Wednesday 8 July 2009

One rim for all

A TSF reader who brought two new Sun Media job ads for Brockville to our attention says:

"Looks like the One Rim Fits All is coming soon."

Brockville, Ontario, appears to be the latest Centre of Excellence in the province.

The first job posting reads:

Page Builders

Sun Media Corporate Editorial is seeking page builders to paginate pages for the chain's community daily and weekly newspapers.

Reporting to Sun Media's East Region Pagination Co-ordinator(s), these layout editors will design broadsheet and tabloid pages including news, entertainment and sports. Graphics work will also be required. Experience in the publishing industry an asset. This position involves working afternoons and evenings, as well as some weekends. The location will be in Brockville, Ontario. Applicants should be prepared to start their first shift in August 5, 2009.

Qualifications include:
Strong design and graphics skills
Proficient knowledge of InDesign CS and/or QuarkXPress, InCopy and Photoshop

Interested applicants should send their resumes by Wednesday, July 22, 2009 (see below)

The second job posting reads:

East Region Pagination Centre Co-ordinator

Sun Media Corporate Editorial is seeking two page co-ordinators to oversee pagination for the chain's east region community daily and community weekly newspapers. Reporting to Sun Media's Regional Managing Editor, the co-ordinators will oversee the building of local and regional pages for daily and weekly newspapers. The co-ordinators will also work with region's newspapers to create regional shared pages. Managing a staff of page designers, this person(s) will also design pages and must have the ability to edit stories and rewrite headlines if required. Some Photoshop skills may also be required. Experience working at a daily newspaper would be an asset. This position involves working days, evenings, as well as some weekends. The location will be in Brockville, Ontario.

Qualifications include:
A journalism degree or diploma
Strong layout and design skills
A strong knowledge of InDesign CS or QuarkXPress, and Photoshop

Interested applicants should send their resumes by Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Resumes for both job postings to the attention of Angela Zito, Supervisor, Human Resources, Sun Media Corporation, 333 King Street East, Toronto, Ontario M5A 3X5. E-mail: careers@sunmedia.ca

4 comments:

  1. Hope they hire someone with some decent layout skills because what they produce right now is hideous, with bland headlines, layout which breaks most basic rules such as photos looking out of the page and head shots blown up to three columns.

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  2. What is the pay for these layout positions? They get what they pay for in most cases.

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  3. Anyone who takes a job with Sun Media should be prepared to survive on Ramen noodles and mac and cheese -- the generic brand only, not the good stuff.

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  4. What happened to the centre in Brockville?

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