Newsrooms need a reader rep
June 15th, 2008, 11:52 am · 3 Comments · posted by dstevens
Freedom New Mexico is looking to hire a reader representative whose primary duty will be to interact with and assist readers of our news products in Clovis, Portales and Tucumcari.
The successful candidate will oversee our lifestyles coverage, event calendars and reader-generated content in print and online.
Fundamental Internet and grammar skills are required and accuracy will be essential.
Grouchy people need not apply.
Hours will be mostly 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, but some nighttime and weekend work will be required.
The pay range will be $8 to $9.50 an hour, depending on qualifications.
Send a resume, complete with references and a cover letter outlining your interest in helping readers interact with our news products to:
david_stevens at link.freedom.com
June 16th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
“Grouchy people need not apply.” LOL!! I like that.
Hmm… come to think of it… I have “internet and grammar skills”. Unfortunately, my resume consists of nothing but 25 years in the Air Force!
June 21st, 2008 at 1:42 pm
So you’ve finally reached the grouch quota in the newsroom? Sounds like a fun job, can I work from home?
July 27th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
Accuracy will be essential. That’s a laugh. Your policy of not letting the stories be reviewed by the ones giving the story has made our paper a laughing stock. I know that you don’t want the story to be influenced, but to hold that above accuracy is moronic. I’ve been here in Clovis for over 35 years. During that time we’ve had many photos and stories done that involved our firm. Not one of them got the facts straight. Some facts were so screwed up that to this day we laugh. Not only us, but firms we deal with on a daily basis, still rib us about things we’ve done (or so your story said). One man’s name even changed because of your story. We got to calling him the name you printed in the paper, and over time it just stuck.
CNJ: a compromise that get’s the facts right, IS A GOOD COMPROMISE!