News Clerk-PT

The Lexington Clipper-Herald is seeking a PT detail-oriented and customer-service-oriented team player to join the news team to handle administrative tasks in the office. This position works days approximately 20 hours a week.

This position is responsible to:

• Greet customers who visit the office and assist as able
• Answer phone calls from customers, assist/direct as needed
• ​Monitor and respond to emails for customer or business needs including checking for relevant press releases, news tips, story updates and ideas
• Type or rewrite press releases for publication.
• File, enter data, organize office
• Answer questions about advertising, legal notices, obituaries, classified and celebration ads, and billing and delivery of papers. Connect customers with appropriate company representatives to address advertising and circulation issues.
• Gather mail from the post office, mail outgoing items, accept delivered packages
• Other duties as assigned

The successful candidate will have knowledge of Microsoft Word and the ability to learn other software systems.  Well-rounded communication skills are required.