Job Listings

ADVERTISING SALES EXACUTIVE

New Hampshire Magazine, the state’s premiere lifestyle magazine, seeks a high energy, creative, sales professional to sell magazine advertising. Responsibilities include selling to an established base and new customers.  Proven sales ability required, internet sales experience a plus. The ideal candidate will be well organized, have strong presentation and organizational skills and the confidence needed to close sales. Please send resume to Steve Pare, New Hampshire Magazine, 150 Dow St., Manchester, NH  03101 or email resume to spare@nh.com.

Posted May 2012

NEWS PHOTOGRAPHER - FULL TIME

Foster’s Daily Democrat, an award winning newspaper based in Dover, N.H., is taking applications for a news photographer. Candidates would be entry-level or with one/two years experience at a small weekly or daily newspaper. College graduates with photo journalism course experience preferred. Position includes need for knowledge of electronic and social media communication. Send resume and cover letter to Rodney G. Doherty, Executive Editor, Foster’s Daily Democrat, 150 Venture Drive , Dover, NH 03820. e-mail rdoherty@fosters.com.

Posted May 2012

LAYOUT EDITOR

MAINE—The Downeast Coastal Press, coastal Washington County’s largest-selling weekly newspaper, is looking for an experienced layout editor with an understanding of news editing and skills with InDesign layout on a Mac. The job entails a workweek that includes Sunday and Monday to meet the Tuesday publishing date. For more information, e-mail a letter of interest and/or résumé to downeastcoastal@earthlink.net.

Posted May 2012

MANAGING EDITOR

Vermont’s oldest weekly paper, The Vermont Standard, in Woodstock, seeks a Managing Editor.  The position for this highly regarded, profitable publication requires the candidate to have strong editing and writing skills along with the desire to help mentor paid staff, freelance writers and contributors.

To sample the publication, go to www.thevermontstandard.com ; click on eEdition and then “demo”.  Send letter of interest and resume to jestey@thevermontstandard.com.

Posted April 2012

Posted April 2012

SALES PROFESSIONALS - MULTIMEDIA ADVERTISING

North of Boston Media Group, North Andover, MA

North of Boston Media Group, a subsidiary of Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc., is a multimedia company based in North Andover, MA, with 10 newspaper publications which include four daily newspapers (The Eagle-Tribune, The Salem News, Daily News of Newburyport and Gloucester Daily Times), magazines and award winning websites.  For more information on NOBMG, visit http:/www.nobmg.com.

The North of Boston Media Group has openings for full-time Multimedia Advertising Sales Professionals.  These positions offer an outstanding career opportunity for results-oriented, high-energy experienced sales professionals to build on an account list while growing new business. One to three years sales experience required. Prior media experience preferred with an emphasis on digital, excellent communication, organizational and customer-service skills along with the ability to expand account list through innovate lead gathering.

North of Boston Media Group offers a comprehensive benefits package; including health, dental, vision, life, long and short term disability, and 401k.  

Please email your resume and cover letter including salary requirements to:  hr@northofboston.com

North of Boston Media Group is an equal opportunity employer.  EOE M/F/D/V

Posted April 2012

WEB PRESSMAN

Falmouth Publishing is looking for a Web Pressman, potentially a foreman or supervisor, with Mechanical and Electrical aptitude and experience.  If you have been around the Newspaper business for a while and are interested in a new challenge in a terrific setting, we may be just what you are looking for.

Our plant has both web and sheet-fed presses, along with mail-room and bindery capacity.  The right applicant is a hands-on team leader who can jump right in to keep the operation running smoothly and solve problems as they arise.

For information, please contact:

Chuck Borge

General Manager

Falmouth Publishing Co., Inc

508-548-4700 x266

cborge@capenews.net

Posted April 2012

COPY EDITOR/PAGE DESIGNER

Company:           GateHouse Media

Position: Seeking copy editor/page designer candidates for new design center

Location: Rockford, Illinois

Description:

Do you have dazzling design skills and an excellent eye for copy editing? If so, we need you. Join our Design House, which will be setting up shop in Rockford, Ill., as GateHouse Media moves to centralize page design and copy editing for all of its newspapers.

You will work with local editors from across the country to design attractive and compelling news and features pages in a busy, energetic team setting. You’ll also write engaging headlines, ensure copy is error-free and post content to the web.

