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Dyersville Commercial

1 Positions

ID: 202483

Posted On 04/16/2025

Refreshed On 05/17/2025

Job Overview

Job Details

Job Location

EIMG N Dyersville Commercial - Dyersville, IA

Position Type

Flexible Full-time (30 - 39 hrs/week)

Education Level

4 Year Degree

Travel Percentage

Road Warrior

Job Shift

Any

Job Category

Media - Journalism - Newspaper

Description

Overall Responsibilities** **:

+ Write news and feature stories for both print and online as assigned by managing editor.

+ Take news and feature photos and video; assist with sports as needed.

+ Work in a professional manner with the public, representing our company in a positive way.

Specific Responsibilities** **:

+ Develop an understanding of the area and issues to be able to initiate news sources and contacts to assist in stories.

+ Write accurate, fair, timely and interesting news and feature stories for weekly publications and special sections and magazines, following AP style.

+ Take accurate and complete notes while covering meetings and interviewing, using tape recorder as back up.

+ Take fresh and interesting photos and videos for news and feature coverage, meeting reproduction needs, getting accurate identities of all people and places in the photos and write clear, accurate and interesting cutlines.

+ Meet all deadlines as assigned.

+ Represent the newspaper in service areas.

+ Monitor ongoing news and issues in the area.

+ Assist in creation of, and adhere to, WCI policies and journalistic ethics.

+ Maintain a commitment to internal and external customer service.

+ Assist with drop off of inserts and other publication needs.

+ Adhere to WCI policies and journalistic ethics.

+ Actively participates in the Great Game of Business.

+ Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

**Knowledge** **:** Bachelor's degree or equivalent; preferred two years of newspaper or related media/communications experience; familiarity with overall newspaper operations, current events and history.

**Skills** **:** English language; spelling; communication; goal setting; computer operation; time management, photography; ability to perform efficiently and accurately on deadline. Reporting, interviewing, writing, typing, planning and organizing.

**Behavior** **:** Exhibits a commitment to quality and service. Is a team player. Has ability to be objective. Is capable of accepting constructive criticism; communicative with other staff members and supervisors; has good creativity and eye for design; is a good representative of the Dyersville Commercial, Cascade Pioneer and Manchester Press; colleagues as a member of the journalism profession. Conducts self in a professional manner, with dress and self-care appropriate for the job. Maintains a valid drivers license.

Primary Contact

13536

Ali Chapman

HR Generalist ,

563-588-5728

Phone

Phone

Phone

Fax

Email

True

False

True

Job Details

Categories

Advertising/Marketing/Public Relations

Customer Service

Graphic Design/Social Media

Photography/Videography

Publishing/Printing

Location

Dyersville, IA

Job Type

Employee

Full/Part

Full Time

Company ID

990

Job REQ #

202483

\# Positions

1

Start Date

20250416

End Date

20250620

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Dyersville Commercial

About the Company

The Dyersville Commercial is a weekly newspaper published by the Eastern Iowa Media Group-North (EIMG-N). EIMG-N is part of the Woodward Community Media division of Woodward Communications, Inc. headquartered in Dubuque, Iowa.

Eastern Iowa - including the communities of Dyersville, Manchester, Guttenberg, Elkader, Edgewood, Strawberry Point, Garnavillo, Earlville, Worthington, Farley, Epworth, New Vienna, Bankston, Luxemburg, Petersburg, Holy Cross and more - is home to the Eastern Iowa Shopping News. All of these communities are served by this weekly publication, giving buying information and much more.