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Job description: All-Star needed: The Run Junkies, The Charlotte Observer’s media-league softball team is looking to recruit a high-impact hitter who can play just about any position AND design spectacular daily business packages in the country’s second largest banking center.

The ideal all-star should be able to not only make a diving snag at third base, but also a diving save if a centerpiece falls through. During the week, he/she should be able to: create design solutions in a sophisticated manner, kern like a king and talk visual journalism like a pro.

Experience in producing graphics and hitting home runs is a plus.

Charlotte is a booming market with a national reputation for its quality of life, three major-league sports - the NBA, NFL and NASCAR - and many other amenities. We’re two hours from the mountains, three from the beach. Winters are mild. Sunshine is plentiful.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a design team with a new design director at one of the best regional newspapers in the country. The Observer, a respected 270,000-circulation daily, has won more than 55 SND awards, including five Silver Medals, in the last five years.

We can’t offer you A-Rod money, but we do have competitive salary and benefits.

Want to play ball? Then send us an email and let us know you are interested. Then mail us a biography, portfolio and resume (if using a portfolio on CD, please include hard copies) to the contact name and address below.

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