The Design House in Rockford will be responsible for daily newspapers circulation 5,000 and above, plus some weeklies. Rockford is Illinois' third-largest city, with award-winning attractions and year-round recreational opportunities. It is an affordable place to live and centrally located -- just a quick drive from Chicago, Milwaukee and Madison.

There are a variety of shifts available for qualified candidates.

The copy editor/page designer’s duties include:

* Providing a final read of all copy submitted for a variety of publications.

* Using page design software and a centralized front-end system, laying out a steady stream of news pages from beginning to end.

* Publishing final news stories to appropriate news websites, following GateHouse content strategy.

* Editing and producing special sections.

* Working with editors across the country to continually improve our newspapers.

The copy editor/page designer must:

* Be a true multi-tasker, able to handle curveballs on hard deadlines.

* Be a team player, able to interact with and juggle tasks with dozens of colleagues.

* Have proven line copy-editing skills and be versed in AP style.

* Have experience with page layout software, preferably Adobe InDesign.

* Have experience with web publishing.

* Have a few years' experience with copy editing and page layout.

GateHouse Media owns 79 daily newspapers and more than 250 weekly newspapers from New York to California. Get more information about GateHouse Media at www.gatehousemedia.com,  and find out more about GateHouse Media's content strategies at www.ghnewsroom.com.

Send resumes to: jbroecker@corp.gatehousemedia.com or

Jennie Broecker

Design House Director, GateHouse Media

99 E. State St.

Rockford, IL 61104

You may also apply online and learn more at www.gatehousemedia.com/careers/design-team.

Posted March 2012

INSIDE SALES OF MEDIA & ADVERTISING PRODUCTS

North of Boston Media Group, North Andover, MA

North of Boston Media Group, a subsidiary of Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc., is a multi-media company based in North Andover, MA, with 10 newspaper publications which include four daily newspapers (The Eagle-Tribune, The Salem News, Daily News of Newburyport and Gloucester Daily Times), magazines and award winning websites.  For more information on NOBMG, visit http:/www.nobmg.com.

The North of Boston Media Group has immediate openings for full-time inside sales of media & advertising product representatives.  We are looking for dedicated and articulate sales professionals to sell both online and print media products in a fast paced and creative environment.  Inbound and outbound telephone sales experience required.  Proficiency in Word, Excel and web based applications a plus.  Ideal candidate will be goal oriented, revenue driven and work well in a team environment.

North of Boston Media Group offers a comprehensive benefits package; including health, dental, vision, life, long and short term disability, and 401k.  

Please email your resume and cover letter including salary requirements to:  hr@northofboston.com

North of Boston Media Group is an equal opportunity employer.  EOE M/F/D/V

Posted March 2012

REPORTER

The Record-Journal (Meriden, CT) has an immediate full-time opening for a town reporter.  This reporter covers a wide range of issues, including local government, politics, business and state an national trends affecting the local community. Along with filing stories for the daily newspaper, this reporter is expected to take photos, shoot video and file news for our web site.

Interested candidates should apply with resume, cover letter and at least three published clips to Executive Editor Ralph Tomaselli, rtomaselli@record-journal.com, or Record-Journal, 11 Crown St., Meriden, 06450, by March 20.

Posted March 2012

ADVERTISING DIRECTOR

Cape Cod Media Group is looking for an Advertising Director to lead advertising sales strategy implementation that focuses on all newspaper, magazine and online display advertising sales.  The Advertising Director leads a team of approximately 40 advertising professionals to achieve revenue goals and performance benchmarks through consultative selling, value-based sales.  The Ad Director keeps current with business trends, competition, and changing advertiser needs in order to effectively set product and pricing strategy. The Ad Director is charged with creating a culture of teamwork, high-performance, excellence and integrity around an unbending customer focus.

Duties:

• Meet revenue objectives, maximize profit in all products and initiatives and develop new revenue streams.

• Set sales goals that align with company budgets and goals and coach and direct sales managers to achieve company goals.

• Ensure a smart prospecting/leads program is in place and prepare accurate monthly revenue and lineage forecasts. Set rates for advertising; negotiate with key customers.

• Develop and execute strong action plans; prepare annual revenue and expense budgets.

• Recruit, develop and retain the best available staff in the area. Continually train staff on sales techniques, product and competitor knowledge. Maintain effective communication with other departments.

• Regularly track sales rep activity and results, coaching and directing to success.

• Direct staff in use of all tools such as databases, market research, presentation tools, training programs, CRM, etc.

