Job opps: San Antonio Express-News, The Record (N.J.), Register Guard (Ore.), Stanford

Apologies for the lack of postings. Here are some out-of-state job opps sent my way:

Job opp at San Antonio

The San Antonio Express-News has an opening on their projects staff for an investigative/enterprise reporter. They're looking for someone who can dig deeply and write artfully. (No contact info given, but their Web site is http://www.mysanantonio.com/.)

Job opps at The Record (Bergen County, NJ)

The Record has an immediate opening for a talented graphic artist/designer. We're seeking a multi-talented graphic artist/designer with creative vision and the ability to do it all, from designing pages for both news and features to doing info-graphics to creating dynamic images. The successful candidate will work in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines. We're looking for someone who can think beyond the norm, and way outside the box, to come up with fresh ideas. We want an artist with great news judgment and the skills to bring it all together in a visually appealing package that will stop a reader in his tracks. Candidates should have three to five years of daily experience, or equivalent.

We're seeking an experienced editor to join The Record's business team. This deputy business editor will assist the business editor and another deputy in planning and editing the seven-day-a-week business section and the Sunday real estate section. Duties include assigning and editing breaking news and enterprise and weekly reports focusing on North Jersey's major industry sectors. We're seeking a well-organized pro with superior time-management skills and the ability to juggle many tasks. Ability to work quickly and accurately to meet multiple deadlines is essential. Candidates should have at least five to seven years of daily experience, including at least three years as an editor.

The Record's sports department is seeking a full-time copy/layout editor. We're looking for a talented journalist with strong copy editing, layout and headline skills. Candidates should have a minimum of five years experience working for a daily sports section.

If you're interested in any of these positions, send a cover letter on why you want the job, samples of your best work and a résumé to Douglas Clancy, Assistant Managing Editor, The Record, 150 River. St., Hackensack, NJ 07601.

Some background about our newspaper: The Record is family-owned, medium-sized newspaper located in North Jersey, just 15 miles away from Times Square in Manhattan and a short drive from the shore and the mountains. It has won the "General Excellence Award" as New Jersey's best daily newspaper in 10 of the past 15 years, including three of the past four years.

Copy editors needed at Register Guard in Oregon

(From Karola Craib) A long-ago Chron copy editor who is now w. the Honolulu Advertiser sent me this:

I just got word that the Eugene, Ore., Register Guard is looking for two copy editors. It's a pretty good medium-sized daily, owned by a local family that has no apparent interest in selling, and is a Guild shop. Nobody here is interested, but somebody there might be. Eugene housing costs are high by Oregon standards, low by Bay Area standards. And Eugene is a pretty swell little town with at least one decent Italian restaurant (Beppe and Gianni's, www.beppeandgiannis.net) and neighborhood wineries that make better pinot noirs than Napa does.

Writer at Stanford

From Susan Gilbert:

