EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Granite Printing is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Sales Driven Publisher Needed in Growing Central Texas Community

Date Posted: May 18, 2020

Type: Full Time

Salary: Negotiable

Function: Management

Description:

A Texas owned Community Newspaper Group, Granite Publications is seeking qualified candidates for an immediate opening as Publisher at one of our weekly newspapers in Texas.

We are seeking a hands-on, proven leader who is prepared to drive revenue production through personal involvement in sales while overseeing a top-quality editorial product. The ideal candidate will have an advertising background as well as a proven track record of achieving revenue and profitability growth.

Candidates should have three to five years of general newspaper management experience, including profit and loss responsibility, and experience developing budgets and long-term plans. This is a selling publisher, and the candidate chosen will be expected to lead the sales effort personally by managing an active account list and ensuring revenue goals are met. If you've got a passion for producing community journalism at its finest, both in print and online, send us your resume.

This position offers a competitive performance-based compensation plan including base salary and profitability bonuses. Benefits include medical insurance, optional vision and dental insurance, as well as vacation and sick/personal leave.

If you're interested, please respond immediately with your resume to Daniel.Philhower@granitepublications.com

Desired Skills & Job Duties:

• Strong sales and marketing experience

• Strong understanding of editorial production

• Ability to ensure that overall production process runs smoothly

• Ability to ensure that publications are printed on deadline

• Recruiting staff personnel

• Liaising with the advertising and production departments

• Excellent grammar and spelling skills

• An eye for detail and accuracy in their work

• Imagination and good visual sense

• Good IT skills, including knowledge of word processing and design programs

• Leadership skills and the ability to be diplomatic and fair