Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.
Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.
Target Resume Now
About the Role
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.
Responsibilities
- Copy editing print newspaper pages
- Designing print newspaper pages
- Proofreading print newspaper pages
- Writing strong and accurate headlines
- Writing other display copy
Requirements
- Candidates must currently live in Canada
- Ability to work one to three shifts a week, primarily evenings (sometimes until 12:30 a.m. ET) and regular Saturday and Sunday shifts
- 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
Skills
- Copy editing
- Designing
- Proofreading
- Headline writing
- News judgment
- Customer service
- Communication
Location
- Remote (Canada)
Work Type
- Part-time
- Temporary
- Remote
Experience Level
- Solid experience copy editing, designing and proofreading print newspaper pages
- Solid experience writing strong and accurate headlines and other display copy
Education Level
- Background in journalism
Salary/Compensations
- $21 to $25 per hour
Benefits
- Matching pension contribution plan
- Three paid sick days annually for part-timers
- $25-a-month reimbursement for internet
- Shift premium for leadership shifts
About the Company
- PMNA is a subsidiary of The Canadian Press, but operates independently.
- PMNA handles production journalism for clients around North America, such as The Globe and Mail, Boston Globe and Hearst.
- The work includes newspaper page layout, copy editing, headline writing, packaging and optimizing online stories, video production, sports and financial agate and more.
Equal Opportunity
- PMNA is committed to fostering an inclusive, barrier-free and accessible environment.
- As an equal-opportunity employer, we support the goals of employment equity and believe that everyone should be able to contribute to the Company's success in accordance with their abilities.
- We welcome applications from all diverse groups, including but not limited to women, Indigenous Peoples, members of visible minorities and people with disabilities.
- If you require an accommodation due to disability to participate in the interview process, please advise us of your needs.