Hoosier State Press Association - The Indiana Publisher
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Production manager – Paxton Media is looking for a production manager for the Marion, Indiana, location. This position oversees the printing of eight daily news- papers, special products and commercial printing on a Goss Urbanite press. The qualified candidate will have a minimum of five years web press experi- ence, management experience, press repair and maintenance aptitude, a strong IT background, good communications skills and the ability to motivate a team. To apply send resume to Lkelsay@ chronicle-tribune.com. Reporter – Indiana Lawyer, a statewide newspaper for the legal community, is seeking an experienced full-time reporter. Job duties include writing content for email and print publications and posting content to website. Candidates should be familiar with AP style, able to meet deadlines, and be comfortable cultivating contacts and developing their own story ideas. Knowledge of Indiana's judicial system and legislature is helpful but not required. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in journalism, communications or a related field. Send resume and clips by Dec. 21 to Editor Jennifer Nelson at jnelson@ibj.com or 41 E. Washington St., Suite 200, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Graphic designer — The Journal Review in Crawfordsville, Indiana, is currently seeking an excep- tional graphic designer to join the composing department. This department is responsible for creating newspaper and digital advertisements, plus a wide range of additional materials such as business cards, posters, inserts, wraps and special sections. Potential team members must be well-versed in Adobe Creative Suite and work well on a Mac. The candidate we are looking for will have excellent organization, communication and multi-tasking skills. This position requires high levels of accuracy. Required qualifications: • Associates or equivalent in graphic design field (Recent graduates will be considered.) • Possess intermediate to advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite CS6, specifically InDesign and Photoshop • An eye for design, and a knack for problem solving • Ability to organize, quickly shift priorities and multi-task • Superb attention to quality and detail • Present ad proofs to sales team on time • Written and verbal communi- cation skills Desired qualifications and skills: • Previous experience in news- papers and advertising design a plus • Experience designing digital and app ads a plus. Please provide samples of your work along with a resume to ahowell@jrpress.com. No phone calls please. Reporter – Small daily (under 5,000 circulation) looking for entry-level reporter. Job duties include a little of everything from news to sports to photography to some pagination. Great first job, and we'll help you get ready for your next move up. Send resume and clips to jobs@thepaper24-7. com. News director – The Lafayette Journal & Courier is seeking an experienced and dynamic leader to oversee the newsroom in the role of news director. This is the top position in the newsroom and the person in it will be responsible for a team of journalists aimed at providing a steady stream of high quality content while aggres- sively using data and analysis to drive decisions in covering the topics and issues most important to our key audience. This leader will coach reporters to make strategic decisions about cover- age plans and will direct and champion investigative and First Amendment journalism. As a key link between JCOnline and the community and reporting directly to the regional VP, this individual will work to increase the visibility of the news organization in the Lafayette area and in addition will work closely with the Indy Star news team and other Gannett properties in Indiana. Contact Ollie Habiby, talent acquisition recruiter for the Gannett Indiana Group, at ohabiby@gannett.com. Director of audience develop- ment – The Herald Bulletin in Anderson, Indiana, seeks and energetic newspaper professional, who is proven in sales and man- agement, to lead its audience development team. The Herald Bulletin is an award winning sev- en-day newspaper with a circula- tion of 13,830 daily and 18,160 Sunday. The Herald Bulletin also publishes a weekly TMC, replica e-edition, local news website and various niche publications, including a quarterly magazine. Our director will lead the staff to grow readership and revenue in a competitive market. We expect someone who will design and implement marketing strategies that build home-delivery and single-copy sales. This person will manage