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General Manager/Ad Director

Forum Communications Company/Detroit Lakes Newspaper Group is seeking an experienced General Manager/Ad Director to manage the comprehensive day-to-day operational activity of The Detroit Lakes Tribune, The Wadena Pioneer Journal, and The Perham Focus. This role will ensure achievement of revenue goals and expense budgets, mentor local advertising sales team members for success, and set the tone for the location, making sure employees are challenged, supported, understand expectations, and are held accountable. Qualified applicants will have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field, plus 6-10 years of related experience and a proven history of successful and innovative leadership. Qualified applicants can apply at www.forumcomm.com/careers

CEO

     Do you care about community journalism? Have a desire to make an impact through nonprofit news? Are you concerned about North Dakota becoming one large news desert? Nodding your head, yes? Then we want to meet you.
     The North Dakota News Cooperative (NDNC) is a young nonprofit news organization committed to bringing reliable, dependable journalism about North Dakota to North Dakotans. The board of directors is seeking an energetic and dynamic CEO with a growth mindset to keep NDNC going and growing.
     The CEO oversees all aspects of the organization, including newsgathering, development and operations. The ideal candidate has a strong background in journalism, the highest level of journalistic integrity and proven fundraising and development experience. Responsibilities include: strategic vision and execution, content, administrative and financial oversight, development, brand integrity and marketing, organizational leadership and governance support.
     Base salary range is $92,000 to $107,000 and commensurate with experience. Benefits include paid time off, a health insurance stipend and matching retirement contribution.
     Visit www.newscoopnd.org/careers for full job description. Send letter of interest and resume with references to Steve Andrist, stevea@crosbynd.com, by Nov. 15.

LEGISLATIVE INTERNS

LEGISLATIVE INTERNS: NDNA is seeking college students interested in pursuing a career in journalism to take part in the NDNA Education Foundation Legislative Internship. One to three candidates will be selected for the four month program, which pays a full time wage during the legislative session January-April, 2025. Candidates must have excellent writing skills and knowledge of state government structure. They will be mentored by a seasoned legislative journalist. To learn more about this program, please contact NDNA Executive Director Cecile Wehrman.

ND State Government Reporter

The Bismarck Tribune, the newspaper in the capital of North Dakota, has an opening for a full-time state government reporter.  The Tribune is a leader in covering state government and politics. The successful candidate will be expected to write daily stories as well as long-term investigative and enterprise stories. The beat also includes coverage of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, the future Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library and North Dakota’s congressional delegation. The position is based in the Tribune newsroom when the Legislature is not in session, with space to work at the Capitol when legislators are in session every two years. We prefer candidates with previous reporting experience, but also will consider strong recent graduates. Lee Enterprises offers competitive wages in a dynamic, interesting work environment with career growth opportunities. We offer an extensive benefit program including medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, company provided life insurance and supplemental life insurance. In addition, we offer a 401K retirement plan with company match. We also offer generous paid time off to allow the flexibility to balance personal life and work. This includes paid parental leave for new parents. Lee Enterprises is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We respect and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. For more information about Lee, check us out at www.lee.net. If you are excited about this role but do not meet 100% of the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply at https://lee.net/careers/ and search for Bismarck.

MANAGING EDITOR

The Devils Lake Journal is seeking a full time, MANAGING EDITOR This position will be responsible for overseeing news, reporting, and putting the paper together. Responsibilities: · Oversee and create content for our print and digital platforms, and other niche publications; · Manages, supports, and leads existing content development in the newsroom; · Applicants need a collaborative management style, a passion for local news, strong editing and writing skills and the ability to drive significant enterprise journalism; · Networking with the community and interacting with the public are both necessary functions of this position; · Strong technology skills, and excellent interpersonal communications are required. Job Type: Full-time Salary: DOE Benefits: Dental insurance, Employee assistance program, Flexible schedule, Health insurance, Health savings account, Life insurance, Paid time off, Vision insurance. Devils Lake ND is vibrant community on the shores of Devils Lake in an area that abounds with outdoor activities.  The community is growing and we are served by excellent schools including a strong community college. Please send your resume to Kathy Svidal at  kathy@devilslakejournal.com.

OUTSIDE SALES REPRESENTATIVE

Outside Sales Representative The Devils Lake Journal and the Country Peddler are newspapers based in Devils Lake ND. Our newspaper seeks to provide the news the community needs. To accomplish this mission, we set for ourselves the following goals: • To be the timely source of information and community coverage, examining all subjects that impact readers. • To provide community members with information relevant to their daily lives. • To raise issues aggressively and constructively in matters of public interest. • To reflect the diversity of our community’s people. • To ensure that the right information reaches the right audience, at the time they want it using the wide variety of formats available to us.  Job Description: The Devils Lake Journal and Country Peddler is seeking a full time, Outside Sales Representative. This position will be responsible for growing existing accounts and securing new accounts for different newspapers. Responsibilities: • Demonstrate a strong commitment to the community ; • Travel throughout assigned territory to service existing account list and develop new customers;  • Develop sales ideas to help create new sources of revenue;  • Meet or exceed monthly, quarterly and annual sales goals; • Listen to customer’s needs and advise them on effective use of advertising; • Maintain knowledge of advertising rates, current circulation;  • Provide proofs to clients as requested; • Make cold calls and prepare sales presentations in an ongoing effort to develop new business;  • Good with computers; • Have sufficient transportation.  Skills:  • 1-2 years’ experience in a sales related position.  Salary: DOE plus + monthly commissions;  Benefits: Health, dental and vision insurance, life insurance, paid time off, flexible schedule, health savings account. Please send your resume to Kathy Svidal at  kathy@devilslakejournal.com.

General Assignment Reporter

PAYING $18-$20 per hour for General Assignment Reporter: Journal Publishing, Inc., Crosby, ND is looking for a full time reporter to join our nationally-recognized reporting staff. We will consider a recent college graduate with solid intern experience, but have the budget to pay a competitive salary for someone with more experience. Benefits include a moving allowance, paid single health premium or stipend, paid vacation, sick leave and retirement match. Send resume, letter and three clips to journal@crosbynd.com. No phone calls, please.

Sale Items

Newspapers for sale

For Sale: Two strong North Dakota Weeklies in South Central North Dakota. Official County Paper. County runs legals in both papers. Each is an official paper for school districts and cities (3). In 2022, $180,000 available for payroll/profit. Significant room for growth with dedicated sales. Modern building. Contact: redhead@drtel.net