NEWS REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER
THE DAILY GRAPHIC and CENTRAL PLAINS HERALD-LEADER in Portage la Prairie, Man., seek a full-time news reporter with strong writing and photography skills to join our team. A passionate interest in the news is essential, particularly social issues. The successful candidate will be a team player in the newsroom and in the community. Applicants must feel confident in meeting tight deadlines in a daily news environment whose focus is on web-first reporting.
This job also requires the individual be able to take digital photographs using professional SLR cameras and have some knowledge of Adobe Photoshop. Layout skills are a definite asset as is a familiarity with online reporting.
The reporter must live in Portage and have reliable transportation, but will use the newspaper¹s camera equipment. This is a salaried position with benefits and paid vacation.
As part of the Sun Media chain, there is opportunity for career advancement.
Portage la Prairie is a city of 13,000 people, with a rural population of an additional 7,000. It is located 75 kilometres west of Winnipeg, in fertile, farming country. The Daily Graphic and Herald-Leader have a combined circulation of almost 15,000.
Application deadline: Sept. 4, 2009.
Please send your resume, complete with references and samples of your work to:
Ms. Clarise Klassen, Managing Editor
The Daily Graphic/Central Plains Herald-Leader
P.O. Box 130
1941 Saskatchewan Ave. W.
Portage la Prairie, MB, R1N 3B4
Fax: 204-239-1270
Phone: 204-857-3427 ext. 242
e-mail: editor.dailygraphic@shawcable.com
