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JOB POSTING – NEWS REPORTER

KTRK-TV, an ABC O&O located in Houston, TX, has an immediate opening for a full time News Reporter.

Candidates should have significant experience in general assignment reporting, including Live ENG and satellite work. Applicants must be able to develop contacts, enterprise good, hard news stories, and respond well to breaking and spot news. The ability to do features is important as well, although this is primarily a hard news position. Candidates must have outstanding writing skills and the ability to make good use of graphics and production equipment. This position includes mornings and or weekend mornings.

All interested applicants must apply on-line at www.disneycareers.com by uploading a resume file, cover letter and list of references. Interested applicants should also mail video tape sample of your news related work to: Human Resources, KTRK-TV, 3310 Bissonnet, Houston, TX 77005. Please Reference Job ID: 193894 on all materials submitted. No phone calls please, and no third parties. Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/V/D.


Job Code: 09-18; Assistant Professor, Communications; Department: Languages & Communications

Published on Monday, March 09, 2009

General Description
The Department of Languages and Communication at Prairie View A&M University invites applications for a tenure-track, Assistant Professor in Communication position beginning Fall 2009 to teach Media Production courses that includes Film/TV Production, Web Design, Photojournalism, and Broadcast Writing to a departmental undergraduate student body of over 400. Candidates with experience in professional film/TV production preferred. This position requires teaching four classes per semester and active participation in program, department, and university activities and events.  
Salary
Commensurate with experience and qualifications  
Education
Ph.D. in Communications, BUT I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT WE WILL TAKE A MASTER'S WITH EXPERIENCE. This is a full-time position, and the salary will include health and retirement benefits. 
Experience
Prior teaching experience at the college level.
Knowledge, Abilities, and Skills
Must be able to teach Communications courses at the undergraduate level.
Application Procedure
Please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, unofficial transcripts, and a list of three references. Application packets that do not include the above listed materials will not be considered. Please mail applications to the following address:

Prairie View A&M University
Office of Human Resources
P.O. Box 519 MS 1337
Prairie View, TX 77446

Please address all questions to Dr. Mathison, Search Committee Chair at yjmathison@pvamu.edu or 936-261-3714.

 

Special Instructions to Applicants
All degrees must be from an accredited college or university.

If the educational transcript is from a foreign institution, a professional agency evaluation from the approved agency list is required to verify United States' educational equivalence. Acceptable international evaluation services include:

Application Deadline
Position will remain open until filled  
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Ebony/Jet seeking Senior VP of Publishing
Chicago

The Senior Vice President, Publishing will lead the strategic development of the Publishing business unit’s editorial and operational objectives.

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential:

• Lead annual strategic plan development to deliver overall publishing business goals.
• Work closely with the CEO, COO and Editorial staff to ensure that the content, look and feel of EBONY and JET remain relevant to their core audiences but continue to attract and retain a new generation of readers and subscribers.
• Ensure that the company’s operations are lean, efficient and effective and that the content of the magazines is aligned to both reader and advertiser needs.
• Establish and operationalize best-in-class systems and processes (e.g., digitization of the pre-press and printing processes).
• Oversee and manage multi-million dollar publishing budget.
• Assess, develop, train and lead a first-class team.
• Foster a working environment that stimulates open communication, creativity, sharing of best practices across the business and cultivate an environment of teamwork and calculated risk-taking.
• Key player on JPC leadership team.

Knowledge and Skills

• 15+ years of business leadership in the magazine publishing world. Experience with lifestyle magazines a plus.
• Deep knowledge of the operations, marketing and distribution side of the magazine business.
• Strong restructuring experience and a track record of successfully utilizing technology to build and optimize a business.
• A strong track record of working collaboratively within a multi-unit organization.
• Success in mobilizing an organization in line with critical business priorities and the proven ability to motivate and drive a large, efficient and effective organization.
• A deep understanding and/or experience managing a P&L and experience in using quantitative data to inform business decisions.
• A hands-on, self-motivated individual who is undeterred by significant challenge and difficult decisions.
• Innovative, creative and visionary with good business acumen and sound judgment, one who sees opportunities that may escape others.
• A strong editorial and creative sensibility. Someone who recognizes and appreciates good journalism and good design.
• A strategic thinker, realistic and highly results-oriented with a will to succeed.
• A leader who is straightforward, articulate and appropriately demanding.


Interested?
Interested candidates should submit resume and cover letter to:
Johnson Publishing Company
820 S. Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60605
fax: 312-322-0039
jobs@johnsonpublishing.com

Houston Association of Black Journalists
P.O. Box 565, Houston, TX 77001-0565
Phone: 713-221-3220
E-mail:
info@habj.org