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Opportunity Snapshot
Seasoned Writers take notice because this type of opportunity rarely comes along. The Gazette in Colorado Springs, Colorado is looking for a libertarian thinker who can consistently write distinctive, persuasive editorials for our daily newspaper and online in tune with our philosophy of (a) respect for the individual, (b) limited government, (c) free markets, and (d) free trade.
It has been years since we've had a vacancy on the team, and for good reason -- it's not everywhere that you can display your libertarian views and enjoy a variety of rewards in the process, including:
Pride -- with its innovative design, use of graphics and color, The Gazette has gained a reputation as one of the finest newspapers in the region.
High impact -- the editorial page is an important section in our paper, and your words will strive to advance human liberty and host community debate though out the communities we serve. You will lead our editorial board and will help our team shape the daily and Sunday content of the pages, online products and the editorial positions.
Opportunity to shine -- this is your chance to go toe to toe with state officials, introduce ground-breaking concepts, and give it your all before a very proactive and progressive audience. We always make space for good, creative ideas!
Cutting-edge environment -- you'll also help us forge ahead with interactive news delivery and other innovative initiatives designed to ensure our leadership position and meet the needs of tomorrow's audience.
Great atmosphere -- you'll join a close-knit team that benefits from the inspiration of an appreciative community and the stability and support of a well established media organization.
Career development -- we love to promote from within, and your success in this role will help position you for growth.
About Us
The Gazette has been an integral part of Colorado Springs virtually since the community's founding. Its roots can be traced to city founder General William Jackson Palmer's weekly Out West, which began publishing in March 23, 1872.
R.C. Hoiles, founder of Freedom Newspapers Inc., purchased the newspaper in 1946. His son, Harry, was named publisher, a position he held until 1975. In 1957, the newspaper moved to its current location at 30 S. Prospect St.
Freedom Communications acquired the Colorado Springs Sun, a competing daily newspaper owned by Oklahoma Publishing Co., in 1986 and shut its doors. Since then, The Gazette has been the only locally produced daily newspaper serving the Colorado Springs area.
The Gazette employs some 475 full-time and part-time associates, all having an integral part in publishing the daily core product as well as other printed publications and interactive services. It contracts with an independent carrier force of more than 250 to deliver the newspaper.
Our company was founded on a libertarian philosophy that is reflected in our opinion editorial pages. We believe in individual freedom and responsibility - in the right of all individuals everywhere to control themselves and all they produce.
With a daily circulation of 98,069, The Gazette reaches 48 percent of the market. Sunday circulation is 109,593 with a healthy market penetration of 60 percent. In addition, The Gazette owns the number 1 and number 2 websites in the market, gazette.com and ColoradoSprings.com.
As a committed community partner, The Gazette has a long history of giving back through civic investment. The goal is to support efforts aimed not only at sustaining a special quality of life, but improving upon it. Through these endeavors, Gazette Charities, a 501c3 public charity, provides hope and assistance to thousands of individuals and families by encouraging self-sufficiency and self-responsibility through community-based philanthropy.
The Gazette is one of the larger newspapers owned by of Freedom Communications, Inc., a privately owned, diversified media that integrates newspaper, broadcast television stations, and interactive media businesses. Our company is in the midst of an exciting period of growth and transformation. We continue to innovate by looking for new business opportunities through a mix of acquisitions and internal growth, developing our interactive business, and pushing the envelope in online, on-air and print media delivery. For more information, please visit www.freedom.com.
Your Role
As Editorial Page Editor, you'll generally focus on local, statewide, and national public policy issues, especially those with an impact on Colorado Springs and El Paso County and/or individual liberty, and as you write ten to twelve editorials a week, blogs, and columns.
Reporting to the Publisher, you'll assist in developing The Gazettes daily and Sunday content, online product, and editorial positions, as you:
Prepare for daily editorial meetings by reading newspapers, online sites, periodicals, studies, and books and contribute workable editorial ideas.
Identify and interview sources.
Write daily editorials and blogs on state issues that make a good case using our values, are intellectually honest, accurately, reported, well written and correctly characterize the outrage of the issue while offering solutions.
