Job opp: Desk supervisor at AP in SF

Brought to our attention by Kathleen Rhodes:

Position: Day Supervisor
Company: The Associated Press
Location: California
Job Status: Full-time
Ad Expires: August 3, 2007
Job ID: 796648

Description:
The San Francisco bureau of The Associated Press is looking for a day desk supervisor.

A pivotal player in one of the AP’s most dynamic news bureaus, the day supervisor plans and organizes the daily Northern California news report with input from bureau managers. This includes spotting and assigning breaking news coverage, editing copy, monitoring member content and assembling digests of top stories.

JOB REQUIREMENTS: We need a proven leader who has outstanding word editing skills and excellent news judgment, capable of reacting quickly and thoughtfully to important breaking stories. A courteous and helpful manner with AP customers and fellow staffers is essential. So is the ability to work well with other managers in Sacramento, Los Angeles, New York and around the world. A minimum of five years of newsroom experience is required, with at least two years of editing. The position carries with it opportunities for advancement within the world’s largest news organization.

To find out more about this job, go to:
http://www.journalismjobs.com/job_listing.cfm?JobID=796648

AP is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. To apply for this position, please copy and paste the following link into your browser address bar: http://ap.contacthr.com/8687604
or submit your resume and salary requirements through our homepage at https://careers.ap.org/viewjob.html?optlink-view=view-2303&ERFormID=newjoblist&ERFormCode=any

When applying, mention you saw this opening listed at JournalismJobs.com.

Job opp: Reporter at West Marin weekly

Chron travel editor Jeanne Cooper forwards to us this e-mail she received:

Subject: [Fwd: Community journalists wanted]

Hello all. One more job posting, from a friend of mine who's starting a new weekly paper in West Marin. Thought it could be of interest to reporters who are leaving the Chronicle, so feel free to pass along.

http://journalism.berkeley.edu/jobs/details.php?cat=newswire&ID=5695

www.wmarinpilot.info

Online job board geared for us

Here's an online job board that Lucas Mast at simplyhired.com set up for The Chronicle (although folks at the Merc and elsewhere can obviously make use of it). Thanks, Lucas.

Marcus:

Jessica Guynn suggested that I pass the information below along to you, in the hopes that it can be of some help on your blog.

The most useful thing, in my humble opinion, is the job board I set up at:

http://sfgate.jobamatic.com

Thanks in advance and certainly let me know if there is anything we can do to help!

Lucas

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: more in Massachusetts

This comes to us from former Chronicle reporter Erin Hallissy, who is now the editorial director at the Office of College Communications at Saint Mary’s College:

Associate Editor, Wellesley magazine

Wellesley, winner of a 2007 bronze Circle of Excellence Award from CASE, is seeking a new associate editor.

Responsibilities:
Assists editor in planning and producing four issues annually of Wellesley, the magazine published by the Wellesley College Alumnae Association and mailed to alumnae, parents, and friends of the College. Writes feature stories and short articles as required; assists editor in editing pieces for structure and content; copyedits and fact checks; writes headlines and cutlines; proofreads. Edits Class Notes section; functions as liaison to 70 volunteer class secretaries; responsible for developing and editing alumnae profiles and mini-profiles in Class Notes section and the memorial tributes in the In Memoriam section. Attends major campus meetings and events; represents magazine at alumnae events; works closely with other College offices, particularly Public Affairs, Resources, and the President's Office.

Requirements:
Position requires a B.A. degree and significant journalism or editorial experience; proven editing, writing, and proofreading skills; desktop-publishing experience preferred; strong organizational and interpersonal skills; sensitivity to issues of single-sex education in general and Wellesley specifically; flexible and capable of multitasking on tight deadlines. Associate editor must be available to work on campus full time (telecommuting is not an option).

To apply:
Apply online at http://careers.wellesley.edu/wellesley/jobboard/.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Wellesley College is an AA/EEO employer.

Job opps: editors, reporter in Boston

Here's another contribution from former Chronicle reporter Todd Wallack:

If anyone feels like moving to Beantown, a bunch of jobs have opened up.

The Boston Business Journal is looking for both a special sections editor and a reporter (probably to cover higher education and legal affairs, though I think the editor might be flexible). Editor George Donnelly, (617) 316-3221, gdonnelly@bizjournals.com

Meanwhile, I heard the Boston Globe is desperately trying to find good editors in multiple sections of the paper. The recruiter at the paper is Paula Bouknight, p_bouknight@globe.com.

