Job Opening News Editor Media Group, United Methodist Communications, Nashville, Tennessee

Essential job functions
.Oversees the editing of United Methodist News Service (UMNS) stories, captions, teasers and other content.
.Supervises a staff of multimedia reporters to ensure coverage of United Methodist Church news and current events.
.Oversees United Methodist News Service content flow for Web production and reviews daily news pages. Maintains and circulates daily news content calendar.
.Provides leadership and instructions for stringers on UMNS assignments.

Major Accountabilities:
.Edits the daily United Methodist News stories, captions and content. Ensures that stories are clear and concise and have thorough story packages and page presentations.
.Ensures coverage of United Methodist Church news. Ensures that team produces thorough coverage of the major news of the church as well as in-depth treatment of issues and feature topics.
.Supervises all news staff writers. Promotes teamwork and close communication among all staff, especially between news writers and editor, and ensures everyone has the same understanding of team assignments and needs.

Job Standards:
The job requires a bachelor’s degree in journalism, broadcast or a related field or at least five years’ experience as a professional news editor and/or writer. Management experience or training is a plus.

Other Specialized Knowledge:
Knowledge of the United Methodist Church and a commitment to the Christian faith are needed. Must have the ability to relate to people representing a wide range of cultural, theological and political perspectives. Must be a self-starter and able to work independently. Basic knowledge of photography, computer word processing and use of the Internet is required. Must be willing to work in a variety of media — text-based, video, Web-based, audio. Must be able to work in a team setting and in an open space environment. Must be able to relate to staff and agency

Experience Required:
Five years of experience as an editor and writer.

Apply To:
UMCom/Human Resources
P. O. Box 320 (810-12th Ave.S., Nash. 37203)
Nashville, TN 37202-0320
Phone: 615-742-5137 Fax: 615-742-5428
Email: hr@umcom.org

To apply please provide the following: Three (3) Letters of Reference, Resume and Application Form Required (Request application via email or in writing.)

External Posting Dates: January 21 – February 18, 2009

Closing Date: February 18, 2009 -- All resumes must be post marked by the closing date.