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Reporter: The St. Cloud Times is looking for an enterprising and audience-oriented reporter to cover all levels of education, from preschool through post-secondary. This reporter will use a range of writing styles – narrative, breaking news, watchdog – to show Central Minnesota readers what’s happening in the education world. Job includes use of social media and multimedia. Send cover letter, resume and three work samples by Feb. 6 to shalena@stcloud.gannett.com.
Reporter: The Morrison County Record in Little Falls, MN, and the Dairyland Peach, in Sauk Centre, MN, two award-winning free distribution newspapers under common ownership, are looking for a full-time general assignment reporter to cover the news and work on special projects. This is a shared position, which needs an organized, creative self-starter with a fondness for rural and small-town life. Full benefit package including health, dental and life insurance, 401-K with employer match, and paid time off. Journalism degree and a familiarity with on-line media are preferred. Send a cover letter, resume and 3 to 5 clips to Tom West, Editor and General Manager, Morrison County Record, 216 First St. S.E., Little Falls, MN 56345 or e-mail tom.west@mcrecord.com
Full-Time Reporter: The Austin Daily Herald, an award-winning daily, has an opportunity for a full-time reporter who aggressively pursues breaking and spot news, acts as a vigilant watchdog for readers’ interests and tells a good story. The Herald, located in a highly competitive news market, offers a great chance for a journalist who eagerly reports in multiple formats, including web, newsprint, magazine, video and social media. Austin, Minn., an extremely diverse city of 25,000, is home to a Fortune 500 company and nearly endless recreational activities. It is 40 minutes from Rochester, Minn., and an hour and a half from Minneapolis/St. Paul. Email a cover letter, resume and clips to adam.harringa@austindailyherald.com by Thursday, Feb. 9.
Full-Time Sports Writer: The Marshall Independent, an award-winning daily newspaper in southwest Minnesota, has an immediate opening for a full-time sports writer to help cover 13 area high schools and Division II Southwest Minnesota State. The right candidate will possess a knowledge of AP style, can write a variety of stories — from features to game stories — and can shoot photos. Experience with design a plus. Please send resume with references and story samples to Joe Brown at jbrown@marshallindependent.com, or mail to Marshall Independent, 508 West Main Street, Marshall MN 56258.
Advertising Sales Representative: Award-winning community newspaper near St. Cloud and the Twin Cities is seeking an energetic, self- motivated advertising sales person with the ability to multi-task, good communication skills and someone who enjoys meeting people. Position involves inside/outside.sales and travel to neighboring communities. Background in website coordination and social media a plus. Part-time flexible with growth possibilities. Send resume and salary requirements to Maple Lake Messenger, PO Box, 817 Maple Lake, MN 55358, or mlmess@lakedalelink.net.
Community Editor: Sun Newspapers is seeking a fulltime Community Editor, to cover the city of Edina. Our editors write, photograph and maintain close relationships with the communities they serve. Must be able to write a feature one moment and effective local government coverage the next ‑ and take photos to accompany both. Knowledge of AP Style required. Layout experience (Quark/InDesign) preferred. We offer the opportunity to get a start in journalism or a spot to grow your career. Benefits include 401(k), health, dental, life insurance and paid vacation. Cover letter, resume and clips or links to clips should be sent to: dcallahan@acnpapers.com
Managing Editor: Three small weekly newspaper company
seeking an energetic, enterprising managing editor to head up operations of two
neighboring community papers, The Clara City (MN) Herald and The
Raymond-Prinsburg (MN) News. This position has never been offered before as it
will chart a new course in operations for these two ‘next door’ weeklies with
substantial common editorial interests. The successful candidate will replace a
long-term editor (20 years) at one location, as well as a short-time editor at
the second. Both are leaving on their own terms and in good graces with the
publishers. One important facet of this position is that the editor must be
willing to relocate to Clara City, MN, where the larger of the two weeklies is
located. We are also seeking a person willing to integrate and become involved
in the community and its activities. Some of the responsibilities of this new
position include: •Heading up news gathering for both newspapers -- covering
crucial local news stories and features -- coordinating free lance reporting,
including sports -- competency in digital photography •Directing general sales
strategies of both newspapers -- planning and implementing special projects in
cooperation with other staff members -- assigning sales duties -- leading by
doing, i.e. assuming a share of advertising sales responsibility •Composition
of newspapers -- guide overall creative pagination of both newspapers -- lead
subordinate employees in assisting layout •Daily operations -- monitoring and
mentoring fellow employees to utilize and further their talents -- maintain a
good working relationship with employees and publishers -- cultivate a positive
impression of the newspapers in the communities -- work diligently for the
editorial and financial success of the newspaper company.