Seeking help from a career counseling

Here's a second post from former Chron editor and writer John Hubbell. You can find his first post on federal funds for retraining here. In this offering, he talks about a career counselor who helped in his Chronicle afterlife (Ed note: If you know of career counselors or career resouces geared for former journalists, please send them my way):

A few years ago, deciding to move beyond the newsroom was the easy part for me. The big question was: Move where?

It was confusing because I'd loved newspapers all of my life, and changing directions was bracing and downright frightening.

But one of the first steps I took was to see a career counselor. It was easy enough: The person I went to was one of my best friend's mothers, Gina Snyder.

The experience was thoroughly helpful. Over a couple of sessions, I took tests, talked out thoughts and ideas, and walked away with both general and concrete ideas what to do.

I've passed her name onto other journalist friends looking for a change in their lives. They've reported back that they loved working with her as much as I did.

Gina is personable and down to earth. She may have embarrassing childhood photos of me that she can show you, too -- perhaps injecting a little mirth in this otherwise unsettling time.

Gina's phone number is 707-643-8937. Her email is ginas@pacbell.net. That's Vallejo, ye olde homeland.

Some of you sent notes from my last post asking what I've been up to since obtaining (and that's the right verb) my master's degree last month from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. The short version is that I'm consulting on a variety of media projects, and splitting my time between Chapel Hill and Memphis, Tenn. You can check out my company web site, and drop me a line if you'd like, at www.oldbridgemedia.com.

Good luck all,
John Hubbell
jhubbell@email.unc.edu

Job opp: Part-time copy editor at Stanford

Another one from former Chron tech reporter and Pinoy Pod podcaster (say that 3x quickly) Ben Pimentel:

Stanford Biz School is looking for a part-time copy editor/proofreader. Pay is about $30/hr. Contact person is Cathy Castillo, director of publications. Her e-mail is cathy_castillo@gsb.stanford.edu

Job opps: Biz managing editor, information activist, communications manager

A smattering of opportunities ...

Managing Editor, Business News (petaluma)

A growing North Bay financial news publisher is seeking a superior managing editor to lead our coverage of alternative finance and investment markets full time for our website and print newsletters. We are looking for a corporate finance journalist, experienced in reporting on public equity and debt finance, with a strong analytical side.
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/wri/357441757.html

Information activist

Full-time Position (1 FTE), Oakland-based. Salary: $46,107 plus 3 weeks of vacation, medical, dental & vision (inc. domestic partners) and professional development opportunities. Men of color strongly encouraged to apply.

The DataCenter supports grassroots communities to build their research infrastructure and develop research and strategizing capacity from within to build their political power for change. We aim to reframe research as a tool for social change and self-determination in order to reclaim communities as the experts.

The DataCenter seeks an experienced information activist to collaborate primarily with youth and criminal justice groups across the country, especially those with bases among no- and low-income communities and communities of color, using research as a tool to build more successful campaigns, strengthen strategies, and increase capacity to utilize information and knowledge effectively for grassroots-led social change efforts. We use a wide range of research methods such as strategic, targeted research, census support, literature reviews and community based documentation projects.

Applicants should demonstrate a solid understanding of issues with regard to youth and criminal justice as well as an awareness of and openness to working across issue areas. Organizations we work with include: All of Us or None, Education not Incarceration, Critical Resistance, Highlander, Project South, Native Youth Movement, Providence Youth and Student Movement - PrYSM, Common Roots, Ella Baker Center and Southwest Worker's Union youth program.

The DataCenter is committed to reflecting our social justice values in all of our organizational practices. We engage in Shared Leadership and staff members are expected to play an active role in developing the organization. To learn more about Shared Leadership visit our website at http://datacenter.org/about/sharedleadership.htm. In addition, all staff engage in anti-oppression organizational culture work.

Qualifications:
· Creative, inquisitive spirit with a commitment to social justice.
· Solid research experience (e.g. campaign or union research, community or grassroots research, oral history documentation, journalism, or academic research on social issues): designing research projects, conducting research, publishing or presenting research findings. And understanding of how research plays a powerful role in advancing grassroots-led social justice agenda.
· Demonstrated ability to coordinate projects and to develop organizational relationships.
· Competent at working within diverse cultural communities.
· Familiarity with grassroots organizing and experience with campaign strategy.
· Experience with or understanding of organizational development issues.
· Excellent oral and written communication skills.
· Computer and Internet skills.
· Interested in working in a collaborative environment defined by the values and principles of Shared Leadership.
· Ability to make a three-year commitment.
Desired:
· Program development and planning experience.
· Strong quantitative experience (e.g. statistical analysis, spreadsheet manipulation, working with large data sets).
· Training experience, rooted in popular education methods.
· Familiarity with Lexis/Nexis.
· Familiarity and connection with issues in the U.S. South.

