[Wamvan] Job Opportunity: The Tyee Is Hiring a New Editor in Chief, Vancouver, BC, Canada

[Joanna Chiu]

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From: "Tania Haas" <tlh at taniahaas.com>
Date: 10 Jun 2014 02:00
Subject: [international_alumni] Job Opportunity: The Tyee Is Hiring a New
Editor in Chief, Vancouver, BC, Canada
To: "International Alumni" <international_alumni at lists.jrn.columbia.edu>
Cc:

http://thetyee.ca/Mediacheck/2014/06/09/Hiring-New-Editor-in-Chief/

The Tyee Is Hiring a New Editor in Chief

An opportunity to help lead a great Canadian media success story.

By David Beers, Today, TheTyee.ca

The Tyee is seeking applications for editor in chief. The person hired
will:

Run the day to day editorial operations of The Tyee including:

Staff and freelance contributor relations Story assigning
Evolving areas of coverage
Evolving digital strategy

Work with founding editor David Beers, director of publishing Michelle
Hoar, managing editor Robyn Smith, and the wider team in developing
longer-term strategies for growing The Tyee as a sustainable independent
online publication.

We are particularly seeking candidates with:

Strong skills and experience in reporting and editing news and commentary,
particularly political in content
strong skills and experience in digital journalism and use of the web in
engaging the public

a strong working knowledge of B.C. and Canadian politics and social and
environmental issues
strong references and experience as a team member and leader in a creative
enterprise setting

Pay is competitive. Position is full time, Vancouver-based.

Please send cover letter and CV to dbeers at thetyee.ca. Please include in
subject line the words: editor position.

The cover letter should explain what potential you see in The Tyee and why
you are a great fit for this job.

INQUIRING MINDS...

We realize this announcement is likely to prompt questions in the media
world. Allow me to address some here:

My role as editor in chief is shifting to that of executive editor, where I
will focus on strategic opportunities for expanding and fortifying The Tyee
and independent media in Canada. In important and substantive ways, I am
remaining involved in the workings of The Tyee. However, the new editor in
chief will run The Tyee's editorial side day to day.

The Tyee is in excellent financial shape, given the ongoing commitment of
our investors, record levels of advertising revenue, and very successful
fundraising drives (our Builders program). This is a perfect time to add
capacity and skills in house.

All people currently working so ably on The Tyee's editorial side will
remain in place. There's no shake-up underway here. Just a quiver of
anticipation at what might be accomplished with new talent aboard!

To learn more about The Tyee's purpose and business structure, click here.

David Beers is editor of The Tyee.

http://thetyee.ca/About/Us/

Tania Haas, M.S.
Freelance Journalist - Copy Writer - Infographic Designer
website: http://taniahaas.com/writing/
mobile: 416.624.8760
twitter: @TurnToTania



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