Opening at the fabulous Charlotte Observer

The Charlotte Observer is looking for a news designer who can produce great 1As and metro fronts. If you are creative, energetic, and have lots of ideas on ffective ways to present the news, we need to talk. We're looking for someone with a minimum of five years experience in daily news design. CCI experience is a plus.

The Observer, the largest newspaper in the Carolinas with a Sunday circulation of 274,000, has been a leading institution in the region for more than a century. We have a proud tradition as a crusading newspaper and a national reputation for being well-edited, visually compelling and interesting to read. Our newsroom is a collaborative environment dedicated to helping people grow and achieve their goals. We are a Knight Ridder newspaper now, but scheduled to move to McClatchy Newspapers this summer.

Charlotte is a booming market. It sits in North Carolina's Piedmont, midway between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Atlantic coast. It is known for its quality of life, three major-league sports - the NBA, NFL and NASCAR - and many other amenities.

Interested? Send a hard copy of your resume and work samples by snail mail to Sarah Franquet, Design Director, The Charlotte Observer,
sfranquet@charlotteobserver.com. (If you are a recent graduate, this is not the job to apply for)

P.O. Box 30308, Charlotte, N.C. 28230. Questions? My email is: sfranquet@charlotteobserver.com.

What is the matter with you people?

Someone, please, for the love of journalism, APPLY FOR THIS JOB!!

http://visualeditors.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4341&highlight=

The Orlando Sentinel is seeking an experienced visual leader to direct the efforts of its graphics department. In this position you’ll coach, manage and evaluate the Sentinel’s team of five graphic artists; set direction and standards for illustration and graphics style; research and create graphics for print and online and work with editors throughout the newsroom to plan the visual storytelling for daily coverage and enterprise projects.

Bo even wants you to know this:

The Sentinel considers experience as well as education. So if you're interested in positions here, don't let the lack of a degree prevent you from applying.

I hear the desperate cries of a great newspaper in need of a graphics director. Let's get on it people!

Alabama Idol!

Scott Walker of the Birmingham News passes on these pages from today:


















Scott writes:

Passing these along (before they show up on eBay!) We thought Birmingham's fourth "American Idol" finalist in five seasons would be today's big news. That was before our scoop about the merger of two major banks headquartered here. Not often we have dueling 100 pt.-plus headlines. At least, Taylor Hicks' "Soul Patrol" got a poster page.

Really nice work, guys.

On a related note, this is exactly the kind of stuff I need more of!! I don't always know when there's big news in your area so if you do something local that's worth noting, send it on to nicole.bogdas@gmail.com and I'll post it here.

Friendly reminder

Ignore the troll. (You know, like I am. *shrug*)

Scaring the bejeezus out of readers