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via Jobs - Live And Work In Maine posted_at: 5 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
The Kennebec Journal newspaper in Augusta, Maine, is seeking an enterprising and energetic journalist to join its reporting staff for the paper and Centralmaine.com. This reporter will cover general interest news and geographic beats, while devoting time to important regional issues and enterprise projects. This reporter will also have an opportunity to develop a topic-based beat informed by... their interests and the paper’s coverage needs. The The Kennebec Journal newspaper in Augusta, Maine, is seeking an enterprising and energetic journalist to join its reporting staff for the paper and Centralmaine.com. This reporter will cover general interest news and geographic beats, while devoting time to important regional issues and enterprise projects. This reporter will also have an opportunity to develop a topic-based beat informed by... their interests and the paper’s coverage needs.

The reporter must have: excellent reporting and writing skills; a sense of urgency to beat the competition on developing news; comfort with a digital-first environment; a proven ability to file stories on deadline; and experience rounding out stories with depth and context. Applicants must also be willing to work nights and weekends.

Please include a cover letter, resume and up to five writing samples along with your application.

A division of MaineToday Media, the Kennebec Journal prides itself on watchdog journalism and high standards of professionalism. We are an equal-opportunity employer
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via Jobs - Live And Work In Maine posted_at: 24 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
Mainely Media is looking for a general assignment reporter who is a self-starter with excellent writing skills and curiosity to report on local news. Mainely Media, based in Biddeford, Maine, publishes four local, weekly community publications, including the Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard Beach Courier, the Kennebunk Post, the Scarborough Leader and the South Portland-Cape Elizabeth Sentry. Stories... will range from coverage of local town council meetings Mainely Media is looking for a general assignment reporter who is a self-starter with excellent writing skills and curiosity to report on local news. Mainely Media, based in Biddeford, Maine, publishes four local, weekly community publications, including the Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard Beach Courier, the Kennebunk Post, the Scarborough Leader and the South Portland-Cape Elizabeth Sentry. Stories... will range from coverage of local town council meetings to human interest features and everything in between.

Applicants should have excellent grammar, knowledge of AP style, the ability to tell a story in written form and feel comfortable with all sorts of people. The successful candidate will be an essential member of our newsroom team who will be counted on to own their beat and turn in clean copy under deadline. The reporter will also have the freedom to pursue personal projects, such as in-depth investigative pieces. You will need excellent interview, writing and photography skills as well as knowledge of posting to social media. Must have reliable transportation. Some night and weekend work may be required.

This is an ideal job for someone graduating with a journalism degree or one to two years of experience.

Please include a resume and three to five writing samples with your application to Dina Mendros at dmendros@mainelymediallc.com

We offer:
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Short/Long Term Disability & Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401k with company match
• Paid Time-Off
• 12 Weeks paid parental leave
• Growth opportunities

Mainely Media is an EEO employer
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via Salary.com schedule_type: Full-time
The Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram seeks an outstanding journalist to cover enterprise stories and breaking news. The top candidate for this position will have a distinguished record of using public documents, data and compelling interviews to help readers understand complicated situations. We are an ambitious news organization with high standards, and we need a self-motivated... reporter who can do it all – from dailies and compelling The Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram seeks an outstanding journalist to cover enterprise stories and breaking news. The top candidate for this position will have a distinguished record of using public documents, data and compelling interviews to help readers understand complicated situations.

We are an ambitious news organization with high standards, and we need a self-motivated... reporter who can do it all – from dailies and compelling narratives to investigations and data-driven journalism. We want a good deal of enterprise reporting – serious, probing enterprise journalism that identifies trends, unearths important topics, exposes wrongdoing and spotlights achievements. We want watchdog journalism. We want storytelling.

Successful candidates will have several years of experience in an important role and be able to submit clips that demonstrate proficiency working with public records requests and other documents but also an ability to work quickly on deadline. We need a reporter who is aggressive but not arrogant, who is confident but works collaboratively with editors.

For the right candidate, this is a fantastic opportunity. But you must be able to juggle a lot – big enterprise stories, dailies and breaking news. You also must be adept at working with data and comfortable in a digital-first environment.

If you are the best at what you do and share our passion for ambitious journalism, this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for. You will be part of Maine’s finest and largest newsgathering operation, and you’ll live in a region with an extraordinarily high quality of life. Please include an updated copy of your resume and five examples of your best work with your application.

We offer:
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Short/Long Term Disability & Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401k with company match

We are an EEO employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $27.35 per hour

Benefits:
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:
• South Portland, ME: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:
• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:
• Daily Newspaper: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location: One location
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via Jobs - Live And Work In Maine posted_at: 13 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
Circulation Field Service & Delivery RepresentativeB The PORTLAND PRESS HERALD is hiring a full-time Circulation Field Service & Delivery Representative to join our growing circulation team... This position plays a critical role in supporting the Circulation Department’s operations by providing leadership and administrative support to our carriers. FSRs are also responsible for delivering newspapers to our subscribers on open routes. . Why work Circulation Field Service & Delivery RepresentativeB

The PORTLAND PRESS HERALD is hiring a full-time Circulation Field Service & Delivery Representative to join our growing circulation team...

