Managing Editor
The Kingman Leader-Courier has an immediate opening for a managing editor,
who can continue to provide our community with the quality news they have come
to expect. We are an award-winning publication that also has an award-winning
presence on the Internet.
Kingman, KS has the best of both worlds. We are a small-town where folks like
to truly know and more importantly care about their neighbors, but we are centrally
located between Wichita, Hutchinson and Pratt. We are the county seat of Kingman
County and the official paper.
We have plenty for news lovers to cover in Kingman, but we are also looking
for someone who loves and understands the importance of community journalism.
The ability to step out onto the sports fields would be helpful, as well as
the ability to take your own photos (or the willingness to learn). We are also
looking for someone that has layout and multimedia capabilities and enjoys a
good feature story. We have made great strides in jumping into the new digital
age, but we want to soar even higher.
You must have a strong and balanced news judgment and be self-motivated. You
must be comfortable interviewing anyone from the highest state official to the
youngster who just won the biggest prize at the Fair. The managing editor will
be primarily responsible for covering the city and county government, as well
as the school district, police and sheriff and justice system. You will also
be responsible for helping to plan and produce special sections.
This is a great opportunity to show and exercise a variety of skills and become
a community leader.
The Leader-Courier is a family-owned and financially stable newspaper that has
had a presence in Kingman for well over 100 years. Salary and benefits commensurate
with experience. Please email your letter of interest, resume and 3-5 writing
samples to Jason Jump, Publisher to jjump (at) kcnonline (dot) com. Please include
a link to a slide show of your photography portfolio and/or your multimedia
projects if available.
Freelance Writers
The Kingman Leader-Courier, a family owned weekly newspaper 35 minutes west
of Wichita, is looking for an enterprising, self-starting and versatile freelance
reporter. This position requires someone who can find stories that matter to
our readers, dig deep through both documents and human sources and articulate
a compelling narrative. This position could include hard news, sports/recreation,
farming/ranching and/or society pieces. We prefer candidates have at least some
feature writing experience. This is a contract position and the pay will vary
by story. Send cover letter, resume and work samples to Jason Jump, Publisher,
Kingman Leader-Courier, P.O. Box 353, Kingman, KS, 67068. Or use the Contact
Us form on kcnonline.com. No phone calls please.
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