• Develop special sections calendar annually with Editorial dept.

• Work effectively as a team member and exalt the values of teamwork.

• Exemplify superior internal and external customer service at all times.

 Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required and a minimum 5 years sales management experience.

• Top Advertising Executive experience preferred; proven leadership ability imperative.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including skills with Microsoft Office and Outlook.

• Ability to create and implement new products and services.

• Proficient in budgeting and forecasting required.

• Ability to travel to visit advertisers when necessary and attend industry and company seminars.

Interested Candidates should apply by March 19 to: Human Resources Department, Cape Cod Media Group, Stacia Plumb, splumb@capecodonline.com

Posted March 2012

MULTIMEDIA NEWSHOUND/ASSISTANT EDITOR

The Monadnock Ledger-Transcript has a unique opportunity for a self-starter. We need a news hound, editor and social media buff to lead our online news efforts.

Position includes breaking hard news, pursuing enterprise reporting projects, gathering and editing innovative web content, curating social media and building an engaged online community. The right candidate will have a vision for building an aggressive web presence from a community newsroom that has excelled in print for over 200 years.

Recently recognized as having the best community newspaper website in New Hampshire, we need someone who is excited about the journalistic possibilities at the intersection of new media and traditional shoe leather reporting. We are looking for someone who is smart, endlessly curious and passionately committed to journalism.

Benefits of the position include the freedom to unleash your creative forces in the midst of a website re-launch with the support of a tight knit and dedicated news crew.

In addition to being our online vanguard, the position will include copyediting, page design (proficiency with InDesign is a plus) and content planning for print and web, as well as community building. Candidates should have strong people skills and an insatiable appetite for reporting wide-ranging enterprise stories with deep impact.

The position will requires some evening hours and weekend work. Must have a valid driver’s license and properly insured motor vehicle.

We offer a compensation package that includes medical and dental insurance and a 401(k) plan.

Please e-mail your materials to Dave Solomon, Editor, at dsolomon@ledgertranscript.com. Include a resume, cover letter addressing your ideas for leveraging new media strategies in a news environment, samples of innovative online work and salary requirements and/or salary history.

Posted February 2012

REPORTER

The Telegraph has an immediate full-time opening for a reporter to cover several southern New Hampshire communities. This reporter maintains a high level of visibility in the community and has a wide range of issues to monitor, including economic development, taxes, public works and municipal politics. A demonstrated Web-first attitude is a must.

Interested candidates should apply with a resume, cover letter, and a minimum of three published clips to Jonathan Van Fleet, 17 Executive Drive, Hudson, NH, 03051 or jvanfleet@nashuatelegraph.com by Friday, March 1.

Posted February 2012

REPORTER - GENERAL ASSIGNMENT

The Republican-American, a mid-size newspaper with a major commitment to quality, seeks energetic, passionate reporter who believes content counts. This is a competitive, daily reporting a job in Litchfield County, Conn. This GA beat centers on education and social services, and requires both enterprise and daily coverage with substance. Prior daily newspaper experience preferred.  Multimedia skills a must.

 

Email resume and clips to ra-hr@rep-am.com. Subject line must include GA Reporter 2-12. 

Fax:  203-573-9432.  Mail:  Republican-American, 389 Meadow St., Waterbury, CT 06702.

 

Excellent benefits including 401(k) with company match.  Equal Opportunity Employer.

Posted February 2012

REPORTER - WRITER, Enterprise -  Litchfield County, CT

Craving an opportunity and an environment where journalism still thrives? The Republican-American has one of the best writing and reporting jobs in Connecticut: Litchfield County enterprise. News and features, short- and long-term projects, the potential's here for the candidate who has a sharp eye for trends and story telling opportunities.

 

Litchfield County is one of Connecticut’s wealthiest and most scenic. The bucolic Litchfield Hills melt down into former mill towns struggling to reinvent themselves. It is home to movie stars and the literati; full of old Yankee estates and an increasingly diverse working class. This job seeks to regularly develop local news into front-page packages for both print and multimedia. Minimum 2 years daily reporting and multimedia experience required.

 

Email resume and clips to ra-hr@rep-am.com. Subject line must include Litchfield Enterprise 2-12

Fax:  203-573-9432.  Mail:  Republican-American, 389 Meadow St., Waterbury, CT 06702.

 

Excellent benefits including 401(k) with company match.  Equal Opportunity Employer.

Posted February 2012