We need someone who lives and breathes the area, and someone who's already well- sourced and plugged in. If you've never heard of Crescenta Valley Town Council, this job is not for you. But if you're a policy wonk, an intriguing and engaging writer, and someone that knows what makes Honolulu Avenue tick, we want to talk to you.

Here's the specifics:

This is a weekly column, scheduled to run on Thursdays. The deadline would be Tuesday at 5 pm each week. If you cannot make deadlines, do not apply. If you're concerned you may have an off week, do not apply. T
he pay is $50/column to start. You need to live in the area.                         DEADLINE: July 20, 2009

Though technical knowledge is vital, please note that we are looking for a journalist with web skills. We are NOT looking for a web editor without newspaper experience.

The position would be based out of either Glendale or Costa Mesa, though the Web Editor will be spending a significant amount of time in both locations. Local candidates are preferred.

Duties include:

Creating newsletters * Maintaining social network accounts (i.e. Facebook and Twitter) * Editing blogs and writing posts * Promoting articles and blog posts to outside sites * Copyediting sites, fixing errors and writing headlines * Creating internal workflows, making sure sites are updated as frequently as possible * Pushing the envelope on multimedia and online projects

You must know how to get it, how to use it and have ideas about how to present it. And, of course, how to render all that great material into graceful prose on deadline. 

The North County Times and its Californian edition reach about 250,000 print and Web readers among the 1 million people in the north San Diego and southwest Riverside counties of California. Chief competitors include the San Diego Union-Tribune and the Riverside Press-Enterprise, along with a dozen smaller publications and Web sites. We offer competitive pay and benefits. Our parent is Lee Enterprises Inc.

DEADLINE: July 22, 2009

We require experience reporting for a daily newspaper. Our candidate must file daily stories and break news to the Web without fail while also plugging away at enterprise pieces -- a multi-tasker who thrives in a competitive environment.

Duties include a mixture of beat, general assignment and government reporting, feature writing and writing for the newspaper Web site and a variety of special sections. Reporters supplement the photo staff, so an interest in or experience with news photography and news video is helpful.

This is a highly competitive journalism and online news market. The successful applicant will have the drive and tenacity to get the story first (often for Web-first publication) and the time-management skills to be productive and meet deadlines.

Minimum qualifications include a four-year university or college degree in journalism or mass communications, college newspaper and/or newspaper internship experience, and at least one year of professional reporting experience with a weekly or daily newspaper. Writing experience in other fields will be considered.

The News Chief is a 98-year-old, seven-day-a-week morning newspaper serving the readers and advertisers of east Polk County, FL. The parent company is The New York Times Company. We offer competitive pay and excellent benefits.