Are you a freelance journalist who wishes to collaborate with a corporate communications team committed to good writing?

Boise Inc., an international manufacturer of paper and packaging products with headquarters in Boise, Idaho, is seeking freelance journalists to produce news stories for our internal electronic news service and our printed employee newsletter.

At Boise, we understand the value of good communication; we are dedicated to talking straight, really listening, and sharing knowledge across our company. As corporate communications professionals, we seek to meet the highest of journalistic standards in preparing news stories to keep our employees informed.

Successful candidates will have the ability to:

• Write clear, concise news and human interest stories.
• Explain technical manufacturing processes in plain English.
• Work independently, with minimum direction and oversight, and with a sense of urgency in meeting deadlines.
• Understand that a good editor is a writer’s best friend.
• Treat every employee with respect, recognizing each employee for his/her ideas and contributions – no matter what title the employee carries.
• Build professional relationships based on personal integrity.

We value education – whether obtained at a university or through experience – but we value talent even more. Multilingual skills are not required, but individuals who are fluent in Dutch, French, or Spanish as well as English will receive special consideration.

If you are interested in exciting freelance opportunities, please send a resume, electronic samples or links to samples, and your rates to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Can you can whip out a chart, graph or graphic illustration on deadline without breaking a sweat, and create compelling, clean news pages for both main news and special sections? If so, the Juneau Empire has a job waiting for you in Alaska’s capital city.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of two years experience on deadline in a daily newsroom designing pages, processing photos and seeing those pages through to the pressroom. Problem solving is part of the job, and so is keeping up with our constantly improving design and prepress technology.

Copyediting and headline writing skills are also necessary (AP Style, spelling and grammar skills are not optional), and experience uploading copy to the Web and organizing video clips for upload is highly desirable.

Our Pulitzer Prize-winning staff photographer provides plenty of high-quality art, and our natural surroundings are among the most stunning in the world.

The Empire is the capital city’s daily newspaper.  We have a crisp layout style and are open to improvements. 

Knowledge of Indesign, PhotoShop and the Microsoft Office suite is required, and knowledge of Adobe illustrator is a plus.

Please send electronic samples or links to samples to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Check us out online at www.juneauempire.com and see what a great place Juneau, Alaska is to live and play all year long.

The Ritzville Adams County Journal has an immediate opening for News Editor/Reporter for our weekly community newspaper. The newspaper is 125 years old and a recent WNPA General Excellence Award-winning publication.

The ideal candidate is passionate about community journalism and has a fondness for small-town life. You must be willing to embrace the tradition and role of a weekly newspaper while comfortable with integrating a website and social media. This is a small staff that must work as a team in order to meet our readers expectations.

This is a role for a determined self-starter who has excellent time management skills and who will meet deadlines. The right candidate will be able to plan, coordinate and deliver coverage for a weekly newspaper and several annual special sections. Expect to write breaking news, generate entertaining community features, provide coverage of local government and occasionally tackle a sports story or business profile.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 1 to 3 years of newsroom experience. Please understand evening and weekend work is expected. Possess reliable (24/7) access to a vehicle. Be proficient in photography and have your own camera. Understand the open records and public meetings laws. There are bonus points for candidates who have a working knowledge of InDesign, Photoshop, websites and social networking.

Please be willing to locate to Ritzville or the surrounding area and be willing to be involved in every aspect of community newspapering.

Our benefit package includes vision, dental, health and life insurance coverage, paid vacation and holidays.

Interested candidates should send a resume, work samples and a minimum of three professional references to: Publisher Stephen McFadden, P.O. Box 288, Ritzville, WA 99169 or via email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . No phone calls please.