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CAD 21 - 25
Temporary part-time role with a wage grid of about $21 to $25 per hour. Matching pension contribution plan. Three paid sick days annually for part-timers. $25-a-month reimbursement for internet. Shift premium for leadership shifts.
- Salary period
- hourly
- Location basis
- Canada (remote; based on wage grid)
Benefits
- Matching pension contribution plan
- Three paid sick days annually for part-timers
- $25-a-month reimbursement for internet
- Shift premium for leadership shifts
Location
Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Work setup
- Employment
- part-time
- Level
- Mid-level
- Remote policy
- Remote work from anywhere within Canada; candidates must currently live in Canada. Shifts primarily evenings (sometimes until 12:30 a.m. ET) plus regular Saturday and Sunday shifts.
- Remote scope
- country-limited
- Timezones
- Primarily evenings, sometimes until 12:30 a.m. ET, Regular Saturday and Sunday shifts
Role details
Responsibilities
- Copy edit, design, and proofread print newspaper pages
- Write strong and accurate headlines and other display copy
- Meet daily deadlines while maintaining high attention to detail
- Provide superior customer service orientation
- Edit sports-related content (asset)
- Package and optimize online stories
- Produce video production
- Handle sports and financial agate and more (context of the work PMNA does)
Requirements
- Solid experience copy editing, designing and proofreading print newspaper pages
- Solid experience writing strong and accurate headlines and other display copy
- Strong news judgment
- Ability to get the details right while meeting daily deadlines
- Superior customer service orientation
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Background in journalism
- Experience editing sports-related content would be an asset
Application
Apply with a resume and short cover letter by end of day Wednesday, July 15 stating why you would be a good fit for this role. Please mention the word OPENLY and tag RMTM4LjIwMS4xMjYuMTgx when applying to show you read the job post completely (#RMTM4LjIwMS4xMjYuMTgx).
- Deadline
- end of day Wednesday, July 15
- Portfolio
- not required
- GitHub
- not required
- Cover letter
- required
- Apply flow
- external
Company context
- Product
- Production journalism and newspaper page layout/copy editing for clients
- Industry
- News / publishing (print newspaper / journalism)
- HQ
- Canada
Description
Pagemasters North America (PMNA) is seeking a temporary part-time copy editor/paginator to join our team working in a fast-paced news environment for an American print newspaper client. This position can be done remotely from anywhere within Canada - candidates must currently live in Canada. The role requires working one to three shifts a week, primarily evenings (sometimes until 12:30 a.m. ET) and regular Saturday and Sunday shifts. As the successful candidate, you have: Solid experience copy editing, designing and proofreading print newspaper pages. Solid experience writing strong and accurate headlines and other display copy. Strong news judgment. The ability to get the details right while meeting daily deadlines. Superior customer service orientation. Excellent oral and written communication skills. A background in journalism. Experience editing sports-related content would be an asset. If you have an eye for detail and a passion for news and print journalism, apply with a resume and short cover letter by end of day Wednesday, July 15 stating why you would be a good fit for this role. Details: A wage grid ranging from about $21 to $25 per hour. Matching pension contribution plan. Three paid sick days annually for part-timers. $25-a-month reimbursement for internet. Shift premium for leadership shifts. For more information, check out our staff's collective agreement via the Canadian Media Guild.
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