This position plays a critical role in supporting the Circulation Department’s operations by providing leadership and administrative support to our carriers. FSRs are also responsible for delivering newspapers to our subscribers on open routes.

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Why work with us?

l$20.81/hour plus shared tips

lOvertime available.

lWeekly transportation allowance

lMileage reimbursement

lOvernight shifts allow you to enjoy your days

Our Ideal Candidate:

lEnjoys working overnights (example: 10pm-9am)

lWorks well independently and is reliable

lHas strong communication and people skills

lGood, clean driving history with a reliable vehicle that is insured

lBasic computer skills - familiar with Microsoft Outlook

lPrior delivery experience is good to have but not required

lAbility to work overnights and weekends

To apply or for more information, visit pressherald.com/careers email humanresources@mainetoday.com or call: (207) 791-6520

The Portland Press Herald is a part of MaineToday Media. MaineToday Media is an EEO employer
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via Jobs - Live And Work In Maine posted_at: 5 days agoschedule_type: Part-time
The Portland Press Herald is hiring part-time Warehouse Distribution Assistants for second shift. We are looking for people who can work Saturday through Wednesday. The shift starts at 6 pm and runs until 1 or 2 am... Responsibilities include: Packaging newspaper products Material handling Properly feed insert hopper Inserting pages into the newspapers Other tasks as needed within the department. We Offer: • Paid time-off • Paid training • The Portland Press Herald is hiring part-time Warehouse Distribution Assistants for second shift.

We are looking for people who can work Saturday through Wednesday. The shift starts at 6 pm and runs until 1 or 2 am...

Responsibilities include:
Packaging newspaper products
Material handling
Properly feed insert hopper
Inserting pages into the newspapers
Other tasks as needed within the department.

We Offer:
• Paid time-off
• Paid training
• Comfortably heated/air-conditioned warehouse
• No metrics

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:

Experience in a manufacturing environment a plus but not required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

This is a physically demanding job requiring lengthy time standing, bending, stretching, lifting pushing and climbing. Should be able to lift up to 25 lbs. occasionally.

MaineToday Media, Inc. is an EEO employer
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via Jobs - Live And Work In Maine posted_at: 7 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
Do you have a passion for helping small and medium-sized businesses grow? Join our sales team, and you will be able to connect clients with the largest suite of advertising products and platforms in the state. We work with local businesses to create innovative, custom ad campaigns that meet their business goals. We're seeking an enthusiastic Sales Account Executive to join our team in Central... Maine! Does this sound like you? • Passionate about Do you have a passion for helping small and medium-sized businesses grow? Join our sales team, and you will be able to connect clients with the largest suite of advertising products and platforms in the state. We work with local businesses to create innovative, custom ad campaigns that meet their business goals.

We're seeking an enthusiastic Sales Account Executive to join our team in Central... Maine!

Does this sound like you?
• Passionate about working with local businesses
• Previous sales experience is a plus, but we're willing to train someone excited about a new opportunity
• Familiar with Excel and other Microsoft Office programs
• Strong computer skills

Who is Masthead Maine? We are a network of daily and weekly print publications with the largest digital publishing reach in the state. Our publications include the Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel, Sun Journal, Portland Press Herald, Times Record, and more! Our sales team members can sell seamlessly across all publications within the network to deliver the best results for our clients.

We offer:
• Full Benefits Package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Employer paid short and Long term disability and life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401K with company match
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Mileage reimbursement
• Base pay plus commission

Our Culture:

We are respectful, inclusive, curious, collaborative, and accountable. Masthead Maine is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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via Maine Jobs - Tarta.ai posted_at: 28 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
The Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram seeks an outstanding journalist to cover crime and public safety. The top candidate for this position will have a distinguished record of using public documents, data and compelling interviews to break news, reveal truths, hold the powerful accountable and tell tales that go deeper than what official sources will tell us. We are an ambitious news... organization with high standards, and we need a self-motivated The Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram seeks an outstanding journalist to cover crime and public safety. The top candidate for this position will have a distinguished record of using public documents, data and compelling interviews to break news, reveal truths, hold the powerful accountable and tell tales that go deeper than what official sources will tell us.

We are an ambitious news... organization with high standards, and we need a self-motivated reporter who can do it all – from dailies and compelling narratives to investigations and data-driven journalism. We want enterprise reporting – serious, probing enterprise journalism that identifies trends, unearths important news, exposes wrongdoing and spotlights achievements. We want watchdog journalism, and we want storytelling.

This is an intense beat. You have to stay on top of breaking news, reports and trends, and develop sources in your coverage area so that you break news ahead of the competition. But we don’t just want a steady diet of quick dailies. We need serious, probing enterprise journalism that rises to Sunday A1 and the top of our home page.

