The Record has an opening for a news assignment editor. We’re looking for candidates with strong news judgment, top-flight language skills, a persistent sense of urgency about covering the news, and a true appreciation for the reporting/editing partnership. We want an editor who can help define and focus beats and will strive for a healthy mix of hard-hitting news/enterprise pieces as well as entertaining features. We want someone who can help his or her staff meet uniformly high standards without sacrificing individuality. We want someone who is interested in both specialty theme beats and municipal coverage, since it’s likely he or she will be responsible for both. And we want someone who gets really excited by a great story. Candidates should have at least seven years of daily newspaper experience, including at least three as a supervisor.

If interested, send a cover letter detailing why you want the position, a resume, and samples of your best work to: Frank Burgos, Managing Editor, The Record, 150 River St., Hackensack, N.J. 07601.

The Record, with a circulation of about 163,000 daily and 193,000 Sunday, is family-owned and >located in North Jersey. It has won the “General Excellence Award” as New Jersey’s best large daily newspaper (for circulation more than 60,000) in 11 of the past 16 years, including four of the past five years. The newspaper is located within 30 minutes of Times Square in Manhattan and is a short drive from the shore and the mountains. Our company also owns the Herald News, a small daily, and about 60 weekly newspapers and magazines.