TO APPLY: Please send resume and cover letter to: Hiring Committee, DataCenter, 1904 Franklin Street, Suite 900, Oakland, CA 94612-2912 USA. Please no phone calls or faxes. For more information about the DataCenter, visit www.datacenter.org. Application deadline extended to Friday July 6th, 2007.

Communications/outreach manager, senior data analyst

EdSource is expanding and we need additional staff to help make that happen. Our small agency needs to substantially strengthen its research, data analysis, writing, outreach, and project management capabilities. We are creating several new positions, including a Communications/Outreach Manager and a Senior Data Analyst - both full time. We are also hiring additional research staff, but the exact mix of positions, job titles, and responsibilities will depend upon the qualifications of the people who apply.

EdSource is a team-oriented agency with exceptionally high standards for productivity, quality, and meeting deadlines. We are looking for self-motivated, highly skilled individuals who share our commitment to the importance of a strong public education system and our intellectual curiosity regarding what that requires. We hope to fill these positions this summer.

If you or someone you know is interested, please go to our website to learn more. Details about these positions and the application process are at http://www.edsource.org/abo_jobs_607.cfm.

Job opps: Biz reporters at Bloomberg

Chron tech writer Tom Abate brings this to our attention:

Bloomberg To Add 10 Percent More Reporters On Strong Terminal Sales
http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-bloomberg-to-add-10-percent-more-reporters-on-strong-terminal-sales/

And here's a link to Bloomberg's job page (it's not clear to me whether those 60 jobs are all represented on the site):

http://about.bloomberg.com/careers/opportunities.html

Job opp: Education reporter at Palo Alto Weekly

Here's one from Jocelyn Dong, managing editor at the Palo Alto Weekly (www.PaloAltoOnline.com):

I understand you've got a blog for out-of-work Chron staffers. If it's any help, we're looking for an education reporter. It's a good, honest reporting job in a town where people care passionately about the schooling of their children. We'd be happy to talk with any of your former colleagues.

Link and job posting below.

LINK:
http://www.embarcaderopublishing.com/employment/jobs/paw_2007.06.18.writer.html

Embarcadero Publishing Company Employment Opportunities

Staff Writer

The CNPA-award-winning, independent Palo Alto Weekly is seeking a versatile reporter to cover education, youth & family issues and community reporting.

Applicants must be self-starters with an easy flow of story ideas, with good analytical skills and an ability to develop a solid understanding of the complex local and statewide education system.

The Weekly, as a pioneer in online posting of news stories as early as 1994, is actively exploring the fast-changing interface between print and online journalism, and applicants should have an interest in and excitement for the many possibilities in this area.

The job requires several stories a week, daily news briefs posted to the Weekly's Web site and an in-depth piece every four to six weeks relating to children, schools or families or other assignments in the community.

Candidates should have at least two years beat-coverage experience, preferably in education, with strong writing and grammatical skills and be versatile in terms of coverage of different types of education and city-related stories. Dependability and a desire to maintain collegial relationships with editors are musts.

It is strongly preferred that applicants live in or near Palo Alto or be familiar with housing costs in the region. Out-of-state applicants with no roots in the area are strongly discouraged.

Send resume and three writing clips, with contact information, to Managing Editor Jocelyn Dong, Palo Alto Weekly, 703 High Street, Palo Alto, CA, 94302, or e-mail jdong@paweekly.com. No phone calls please.

Job opp: Science writer at Stanford

This from Dawn Levy, who is leaving her job as science writer at the Stanford News Service:

... If you know any science writers who might be interested in my Stanford job (great people! great work!), now's the time to spread the word. The job will get posted at http://jobs.stanford.edu/ when it's announced. My last day at Stanford will be July 6.

Stanford Report: http://news.stanford.edu
SciTech@Stanford: http://scitech.stanford.edu

Job opp: Designer at Bakersfield Californian

From James Bennett, AME of design and production at The Californian:

DRIVERS WANTED! We need a driver for the racecar we've built. You may have heard of the Californian's controversial redesign. It's loud, flashy and can be tough to handle.

That¹s where you come in!

Our only rules are drawing readers in and respecting their time. Help us re-write the rest of the rules and save American newspapers. We'd be satisfied with a strong, entry-level someone, but a seasoned ace would thrive in our no-holds-barred environment. Our designers also frequently do their own graphics, so graphics knowledge is a BIG plus.

