Copy Editor-Billings, MT

Lee Enterprises Inc   Billings, MT   Full-time     Writing / Editing
Posted on April 5, 2024
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Copy Editor-Billings, MT

Love words? Love staying informed? We've got the job for you!

The Billings Gazette is Montana's largest daily newspaper and we're looking for a sharp-eyed news editor. The person in this position will edit copy and help in choosing news content for both our online and print editions.

Our readership is rising steadily, along with our digital subscriptions, and for eight years in a row The Gazette has been named the best newspaper in the state.

Billings is a growing city with a vibrant, walkable downtown featuring fine dining, performing arts centers, live music venues, art galleries, and more than our share of craft brew pubs. There's even an international airport that you could literally walk to. And, if living life outdoors is your thing, Montana has everything. This is a full-time guild position.

Why Join Us?

Lee Enterprises offers competitive wages in a dynamic, interesting work environment with career growth opportunities. We offer an extensive benefit program that can be personalized to your needs. Our benefit program includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, company provided life insurance and supplemental life insurance. In addition, we offer a 401K retirement plan with company match. We also offer generous paid time off to allow the flexibility to balance personal life and work. This includes paid parental leave for new parents.

Lee Enterprises is a major subscription and advertising platform and a leading provider of local news and information, with daily newspapers, rapidly growing digital products and nearly 350 weekly and specialty publications serving 73 markets in 26 states. Year to date, Lee's newspapers have an average daily circulation of 1.0 million, and our legacy websites, including acquisitions, reach more than 33 million digital unique visitors.

Lee Enterprises is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We participate in Everify. We respect and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. For more information about Lee, check us out at www.lee.net .

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role but do not meet 100% of the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply at https://lee.net/careers/ and search for Billings. Be sure to include a cover letter, resume, and references.