Editor Wanted for Orthodox Jewish Weekly

04 October 2010
Editor Wanted for Orthodox Jewish Weekly
The Jewish Star is seeking a new Editor to lead our editorial team. The Star reaches more than 10,000 Orthodox Jewish households in the Five Towns, Brooklyn, Great Neck and other Orthodox enclaves in the New York area, with breaking news, feature stories, personality profiles and in-depth coverage of the community's yeshivas and synagogues. You can check out our website at www.TheJewishStar.com. The ideal candidate will be familiar with the Five Towns and Brooklyn Orthodox communities, and have an understanding of Torah Judaism and issues and currents within the larger Orthodox world. The Star staff is a small and autonomous operation within a larger company. As editor, you will seek out story ideas, write and assign pieces, edit others' work, and oversee the website and the weekly layout and production of the paper.

The Star is owned by Richner Communications, a family-owned publisher of 27 weekly community newspapers and shopping guides. We offer a friendly informal environment in our state of the art offices in Garden City, salary, paid time off, excellent health plan and 401(k). Please send resume with cover letter and salary requirements to: JewishStarSearch@aol.com.

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