Stanford University
Office of Medical Development
SENIOR DEVELOPMENT WRITER

Reporting to the director of communications in Stanford’s Office of Medical Development (OMD), the senior development writer manages all aspects of a wide variety of publications projects. S/he serves on a 5-member team that develops publications to promote, celebrate, or directly solicit private support for Stanford University School of Medicine and Stanford Hospital & Clinics. Priority programs include hospital replacement and renovation; cancer; cardiovascular medicine; neuroscience; immunity, transplantation and infection; orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine; stem cell biology; annual giving; and the medical alumni association. Typical assignments include case statements; brochures; white papers; donor, volunteer, patient, faculty, alumni, and student profiles; major gift proposals; newsletters; event invitations; OMD website updates; and elements of the medical alumni magazine, Bench and Bedside. The senior development writer collaborates with colleagues in the university’s Office of Development to ensure compliance with top-level themes and identity guidelines of The Stanford Challenge, a seven-year, $4.3-billion, campus-wide fundraising campaign that launched in October 2006.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
--Writing/Editing (70%): The senior development writer writes and edits copy as assigned by the director of communications and submits her/his work for final edits and approval. He or she also identifies, hires, and oversees the work of freelance writers and proofreaders as necessary to meet production goals and deadlines.
--Research and Collaboration (10%): The senior development writer conducts research as needed to The senior development writer conducts research as needed to complete assigned projects. Examples of necessary research include using the World Wide Web; contacting colleagues at other institutions, interviewing faculty, donors, volunteers, patients, alumni, students, staff, and others, reviewing central files, using a variety of campus communications and image databases, and exploring information in the university’s donor information system. The senior development writer collaborates with faculty, students, donors, volunteers, and OMD and other Stanford staff to plan and produce accurate and effective communications pieces.
--Production Management (10%): The senior development writer is responsible for managing the production and printing of projects as assigned by the director of communications. This includes developing publication concepts, scheduling and overseeing photo sessions, organizing information for and reviewing the work of contract graphic designers, and reviewing laser drafts from designers and blue lines from printers.
--Project Management (10%): The senior development writer is responsible for setting and tracking project schedules, monitoring projects to see that they remain on budget, and negotiating the multiple levels of approval (from faculty, staff, volunteers, and donors) required to complete projects on time, on budget, and on strategy.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum five years of experience writing in a professional setting. Development writing experience is preferred. Science or medical writing experience highly desirable. College degree required; preferable fields of study include English, journalism, and communications. Proven superior writing and editing skills.

Ability to synthesize large amounts of information and compose clear and persuasive prose. Ability to manage complex tasks simultaneously, coordinate the roles of various participants in projects, set priorities and schedules, and meet deadlines with a minimum of supervision.

Attention to detail and exceptional editing and proofreading skill.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to facilitate mutual understanding and work effectively with a wide variety of people including: faculty, administrative staff, development colleagues, donors, patients, students, alumni, and friends of the university.

Previous production management experience. Proven customer-service focus. Proficiency in computing applications including e-mail, Windows, Word, Excel, MS Project, PowerPoint, and Internet navigation tools. An understanding of the entire development enterprise—particularly within an academic setting—and the ability to work within that framework desirable. Ability to understand and comply with HIPAA regulations. California driver’s license and a car to travel to and from meetings on campus.

To apply for any Stanford job, an interested candidate has to apply online. Here's the URL for the jobs site: http://jobs.stanford.edu/ Right now, the job is posted under development, but the powers that run these things have promised to move it to communications. The job # is 26239 and if folks follow the directions and click on the search command without specifying any job, they can paste 26239 into the empty box (it's unhelpfully labled "key words") and the job will come up.

Job opp: Exec director of IRE

From Chronicle researcher Kathleen Rhodes:

To: IRE members and friends
From: James Grimaldi

I’m writing to give you an update and ask for your help as we search for a new executive director to replace Brant Houston. Now is the time to suggest people who would be great for this position as IRE makes the transition to new leadership.

As you’ll recall, in March we announced Brant's intent to leave IRE to be the Knight Chair in Investigative and Enterprise Reporting at the University of Illinois. Brant is set to begin at Illinois in the fall. We are grateful that Brant will continue with IRE as a consultant until Dec. 31 to continue to oversee IRE's operations while we complete the search.

For those of you who missed the IRE annual conference in Phoenix, the Board wanted to let you know that the staff and Board honored Brant’s remarkable 13 years of service to IRE by creating an endowment fund in his name to support global investigative reporting. (We’ve raised more than $10,000 so far. You can donate on the IRE web site at http://www.ire.org/endowment/ and earmarking your contribution to the “Brant Houston fund.”)

If you were with us in Arizona, you saw that we posted a job description. It also is on the IRE Web site http://www.ire.org/execdir and we are circulating it among journalism organizations. Ads also are set to run in major journalism publications.

Brant’s talents will be hard to match. Yet, the Board believes this is a great job and is optimistic about finding a dynamic leader to oversee our 12-member staff and $1.4 million budget. The job includes a parttime teaching assignment on the faculty of the Missouri Journalism School.

