Copy editor, with decent hours, D.C. area

[Linda Monroe]

Army Times Publishing Co., a Gannett company, will soon have an opening for a copy editor to help us edit four news weeklies -- Army Times, Air Force Times, Navy Times and Marine Corps Times -- and their Web sites. Everyone on this desk came from general-circulation daily newspapers, and most of us started without a particular knowledge of the military -- so at the outset, your knowledge of the military need be only that of a well-informed journalist. Unlike at most newspapers, our copy/design desk plays a significant role in our Web presentations -- so there’s vast opportunity to exercise your devotion to the printed word, and acquire or maintain your Web skills at the same time. And unlike at some newspapers, the people on this desk have a truly significant voice in the newsroom. The papers' total circulation is 250,000. We are based in Springfield, Va., just inside the beltway. Although we cover the military, we are independent from it. Our readers are mostly soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines. We serve them as a daily newspaper serves its community -- the readers come first -- but you can work here and still have a personal life. We do most of our work during the daytime, Monday through Friday -- and most of our employees normally work four-day weeks. The successful applicant will be a strong copy editor and headline writer with two or three years of experience in general-circulation daily newspapers; an efficient manager of time; and, most important, an intelligent, fun-loving person who works well on a team. Recent college grads with daily-newspaper internships also will be considered. We are an equal-opportunity employer. Please contact Linda Monroe ([e-mail]), managing editor/operations, Army Times Publishing Co., Third floor, 6883 Commercial Drive, Springfield, VA 22159