In short, this person will need to be highly organized, energetic, creative and
willing to play the chief role in producing high quality community newspapers.
Pride in his or her work is essential. Knowledge of creating/maintaining a
website will be considered a plus. We are using Macintosh computers and Adobe
CS3 software. We are completely digital in our layout. Presently there are three
other employees plus three free lance reporters working between the two offices.
They provide news, feature and sports reporting, photography, composition and
layout, sales, subscription and bookkeeping services. Additionally, these
newspapers are located approximately 8 miles apart and both serve the
consolidated MACCRAY school district. Each paper also covers two city councils
(Clara City and Maynard, and Raymond and Prinsburg), and its county (Chippewa
and Kandiyohi). The private CMCS school is covered by the R-P News. Candidates
for this position will be asked to submit their ideas for moving forward with
one overall managing editor, and best applying the human and physical assets of
The Clara City Herald and Raymond-Prinsburg News -- keeping in mind the
additional ‘sister’ newspaper, The Kerkhoven Banner which works in harmony to
the extent possible with the Herald and News. We are offering a competitive
salary, paid vacation, mileage and allowance for health insurance. This is a
full time position. For more information contact publisher Ted Almen at
320-264-3071 during normal business hours, or e-mail
kbanner@tds.net.
Editor: The Montevideo American News is looking for an energetic, hard-working, creative and dedicated person to lead our news team as the editor. This is an exciting opportunity with a newspaper in a lively county seat community of 5,600 in southwestern Minnesota. We are looking for a self-starter with a degree in journalism or a related field. The ideal candidate would have experience as a reporter or as an editor and must have strong writing, editing and photography skills and a proficiency with page layout. We offer a competitive salary and a great benefit package that includes paid vacation, holidays sick and personal leave as well as health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance as well as a flex plan and 401K plan. Please send a complete cover letter, resume, and publication samples to Dave Smiglewski, Gatehouse Media Group Publisher c/o Montevideo American News, PO Bo 99 Montevideo MN., 56265 or email them to: smig@mvtvwireless.com.
Full-Time Reporter: To cover government and write features. For twice- weekly 24,000 circ. paper on the Mississippi River in Southeastern Minnesota. Send resume and clips to winpost@winonapost.com or Winona Post, P.O. Box 27, Winona, MN 55987.
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Newspapers for sale in MN, ND, SD, WI: NEW LISTINGS! Weekly in SE Minnesota; Weekly in ND with web press and print shop. PRICE REDUCTION Weekly in Central Minnesota. GREAT OPPORTUNITIES! Weekly close to the Twin Cities; Weekly in West Central Minnesota; Group of weeklies in NW Minnesota, County seat weekly in ND; Strong weekly in Southwestern SD; Weekly in North Central SD; Group of Weeklies in MI; Small weekly in MI; Weekly in Central Wisconsin. Contact Julie Bergman, WB Grimes & Co., East Grand Forks, MN, 218.230.8943, julie@wiktel.com.
Publishing (Photos Available): SOUTH DAKOTA: Weekly, County Seat, 3000 subscribers, Sales near $800K - Black Hills MINNESOTA: Weekly Newspaper, Near Rochester, $70,000; Monthly Tabloid Mailer (12,000 circulation) Just So. of Cities; Weekly Group, Sales at 1 1/4 Million, 5 Publications, S.E. Minnesota IOWA: Truckers Directory, U.S. Distribution; Monthly Sporting Tabloid - Iowa, South Dakota Nebraska; Three weeklies - No. Iowa. Are you for sale? Call me, I can help! Lowell Webster, Newspaper Sales and Service, Calhoun Companies, 4940 Viking Drive, Suite 450, Edina, MN 55435, Phone 952-831-3300, Fax 952-831-6516. Look for us on the Internet: www.calhouncompanies.com.