Do you want to be part of the story-planning process from the ground up? Can you work with reporters and photographers to ensure stories are presented in an appealing way? Do you want to be part of an interactive staff and an award-winning website? As a photographer with The Herald-Whig, you join our award-winning team. The ideal candidate brings big ideas and works collaboratively. You must have experience in photo planning and knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, and social media expertise is a must. You will need to be able to handle photo assignments as assigned, provide copy editors with accurate information, meet standards for high-quality digital photos, be proficient in use of all cameras and associated equipment, assist editors in use and display of local photos, produce quality video for interactive platform and react to change productively. The Herald-Whig is part of a growing, family-owned-and-operated company dedicated to the communities it serves. Quincy is a beautiful, affordable community of 40,000 on the banks of the Mississippi River in West-Central Illinois. Our coverage area consists of West-Central Illinois and Northeast Missouri. Quincy is a two-hour drive from Peoria and Springfield in Illinois, St. Louis and Columbia in Missouri, and Iowa City, Iowa. The Herald-Whig offers a comprehensive employee benefits package. To apply, send a resume, references and samples of your work by mail to Christina Wilson/Human Resources, The Herald-Whig, P.O. Box 909, Quincy, IL 62306 or by email to cbwilson@whig.com. You may learn more about The Herald-Whig at www.whig.com and about Quincy Media, Inc., our parent company, at www.careersatQuincy.com.