The Californian is a great place to work. The paper is family owned, progressive and very tech-savvy (all Mac newsroom)! We're also a recognized leader in both multi-media reporting and citizen journalism, and we have one of the best photo staffs in the country.

Here's more http://www.ojr.org/ojr/stories/060808reed/

Bakersfield is nicer than you think! We have tons of outdoor activities (hiking, kayaking, huge bike trail), kooky local events (from lavish fairs, to dirt track racing). We're surrounded by beautiful mountains and national parks, but we're only a short drive from Los Angeles, San Francisco and world-class beaches.

Please send your clips NOW for this IMMEDIATE opening. Feel free to write or call with questions.

James Bennett
AME Design and Production
THE BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN
1707 Eye Street
Bakersfield CA, 93302

jbennett@bakersfield.com
661-395-7465

Sad news from the Mercury News

In case you missed this about veteran reporter and editor Rich Ramirez: Suicide suspected in Mercury News veteran's death

From the Mercury News story:

The exact reasons why he would have taken his own life were unclear. He had been worried about the newspaper's plans to eliminate about 40 newsroom jobs, said his wife, Janet Dalke.

We debated whether to include this news in the blog, given how much we still don't know about this story. But we felt it was important to recognize the potential role of the job cuts and how they can affect people in different ways.

It goes without saying that if you or anyone you know is having a hard time with what's going on (in every newsroom), please reach out. If anyone has suggestions for internal and external resources, please send them to me and I'll update this post later.

You can sign your condolences for Rich Ramirez here.

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

Farewell from Pia Sarkar

Better late than never ... Chron biz reporter Pia Sarkar sent this note to the newsroom last Friday (her last day):

Thanks to everyone who came out last night and made my farewell so memorable. This newsroom will always hold a special place in my heart — I am grateful for the friends I've made and the experience I've gained. I feel lucky to have spent the last 7 years of my newspaper career with all of you. I wish you only the best.

I plan to stay in San Francisco and hope to run into you again. My e-mail address is piasarkar@gmail.

Take care,
Pia

Job opp: Copy desk chief in Grass Valley

Here's one from former Chron tech writer and CNET editor Jeff Pelline, who says this position "would make a nice lifestyle change for somebody in the Bay Area" (Jeff is now the editor at the Grass Valley Union):

Copy desk chief for The Union, a 15,000 circulation daily paper in Grass Valley, Calif. Must have at least five years of copyediting experience and some management experience. Must be skilled at Web journalism. This job offers an opportunity to live and work in the Sierra Foothills, only an hour from Lake Tahoe. This is a full time position with competitive benefits including 401k, health and dental. To apply: send letter of interest and resume to Sharla Cartzdafner, Human Resources at sharlac@theunion.com. Deadline to apply is Friday, June 29, 2007. EOE.

Reminders ...

If you're leaving (or have already left) The Chron and want your contact info listed, please e-mail me at mchan@sfchronicle.com or marcuslowchan@gmail.com.

Also, don't be shy about taking advantage of the offers of help by your former colleagues. These are difficult times, so lean on us.

Also, a couple folks have asked out of curiosity what type of traffic this blog is getting. Unfortunately, I didn't add Google Analytics until about a week after the blog launched, so I don't have those stats. But since then, we've had ...

• 4,323 page views


• 875 absolute unique visitors


• 2:37 was the average time spent on the blog


• The home page was most popular, followed by the "stay connected" page and the job resources page

For what it's worth.

Marcus

Mercury News to cut 17 percent of news staff

In case you didn't see this:

(06-19) 18:56 PDT San Jose, Calif. (AP) -- The San Jose Mercury News plans to cut its newsroom staff by about 17 percent next month as readers and advertising dollars migrate to the Internet, the paper's new executive editor said Tuesday.

The newspaper plans to eliminate about 40 of the editorial department's 240 full-time positions beginning July 2, Carole Leigh Hutton, the paper's executive editor and vice president, told the Mercury News staff during an afternoon meeting.

Read the full AP story here.

LinkedIn offer for former Chron staffers

If you're a member of LinkedIn, the popular online network for professionals, or are interested in signing up for a free account, you might also consider this offer from Kay Luo, director of communications at the company: a free upgrade to the "Business Plus" account for six months for former staffers. The upgrade offers more features (you must be signed in) than the free account.

If you're not familiar with LinkedIn, in a nutshell it's a networking site where you create a profile that summarizes your professional accomplishments. Your profile then can help you find and be found by former (or future) colleagues, clients and partners.

If you are a former Chron staffer who's interested in this offer, contact Kay at kluo@linkedin.com with your name, e-mail and link to your LinkedIn page. (Thanks, Kay.)