Editor Oberbaselbieter Zeitung (a) 40 - 100 %

Job summary

Join us to continue our editorial work with passion and vision. A collaborative environment awaits with opportunities for creativity and growth.

Tasks

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you take over the position due to retirement and continue the editorial work with commitment and foresight
you edit journalistic articles, press releases and club reports precisely and stylistically confidently
you write your own reports, interviews and reports on events, press conferences and research
you independently layout newspaper pages and bring in your creative flair (ideally with InDesign or similar programs)
you plan the editorial team, assign tasks and coordinate freelance staff
you maintain exchange with municipalities, church communities and local institutions and represent the ObZ at events and press conferences
you take on administrative tasks such as fees, invoicing as well as coordination with subscription service and post

you master the basic journalistic craft and ideally have experience with an advertiser or a weekly newspaper
you have a strong sense for relevant topics, recognize the needs of our readers and work with accuracy and reliability.
you identify with Oberbaselbiet or are willing to quickly build a strong network in politics, culture and business
you show sensitivity in dealing with municipal councils, administrations, SMEs and clubs
you like to approach people, maintain a friendly appearance and represent the newspaper positively externally
you are confident in basic IT applications, ideally have experience with layout programs and are willing to work evening or weekend shifts