We are seeking an experienced, forward-thinking Managing Editor to lead the editorial operations of our newspaper/website in Westborough MA. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in journalism, a deep understanding of digital news delivery, and a passion for enhancing reader engagement. This role will oversee the newsroom, manage content strategy, and drive innovation in both print and digital formats to grow readership and community impact.

Key Responsibilities:
• Oversee the daily operations of the newsroom, including assigning, editing, and approving content.
• Develop and execute a content strategy that aligns with the newspaper’s mission and audience needs.
• Ensure all content adheres to journalistic ethics, accuracy, and quality standards.
• Drive digital initiatives to enhance reader engagement and attract new audiences.
• Implement strategies to optimize website traffic, social media engagement, and newsletter subscriptions.
• Manage editorial budgets and resources effectively.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications, or a related field
• Minimum of 3 years of editorial leadership experience in print or digital media.
• Proven track record of growing audience engagement and delivering successful digital strategies.
• Strong knowledge of content management systems, analytics tools, and social media platforms.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
• Passion for local journalism and community engagement

How to Apply:
Please submit your resume, cover letter, and examples of your work to adguy@communityadvocate.com.

January 2025

Overview
The Day seeks a motivated reporter to cover assigned towns, regional news, and breaking stories in southeastern Connecticut.

Responsibilities

• Gather facts, develop stories, and write articles for digital and print.
• Conduct interviews, report on local/state/federal events, and create headlines.
• Use multimedia tools for audio, video, and photography when needed.

Requirements

• Proficient in multimedia reporting, editing, and communication.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Experience with publishing tools, including Word, PowerPoint, and content management software.
• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism or a related field required; two years of experience preferred.
• Bilingual skills preferred; valid driver’s license and reliable transportation required.

Details

• Full-time, $45,000–$48,000/year
• Benefits include 401(k), life insurance, and employee assistance programs.
• Ability to work nights, weekends, and irregular hours as needed.

Join our team and help inform and engage the community with impactful journalism!

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Leading weekly newspaper/website in Central MA is seeking a full-time reporter to cover local municipal meetings, human interest and hard news features. Applicant should be experienced in newspaper reporting and have excellent interviewing, research and follow-up skills. Applicant should be comfortable with entry-level to mid-level photography and should be experienced in the use of social media as a resource for content promotion and traffic generation. Ability to enhance content visibility and reach is key. Video experience and SEO knowledge are a plus.

Please provide a minimum of 2 hard news writing samples with a resume. Salary is $38k-$48k.

The Community Advocate (Est. 1974), is committed to providing the best coverage for our core communities – Westborough, Northborough, Shrewsbury, Marlborough, Hudson, Southborough, and Grafton.

We are rapidly growing and are seeking energetic individuals to be part of a close-knit, dedicated news team committed to innovation in local print and digital media.

Email: adguy@communityadvocate.com

Due to an upcoming retirement The Keene Sentinel in Keene, NH seeks a new Business Office and Human Resources Administrator to lead our financial and human resources operations.

A leadership role within the company, the Business Office and Human Resources Administrator participates in the strategic development and growth of the company while managing day-to-day administrative duties to keep our business running smoothly.  This role manages financial activities, manages and maintains databases, manages expense data, A/R and A/P management, human resources, information technology (IT) staff; employee communication; recruiting, training, onboarding employees; and supplies management.

The Sentinel is an independent and locally owned media company focused on the mission of journalism as a community service.

Join our team and help to lead us into the future.

To apply email your resume and letter of interest to Sean Burke at sburke@keenesentinel.com or apply by clicking here.

The Concord Bridge, a growing non-profit hyperlocal weekly, seeks an enterprise reporter to bring our sophisticated readership the deep dives they want and deserve. 

 Your duties will include generating ideas for, reporting, and writing stories for print and digital on topics including redevelopment of the shuttered MCI-Concord state prison; a proposed Hanscom Airfield private jet hangar expansion; the future of the West Concord Superfund site; and law enforcement, justice, and public safety. 

