General Summary of Responsibilities
As a member of the affiliate design desk, you’ll design and build pages for the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, coordinate content and design for Lifestyles magazine, and fill in as needed designing pages for the Yakima Herald-Republic.
Essential Job Functions
1. Review daily budgets with Union-Bulletin editor.
2. Design and build clean, effective news, sports and feature pages in the BLOX TCMS for print, eEditions.
3. Send pages to press, PageSuite.
4. Design, build and send advance pages.
5. Coordinate and edit content, design pages for monthly Lifestyles Magazine.
Other Duties
1. Communicate with U-B editors via Microsoft Teams, email, phone and videoconferencing apps.
2. Design and build sections for the Yakima Herald-Republic and El Sol de Yakima, as needed.
3. Actively participate as part of the affiliate design desk and the U-B newsroom.
4. Other duties assigned.
Job Requirements
Experience
A newsroom internship or experience as part of a post-collegiate newsroom staff.
Skills and Abilities / Lifting Requirements
Exceptional print design skills and news judgment; accuracy; strong interpersonal skills; the ability to consistently hit deadlines. No lifting required.
Minimum Education, Certifications or licenses
Bachelor’s degree in journalism or related field.
Contact with Others
Frequent contact with U-B, YHR staff.
Supervision Received
Works independently with direction from editors.
Supervision of others
N/A
Pressure of Work
The lead designer for the U-B must make page deadlines throughout the publication cycle. At the same time, you need to possess enough flexibility to quickly respond to changes requested by editors. Accuracy is of the utmost importance.
Impact
Readers expect a clean, well-designed and on-time version of the Union-Bulletin, whether it’s a print edition or eEdition. If we fail to meet those standards, we’ll lose both trust and significant readership.
Primary Job Location (Indicate whether the position is remote, or travel required)
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin newsroom.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $21.01 - $25.35 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Experience:
- Graphic design: 1 year (Preferred)
- Adobe Creative Suite: 1 year (Preferred)
- Adobe Illustrator: 1 year (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Walla Walla, WA 99362 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Walla Walla, WA 99362: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person