Job Openings
ALABAMA
Advertising Sales Professional
The Blackbelt Gazette seeks an advertising sales professional. Requirements: Successful face-to-face sales experience, college degree preferred, but may be substituted with experience. Excellent written and verbal skills, basic computer skills, work under deadlines. Established client base, base salary, commission, bonuses, health/dental, 401 K. Interested and qualified individuals should contact Editor, 115 E. Washington Street, Demopolis, Alabama 36732 or send an email to editor@blackbeltgazette.com.
Sales Representative
The Demopolis Times, Marengo County's daily newspaper, is seeking a retail advertising representative. We offer excellent compensation, an outstanding incentive package and full benefits. The ideal candidate will have prior sales experience and a background in providing top-notch customer service. Send your resume, earnings expectations and references to: jason.cannon@demopolistimes.com, P.O. Box 860, Demopolis, AL 36732.
Reporter
Interested in covering news and features in a community built on the shores
of two of Alabama's most beautiful rivers? The Demopolis Times, a five-day
daily in West Alabama, is looking for a news reporter.
The Times coverage area spans approximately four Alabama counties.
We offer BC/BS insurance, 401(k), health and dental benefits and paid sick
and vacation time.
Qualified candidates will have some level of general assignment reporting
experience. Recent graduates with pertinent experience are also encouraged
to apply.
Resumes can be sent to Jason Cannon, publisher, at P.O. Box 860, Demopolis,
AL 36732, or by e-mail to jason.cannon@demopolistimes.com.
Marketing Consultant
In an effort to better provide our community and our clients with our services, we are looking to add a quality sales professional to our sales team.
We offer excellent compensation, an outstanding incentive package, full benefits, and the opportunity to advance quickly. If you are looking to advance in a rewarding career within a winning environment, then we are looking for you. Opportunity includes selling advertising to new and existing customers in Alabama’s most affluent, fastest growing county. E.O.E.
Send your resume, earnings expectations and references to: tim.prince@shelbycountyreporter.com or Shelby County Newspapers, Inc. Attn: Publisher P.O. Box 947, Columbiana, AL 35051.
Reporter
The Shelby County Reporter, a dynamic community newspaper nestled in suburban Birmingham, is looking for a reporter with excellent writing skills and an interest in telling compelling stories. Reporter will be responsible for covering a myriad of community events; from city council to county government to schools with a wide range of writing opportunities in terms of format: hard news, features, sports, etc.
This is an excellent opportunity for recent journalism graduates to hone their craft in Alabama's fastest growing, most affluent county. Successful candidate will also contribute to www.shelbycountyreporter.com.
A working knowledge of either QuarkXPress or Adobe InDesign and proficiency with AP style are musts. Photography skills a plus.
Competitive wages and excellent benefits including BC/BS insurance, 401(k), retirement plan, paid vacation and more.
To apply, e-mail a cover letter, resume, clips and references to: ashley.vansant@shelbycountyreporter.com or mail to: Ashley Vansant, Managing Editor, P.O. Box 947, Columbiana, AL 35051. No phone calls please.
MINNESOTA
Reporter
The Albert Lea Tribune, a 7,000 daily in southern Minnesota, seeks a reporter with acumen for good stories, complete coverage, AP style and new-media technology. Because our newspaper is a great place to launch a career, we seek a writer with ambition. We are able to do great things because the newsroom functions as a team of journalists. Five lakes and community spirit make Albert Lea a pleasant city in which to live. Applicants should have a journalism degree. This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week position with benefits. The position covers county government, education, weather and agriculture. The Tribune also publishes a popular magazine. Please send a resume, references and your best print or online samples (videos work, too) to Managing Editor Tim Engstrom, Albert Lea Tribune, 808 W. Front St., Albert Lea, MN 56007, or send an e-mail to tim.engstrom@albertleatribune.com with the subject line "county reporter." Our Web site is AlbertLeaTribune.com.
MISSISSIPPI
Reporter
Interested in covering news and features in a community built on history but looking to the future? The Natchez Democrat, a 10,000-circulation daily in historic Southwest Mississippi, is looking for a news reporter. The Democrat has a long history of being one of the best community daily newspapers in Mississippi. Sitting on the picturesque bluffs of the Mississippi River overlooking Louisiana, Natchez is known for its antebellum homes, balloon races and literary heritage, while Concordia Parish, La., is known for famous sons such as Jerry Lee Lewis as well as its burgeoning riverfront development. The Democrat coverage area spans approximately four Mississippi counties and Concordia Parish in Louisiana. Qualified candidates will have one to three years of general assignment reporting experience. Recent graduates with pertinent experience will be considered. Send resume, clippings and three professional references to Julie Finley, managing editor, at P.O. Box 1447, Natchez, MS 39120, or by e-mail to julie.finley@natchezdemocrat.com.
VIRGINIA
Managing Editor
Player-coach needed to lead our community newspaper to new heights. We're the fastest-growing locality in the bustling Hampton Roads region of Southeast Virginia, less than an hour
from the beach. We seek a multi-tasker who leads by example. The ideal candidate would develop the daily news budgets for our two zoned editions, manage a staff of 5, work a reporting beat,
paginate the paper in InDesign once a week and engage the community in our news product. Send resume and work samples to Jesse Lindsey at jesse.lindsey@suffolknewsherald.com