I have asked David Boardman, executive editor of the Seattle Times, to chair a Transition and Search Committee. As past president of IRE and a seasoned newsroom manger, Dave is ideal to lead this carefully selected committee of IRE members in our nationwide search. With Brant’s strategic help, the committee has met three times, discussed IRE’s future needs and developed the job description.

We are looking for a respected journalist with managerial experience, an entrepreneurial and enterprising spirit, creativity to help the organization grow internationally and on the Web, and flexibility to work with a rapidly changing media industry. Nonprofit experience and fundraising ability are significant pluses.

If you know someone who fits this description, please encourage them to apply. We are recruiting, too, and feel free to pass along any leads to Dave, dboardman@seattletimes.com, or me, grimaldij@washpost.com, any member of the IRE Board http://www.ire.org/history/current.html or any member of the committee:

Jan Colbert , who has served as IRE executive director and is an associate professor and chair of magazine journalism at the Missouri School of Journalism, where IRE is based. colbertj@missouri.edu; Renee Ferguson , an IRE board member and broadcast reporter who has been on leave from WMAQ-Chicago to be a Nieman fellow this year at Harvard. renee_ferguson@harvard.edu , renee.ferguson@nbcuni.com;Chuck Lewis, an IRE member for 25 years and a former CBS 60 Minutes producer who has founded three nonprofit corporations, including the Center for Public Integrity. chuck.lewis@cox.net; Shawn McIntosh, a past president of IRE who is director of culture and change at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution , focusing on training and implementation of new standards. smcintosh@ajc.com; Neal Shapiro, president and CEO of Education Broadcasting Corp., owner of Channel Thirteen/WNET, and former president of NBC News.

Job opp: Communications director at POGO

Forwarded to us by Chron biz reporter George Raine:

At a time when our government is more secretive, the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) conducts journalistic investigations to shed light on government activities and create opportunities for vigorous public debate. POGO does so by taking on broad-scale, intractable problems which would go unaddressed without an aggressive journalistic approach. POGO issues reports and alerts with recommendations for reform based on in-depth investigations.

About the Director of Communication

POGO's Director of Communication is a senior staff member who plays a central role in shaping the organization's programmatic strategies and direction. This person is also responsible for developing and implementing strategies for educating key constituencies concerning POGO's investigative findings and recommendations.

POGO works closely with journalists from across the nation to shed light on the inner workings of government. The Director of Communication manages these working relationships, develops collaborative investigative initiatives, and implements strategies to communicate POGO's vision for reform.

The Director of Communication also helps to develop content to communicate directly with Congress and the public through email, newsletters, POGO's blog, and the web.

Qualifications
Five years of strategic communications experience preferred
Commitment to advancing the mission of the organization
Experience using web and email communication strategies
Highly-motivated, entrepreneurial work style
Demonstrated track record of placing stories in national radio, TV, and print news media
Experience with public policy issues
Demonstrated skills as a strategic and tactical thinker
Persuasive writing skills

About the Project On Government Oversight (POGO)
Founded in 1981, POGO is an independent nonprofit that investigates and exposes corruption and other misconduct in order to achieve a more accountable federal government. POGO is a multi-issue organization with an expertise in working with inside sources and whistleblowers to expose evidence of waste, fraud, or abuse in the federal government. In recent years, POGO’s investigations and outreach programs have addressed shortcomings in national security, the lack of oversight of government spending, outmoded nuclear weapons programs, inadequate whistleblower protections, excessive government secrecy, and Congress’ inability to conduct effective government oversight. POGO’s investigations have also been responsible for billions in saved tax dollars and for major policy reforms affecting millions of Americans.

Salary and Benefits
Salary is commensurate with experience.
Excellent benefits.