Meet deadlines for Web, daily and Sunday products.
Contribute to discussions on persuasive presentation formats, appropriate artwork, etc.
Follow the overall department mission and values: To advance human liberty and host community debate through the production of print and Web products that are libertarian, local, timely, lively, relevant, well written, and well designed.
Collaborate with other editorial page members to advance their success as well as the department's goals, and build working relationships with colleagues in other parts of the organization.
Follow the company's business code of ethics and showing a professional demeanor as you proudly represent The Gazette.
Contribute to our Web and other news platforms.
Keys to Success
Your editorials will need to be more than well-written and accurate; they will need to incorporate:
Intellectual honesty that acknowledges the truth of the situation;
Analytical thinking and an appreciation for nuance; and
A true passion for our values and how they apply to public policy.
As you know, "getting the story" will require strong investigative interviewing skills, but your success in this role will also be a function of your ability to write to deadline, remain flexible as we respond to breaking news, and support the success of the department through teamwork and collaboration.
You must be comfortable as you engage with the public, while being accessible and open to all voices in our community. You will be an ambassador for The Gazette, someone open and engaging when speaking with different community venues and while hosting community debate.
If this sounds like the right mix of challenge and opportunity, and you meet the following qualifications, we look forward to hearing from you.
Our Requirements
7+ years of related experience with a major daily newspaper and/or Web site. You will be asked to share 5-6 samples of your work.
Libertarian views that correlate to the Freedom philosophy
Strong interviewing and writing skills
Proven ability to report, analyze, apply values and write about a variety of issues
Track record of writing to deadline and working with others on deadline
Strong news judgment
Proficient technological skills on a newsediting system and familiarity with Web posting and blogging
Solid understanding of bureaucracy and government processes, as well as public policy, law, history and current events
Ability to speak at a podium and represent the company and our philosophy
Enthusiastic interest in Web and other non-traditional news platforms
Bachelor's degree
Preferred, but not required:
Further formal or informal education, especially displaying expertise in a particular public policy area of interest (i.e. criminal justice, constitutional law, political process)
Opportunity Snapshot
Seasoned Writers take notice because this type of opportunity rarely comes along. The Gazette in Colorado Springs, Colorado is looking for a libertarian thinker who can consistently write distinctive, persuasive editorials for our daily newspaper and online in tune with our philosophy of (a) respect for the individual, (b) limited government, (c) free markets, and (d) free trade.
It has been years since we've had a vacancy on the team, and for good reason -- it's not everywhere that you can display your libertarian views and enjoy a variety of rewards in the process, including:
Pride -- with its innovative design, use of graphics and color, The Gazette has gained a reputation as one of the finest newspapers in the region.
High impact -- the editorial page is an important section in our paper, and your words will strive to advance human liberty and host community debate though out the communities we serve. You will lead our editorial board and will help our team shape the daily and Sunday content of the pages, online products and the editorial positions.
Opportunity to shine -- this is your chance to go toe to toe with state officials, introduce ground-breaking concepts, and give it your all before a very proactive and progressive audience. We always make space for good, creative ideas!
Cutting-edge environment -- you'll also help us forge ahead with interactive news delivery and other innovative initiatives designed to ensure our leadership position and meet the needs of tomorrow's audience.
Great atmosphere -- you'll join a close-knit team that benefits from the inspiration of an appreciative community and the stability and support of a well established media organization.
Career development -- we love to promote from within, and your success in this role will help position you for growth.
About Us
The Gazette has been an integral part of Colorado Springs virtually since the community's founding. Its roots can be traced to city founder General William Jackson Palmer's weekly Out West, which began publishing in March 23, 1872.
R.C. Hoiles, founder of Freedom Newspapers Inc., purchased the newspaper in 1946. His son, Harry, was named publisher, a position he held until 1975. In 1957, the newspaper moved to its current location at 30 S. Prospect St.
Freedom Communications acquired the Colorado Springs Sun, a competing daily newspaper owned by Oklahoma Publishing Co., in 1986 and shut its doors. Since then, The Gazette has been the only locally produced daily newspaper serving the Colorado Springs area.
