free and has been owned by the same local family since 1897. Our company pays 100% of employees’ health insurance premiums. We outsource nothing to other states or countries. No faraway design centers, no editing hubs, no remote printing sites. Humans pick up the phone here when a customer service call comes in. It’s all done in-house.
The New York Times’ Travel section named the Rogue River, which is the lifeblood of our circulation area and fuels the local tourism industry during the summer months, as one of its 52 Places to Visit in 2018. Outdoor recreation opportunities abound here in uncrowded settings. We have a thriving downtown and are less than an hour from world-class theater in Ashland.
Applicants should have photojournalism experience, either collegiate or professional, and be well-versed in AP style. To apply, send a resume, a cover letter and links to your tightly edited online portfolio to sstoddard@thedailycourier.com. Very important: Use “Photojournalist” as your email subject. Please email any questions you may have to the same address.
Deadline to apply is Feb. 14.
Also, the wonderful crew in Seattle has a full-time opening. The details:
VIDEO EDITOR – CASCADE PUBLIC MEDIA – SEATTLE, WA.
The Video Editor is a multimedia professional with significant experience in broadcast and digital video production workflows. They are passionate about story structure and creative execution while also being diligent about project management and meeting deadlines. Working in the post-production department, the video editor is responsible for working closely with producers, with oversight by the Executive Producer and Senior Video Editor, to craft award-winning stories, both short and long-form. Qualified candidates should be comfortable working in an established post-production workflow and be able to take an edit from a raw assembly cut to final delivery efficiently. They understand that critique is always part of the process and should consider themselves someone who can receive feedback, work collaboratively to solve problems and deliver a story the whole team can be proud of.
KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
I. Video Editing and Media Management
1. Use Premiere Pro and AVID Media Composer to organize and edit journalistic, documentary-style videos for distribution across all platforms
2. Use After Effects and Photoshop to create and apply motion graphics to video stories
3. File organization, including cloud, drive and tape backups as needed per project
4. Produce and edit additional video and audio assets for social media distribution as well as the broadcast interstitial space
5. Work with Senior Video Editor to assist in media management and maintaining media asset archives
II. Quality Control
1. Color correct to broadcast specs to create consistency of videos across all platforms (broadcast, online and social media)
2. Mix audio to broadcast specs to create consistency of all videos across all platforms (broadcast, online and social media)
3. Export final videos using correct codecs for their output destination (Broadcast, online, social media or events)
III. Support Production
1. Assist the Senior Video Editor with the technical evaluation and implementation of live or recorded studio and remote/field productions
2. Advise Producers on uses and limitations of equipment
3. Notify Senior Video Editor of equipment malfunctions
4. Give input toward improving production strategies and timelines
5. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
1. BA/BS Degree in Communications or related field or equivalent experience required
2. Minimum of eight years experience editing video and mixing audio
3. Two years experience in motion graphic design
4. Advanced knowledge of professional non-linear editing software required, AVID Media Composer and Adobe Premiere Pro
5. Proficient in Adobe After Effects, Photoshop and Illustrator CC
6. Strong skills with color grading and audio mastering
7. Knowledge of and ability to operate and interpret output of waveform monitors and vector scopes required
8. Experience with managing asset delivery for video content
9. Ability to work independently, while keeping management informed
10. Highly detail oriented with ability to manage multiple work streams with tight deadlines
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
1. Ability to view data on a computer screen for long periods of time
2. Ability to type on a keyboard for long periods of time
3. Ability to see and distinguish colors required
4. Ability to sit or stand for extended periods
5. Ability to work some evenings, weekends and holidays as needed
Cascade Public Media is committed to building a team that represents a diversity of thought, experience and personal background.