all aspects of sub- scription fulfillment and renewal, promotional activities, distribution systems and circulation met- rics. Our director must lead by example, set benchmarks and build our coverage. This individual must demonstrate a positive style of leadership and an unwavering commitment to customer service. Candidates should have previous management experience in audi- ence development. In addition candidates should have experi- ence with contractor relations and be familiar with the latest industry auditing rules and guidelines. The Herald Bulletin is a CNHI newspa- per. Interested candidates should email a resume and cover letter to Publisher Beverly Joyce at beverly.joyce@heraldbulletin.com. Send member notices to mtuley@hspa.com. Postings will be listed as space permits in print and in full at www.hspa.com. Page 2 December 10, 2015 MEMBER NOTICES Employees sought HSPA staff Steve Key, executive director and general counsel skey@hspa.com • (317) 624-4427 Karen T. Braeckel, HSPA Foundation director kbraeckel @hspa.com • (317) 624-4426 Pamela Lego, MAP advertising director plego@hspa.com • (812) 350-7711 Milissa Tuley, communications specialist mtuley@hspa.com • (317) 624-4430 Yvonne Yeadon, office manager yyeadon@hspa.com • (317) 624-4433 Shawn Goldsby, advertising coordinator sgoldsby@hspa.com • (317) 803-4772 The Indiana Publisher is published monthly by Hoosier State Press Association, 41 E. Washington St., Suite 301, Indianapolis, IN, 46204, (317) 803-4772. ISSN 0019-6711 USPS 058-730. Periodicals-class postage paid at Indianapolis, Ind., and at additional mailing office. Postmaster: Send address changes to The Indiana Publisher, 41 E. Washington St., Suite 301, Indianapolis, IN, 46204, (317) 803-4772, Fax (317) 624-4428 Website: www.hspa.com Subscriptions $25 per year. Ad rates furnished upon request. HSPA calendar Dec. 11 HSPA & Foundation Boards meeting Feb. 26 Pulliam Internship Application deadline March 3 Pulliam Intern Selection Committee meeting, Indianapolis June HSPA Foundation and APME Road Show for Reporters, Indianapolis (tentative) Sept. 15-16 HSPA Annual Conference, The Alexander Hotel, Indianapolis HSPA Foundation Board of Directors HSPA Foundation Officers HSPA Foundation Board of Directors HSPA Board of Directors HSPA Officers President: Chris White, The Times Media Co. Secretary/Treasurer: Chuck Wells, Home News Enterprises HSPA Board Members John Haley, Pulaski County Journal (Winamac) Robyn McCloskey, Pharos-Tribune (Logansport) and Kokomo Tribune Greg Morris, IBJ Corp. Jon O'Bannon, The Corydon Democrat Pete Van Baalen, The Elkhart Truth Kim Wilson, South Bend Tribune President: Nancy Grossman, Leader Publishing Vice President: Michael J. Christman, Fort Wayne Newspapers Secretary: William "B.J." Riley, CNHI Treasurer: Jeff Rogers, Home News Enterprises Curt Jacobs, The Madison Courier Barbara King, North Vernon Plain Dealer & Sun Patrick Lanman, Vevay Media Group Mayer Maloney, Hoosier Times Inc. Mark Miller, The News-Banner (Bluffton) Jack Pate, Evansville Courier & Press John Rumbach, The Herald (Jasper) Special section kits make sales easier for your staff S pecial section sales kits available at the Marketing Newspapers tab at hspa.com have tools for your advertising and editorial departments. The tab features plans for special sections including Higher Education, Healthy Living, Fall Sports, Holiday Planning and many others. These materials, available to download for free, are designed to provide members with tools to assist in sales and readership to boost revenue. The special section tool kits can assist staff with quick turnaround to promote special sections. Materials include cover artwork and sales documents. Other special section toolkits available at hspa. com include Bridal, Financial Planning and Home Improvement. Each one includes editable materials for special sec tions such as: • Front page cover • Leave-behind sales flyer • Advertising sales tracking chart • Prospective advertisers list • Editorial content ideas. HSPA offers the tool kits in cooperation with the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association. The Marketing Newspapers tab at hspa.com includes a link to marketing sheets with statistics showing that consumers rely heavily on newspaper media for their news and advertising information. Members also can access a 2014 American Opinion Research readership survey to gain important facts about Indiana print and digital readers. Member newspapers can customize a series of PowerPoint slides covering the survey results. Free sales tool kits Visit hspa.com and click on the Marketing Newspapers tab for customizable special section sales kits.