The Gazette employs some 475 full-time and part-time associates, all having an integral part in publishing the daily core product as well as other printed publications and interactive services. It contracts with an independent carrier force of more than 250 to deliver the newspaper.
Our company was founded on a libertarian philosophy that is reflected in our opinion editorial pages. We believe in individual freedom and responsibility - in the right of all individuals everywhere to control themselves and all they produce.
With a daily circulation of 98,069, The Gazette reaches 48 percent of the market. Sunday circulation is 109,593 with a healthy market penetration of 60 percent. In addition, The Gazette owns the number 1 and number 2 websites in the market, gazette.com and ColoradoSprings.com.
As a committed community partner, The Gazette has a long history of giving back through civic investment. The goal is to support efforts aimed not only at sustaining a special quality of life, but improving upon it. Through these endeavors, Gazette Charities, a 501c3 public charity, provides hope and assistance to thousands of individuals and families by encouraging self-sufficiency and self-responsibility through community-based philanthropy.
The Gazette is one of the larger newspapers owned by of Freedom Communications, Inc., a privately owned, diversified media that integrates newspaper, broadcast television stations, and interactive media businesses. Our company is in the midst of an exciting period of growth and transformation. We continue to innovate by looking for new business opportunities through a mix of acquisitions and internal growth, developing our interactive business, and pushing the envelope in online, on-air and print media delivery. For more information, please visit www.freedom.com.
Your Role
As Editorial Page Editor, you'll generally focus on local, statewide, and national public policy issues, especially those with an impact on Colorado Springs and El Paso County and/or individual liberty, and as you write ten to twelve editorials a week, blogs, and columns.
Reporting to the Publisher, you'll assist in developing The Gazettes daily and Sunday content, online product, and editorial positions, as you:
Prepare for daily editorial meetings by reading newspapers, online sites, periodicals, studies, and books and contribute workable editorial ideas.
Identify and interview sources.
Write daily editorials and blogs on state issues that make a good case using our values, are intellectually honest, accurately, reported, well written and correctly characterize the outrage of the issue while offering solutions.
Meet deadlines for Web, daily and Sunday products.
Contribute to discussions on persuasive presentation formats, appropriate artwork, etc.
Follow the overall department mission and values: To advance human liberty and host community debate through the production of print and Web products that are libertarian, local, timely, lively, relevant, well written, and well designed.
Collaborate with other editorial page members to advance their success as well as the department's goals, and build working relationships with colleagues in other parts of the organization.
Follow the company's business code of ethics and showing a professional demeanor as you proudly represent The Gazette.
Contribute to our Web and other news platforms.
Keys to Success
Your editorials will need to be more than well-written and accurate; they will need to incorporate:
Intellectual honesty that acknowledges the truth of the situation;
Analytical thinking and an appreciation for nuance; and
A true passion for our values and how they apply to public policy.
As you know, "getting the story" will require strong investigative interviewing skills, but your success in this role will also be a function of your ability to write to deadline, remain flexible as we respond to breaking news, and support the success of the department through teamwork and collaboration.
You must be comfortable as you engage with the public, while being accessible and open to all voices in our community. You will be an ambassador for The Gazette, someone open and engaging when speaking with different community venues and while hosting community debate.
If this sounds like the right mix of challenge and opportunity, and you meet the following qualifications, we look forward to hearing from you.
Our Requirements
7+ years of related experience with a major daily newspaper and/or Web site. You will be asked to share 5-6 samples of your work.
Libertarian views that correlate to the Freedom philosophy
Strong interviewing and writing skills
Proven ability to report, analyze, apply values and write about a variety of issues
Track record of writing to deadline and working with others on deadline
Strong news judgment
Proficient technological skills on a newsediting system and familiarity with Web posting and blogging
Solid understanding of bureaucracy and government processes, as well as public policy, law, history and current events
Ability to speak at a podium and represent the company and our philosophy
Enthusiastic interest in Web and other non-traditional news platforms
Bachelor's degree
Preferred, but not required:
Further formal or informal education, especially displaying expertise in a particular public policy area of interest (i.e. criminal justice, constitutional law, political process)
Freedom Colorado Information is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.