How To Apply
Currently, there is no deadline for applying. Send a cover letter and resume to:

Keith Rutter
Director of Operations
Project On Government Oversight
666 11th Street, NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20001
Phone 202-347-1122 / Fax 202-347-1116
Email: pogo@pogo.org

Investigative reporting fellowship at Cal

Here's info on a fellowship at UC Berkeley from Chron East Bay bureau chief Charles Burress:

The Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley has established fellowships in investigative reporting, the first of their kind in the nation. Three fellowships, funded by the Sandler Family Supporting Foundation, the Gruber Family Foundation, Scott and Jennifer Fearon, and David Einhorn will be awarded this coming academic year. The fellowships are open to all working journalists, but preference will be given to graduates of the masters program of the journalism school at Berkeley.

The purpose of these fellowships is to promote and nurture the kind of reporting that requires both dedication and critical thinking.

Applicants will be chosen based on their qualifications as well as potential, and the proposed areas of investigation they intend to pursue during the year-long program. There are no educational prerequisites. Fellowships will be administered by the Investigative Reporting Program of the school and its advisory board.

“With the economics of major news organizations deteriorating,” said Lowell Bergman, the professor in charge of the Investigative Program at the Graduate School, “this kind of public interest journalism involving time consuming investigative work is endangered as never before. These fellowships will provide both a refuge and base of operations for a new generation of investigative reporters."

Mr. Bergman said that funding for the fellowships had been secured through 2008-09 academic year. Professor Bergman explained that in the coming year the graduate program in investigative reporting will be focused on public and corporate corruption as well as investigations into the criminal justice system. Applicants are urged to present proposed areas of inquiry within this broad subject area.

Fellows will be provided with office space, phones and basic expenses. They will be housed in the Investigative Reporting Program’s offices at 2481 Hearst Avenue in Berkeley provided by the Reva and David Logan Foundation.

In addition to regular interaction with the faculty of the school of Journalism and the instructors in investigative reporting, the fellows will participate in a weekly seminar in investigative reporting conducted by Professor Lowell Bergman and Robert Gunnison.

Fellows will be salaried employees of the University of California with the job classification of Staff Research Associate II and an annual salary of approximately $45,000 with health benefits. They will also enjoy the privileges of the University allowing them to audit classes and use the University’s research facilities.

The fellowships have been established to augment an endowment created by The Reva and David Logan Foundation that funds a permanent program in investigative reporting at the Journalism School. That endowment and related programs and scholarships are also funded by gifts from Richard and Diane Scruggs, Robert Bishop, Rita and Ian Isaacs, the Gruber Family Foundation and the Gladys P. & Alfredo I. Rodriguez Fund.

The deadline for fellowship applications for the academic year 2007-8 is June 25th. This year's recipients will be announced on July 20th. The fellows’ year-long tenure will begin on August 27th. The application can be found at http://jobs.berkeley.edu/.

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For further details on the fellowships please visit: http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2007/05/23_report.shtml or email investigativereportingprogram@berkeley.edu.

Job opp: Writer at SF Weekly

This opening was sent to us by Tom Walsh, editor of SF Weekly. Thanks, Tom:

STAFF WRITER
SF Weekly has an immediate opening for a full-time staff writer. We're looking for an experienced journalist who understands the difference between magazine-style reporting and the hurried fact-finding of daily papers. Ideal candidates will have solid investigative reporting skills. If your copy is as much a pleasure to read as it is well researched, we want to hear from you. We offer competitive salaries and benefits. Send your best clips, a resume, and a cover letter to:

Frances Reade
SF Weekly
185 Berry St. Ste. 3800
San Francisco, CA 94107
No phone calls please.

Job opp: Spanish-speaking investigative reporter

Employment Opportunity: Spanish-Speaking Investigative Reporter
Application Deadline: Friday, June 15, 2007

The Chicago Reporter, a bimonthly investigative news magazine, seeks a talented and aggressive bilingual journalist for a full-time reporting position. Applicants should have three years reporting experience, strong Spanish language skills, knowledge of computer-assisted reporting techniques and an interest in racial and economic issues. Web skills are a plus. Competitive non-profit salary, excellent benefits.

Send resume and five clips by June 15, 2007, to Alden K. Loury, Senior Editor, 332 S. Michigan Ave. Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60604; aldenl@chicagoreporter.com.

This is from the New America Media Web site. Thanks to Narda for passing along.