 You’ll showcase your skill at making public records requests, analyzing the resulting documents and datasets, and explaining what you found in clear, compelling copy elevated by the right photos, graphics, and maps. We’re looking for someone who can sift through lots of information and find the story that matters to our readers. 

You’ll collaborate with our municipal reporter to explain to our readers what’s going on, what it means to them, and what can be done to address problems and foster healthy debate about controversies. 

This is a senior position. We strongly prefer at least five years of full-time reporting experience, including significant data-driven and investigative work. 

The Vineyard Gazette is seeking a full or part-time Art Director to play a crucial role in the award-winning historic weekly newspaper. The black and white broadsheet is one of the few full size newspapers in the country that prints each week in the Edgartown office on Martha’s Vineyard. The art director will oversee the design and layout of the weekly newspaper and digital news website. The visual look of the paper should adhere to our historic roots but also incorporate modern techniques. The art director will work hand in hand with editors to create the esthetic face of the paper. A successful candidate will be someone with an artistic eye, a journalistic sensibility, and a desire to be part of a community.

Responsibilities: Lay out paper weekly, post stories and photos on website daily, assign photographers, edit photos, choose art, archive photos and news stories

Skills and Qualifications:

• Newspaper art director experience 5+ years
• Strong photo editing skills
• Experience with black and white photography
• Journalist sensibility
• Artistic eye

Tools: InDesign, InCopy, Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, Lightroom and Illustration

This position is based in Edgartown, Massachusetts but we are open to hybrid or commuters.

Send a cover letter and resume to publisher@vineyardgazette.com

January 2025

Providence Business News is looking for an experienced, result-driven, client-focused account executive to join our well-established team of professionals; specifically, someone who loves sales and building relationships, has a proven track record of exceeding goals, account management and new business development experience and who can build and maintain strategic partnerships. Media sales experience preferred.

The ideal candidate will understand print and digital marketing concepts and event sponsorship with the ability to close new business and exceed sales targets. B2B sales experience a plus.

We are committed to giving you: a professional, enjoyable and collaborative work environment; base salary along with residual, uncapped monthly commissions; performance-based monthly bonuses; ongoing sales and management support; employer subsidized medical, dental and vision coverage, vacation & holiday time off, 401K plan, mileage and expense reimbursement, and subsidized parking.

PBN is a division of Woodward Communications Inc, an employee owned company.

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The Concord Bridge is on a mission to become a best-in-class community newspaper. We’re looking for a seasoned, versatile staff reporter to help us get there.

The ideal candidate will consistently deliver accurate, well-crafted pieces (think “Sunday stories,” even though we’re a weekly) in feature and news formats and work with our reporting staff and managing editor to craft timely, developed team packages.

In print and online, The Bridge punches far above its weight. We’re glad to bring our sophisticated readership stories that celebrate the community’s successes — and we are unflinching in our incisive accountability reporting.

If you can instinctively spot a story — or a hole in one — you’re the teammate we want.

We prefer candidates with at least five years of experience at a daily or weekly news outlet. The right person can come to Concord regularly to report in person and as needed for staff meetings, collaboration, and events. Some night and weekend work may be required based on our print production schedule.

Send a resume, cover letter, three clips, and salary requirement to jobs@concordbridge.org if your toolbox includes solutions and data-driven reporting, clean and compelling writing, comfort with Google Drive, WordPress, and social media, and a conviction that independent, non-profit journalism is the bright future of this business. 

The Concord Bridge is the non-profit, non-partisan newspaper of record of historic Concord, Massachusetts. 

Mainebiz, the leading source of  business news in Maine, is seeking a detail-oriented, inquisitive mind to fill a full-time reporter role. This staff writer will cover the state’s business industries, writing stories for the print magazine and mainebiz.biz, as well as our daily and weekly newsletters. The position will be 40 hours per week.