Successful candidates will have several years of daily experience in an important role and be able to submit clips that demonstrate proficiency working with FOIAs, public records, court filings and other documents. We need a reporter who is aggressive but not arrogant, who is confident but works collaboratively with editors.

For the right candidate, this is a fantastic opportunity. But you must be able to juggle a lot – big enterprise stories, Page One dailies and breaking news. You also must be adept at working with data and comfortable in a digital-first environment.

If you are the best at what you do and share our passion for ambitious journalism, this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for. You will be part of Maine’s finest and largest newsgathering operation, and you’ll live in a region with an extraordinarily high quality of life. Send your resume and five examples of your best work to Executive Editor Steve Greenlee at sgreenlee@pressherald.com.

We offer:

Health, dental and vision insurance
Short/long-term disability and life insurance
Employee Assistance Program
401k with company match

We are an EEO employer
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via Salary.com posted_at: 19 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
The Portland Press Herald seeks an outstanding, accomplished journalist to edit stories, lay out pages and help run our website. We are an ambitious news organization with high standards and a talented staff, and we need a superb editor to join our team. The person hired for this position needs many skills, and the duties may change depending on the day. Over the course of the week, this editor... could lay out pages, design Page One, edit and post The Portland Press Herald seeks an outstanding, accomplished journalist to edit stories, lay out pages and help run our website.

We are an ambitious news organization with high standards and a talented staff, and we need a superb editor to join our team. The person hired for this position needs many skills, and the duties may change depending on the day. Over the course of the week, this editor... could lay out pages, design Page One, edit and post staff stories, select and post national and world news, write headlines, and determine the presentation of journalism on our website.

Our editors are more than grammar sticklers. They prosecute stories, looking for holes and structural problems. They sharpen headlines, ledes and captions. They pay close attention to how our journalism is rendered digitally and improve its display without being asked.

If you are the best at what you do and share our passion for ambitious journalism, this is a great opportunity. You will be part of Maine’s finest and largest newsgathering operation, and you’ll live in a region with an extraordinarily high quality of life. A minimum of five years of daily news experience is required.

We offer:
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Short/Long Term Disability & Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401k with company match

Please include your resume and work samples when applying.

We are an EEO employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:
• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:
• South Portland, ME 04106: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:
• Associate (Preferred)

Experience:
• Daily Newspaper: 5 years (Required)

Work Location: One location
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via Indeed posted_at: 5 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
Do you have a passion for helping small and medium-sized businesses grow? Join our sales team, and you will be able to connect clients with the largest suite of advertising products and platforms in the state. We work with local businesses to create innovative, custom ad campaigns that meet their business goals. Masthead Maine, Maine’s largest media company, is seeking an experienced and... enthusiastic Sales Account Executive to join our team. Does Do you have a passion for helping small and medium-sized businesses grow? Join our sales team, and you will be able to connect clients with the largest suite of advertising products and platforms in the state. We work with local businesses to create innovative, custom ad campaigns that meet their business goals.

Masthead Maine, Maine’s largest media company, is seeking an experienced and... enthusiastic Sales Account Executive to join our team.

Does this sound like you?
• Passionate about working with local businesses
• Previous and proven sales experience
• Familiar with Excel and other Microsoft Office programs
• Strong computer skills

Who is Masthead Maine? We are a network of daily and weekly print publications with the largest digital publishing reach in the state. Our publications include the Portland Press Herald, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel, Sun Journal, Times Record, Forecaster papers and more! Our sales team members can sell seamlessly across all publications within the network to deliver the best results for our clients.

Benefit Package:
• Health, dental, vision insurance
• Short term/long term disability
• Life Insurance
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• 401K with company match
• Mileage reimbursement
• Base pay plus commission

We offer a flexible hybrid work schedule with the option to work from home part of the time. Candidates must be able to commute to our office in South Portland, Maine, and travel to their assigned sales territories.

Our Culture:

We are respectful, inclusive, curious, collaborative, and accountable. Masthead Maine is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

Supplemental pay types:
• Commission pay

Ability to commute/relocate:
• South Portland, ME 04106: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:
• Outside sales: 1 year (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in South Portland, ME 04106
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via Maine Jobs - Tarta.ai posted_at: 23 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
Portland Press Herald is now hiring Journeyman Pressman Press Operator in South Portland, ME 04106. View job listing details and apply now. The Portland Press Herald is seeking a Journeyman Pressman to work nights in our growing press operations in South Portland MaineEssential Job FunctionsResponsible for all areas of the Pressroom and Platemaking operations including Prepping rolls of paper Setting rollers in the press Standard maintenance of press Portland Press Herald is now hiring Journeyman Pressman Press Operator in South Portland, ME 04106. View job listing details and apply now. The Portland Press Herald is seeking a Journeyman Pressman to work nights in our growing press operations in South Portland MaineEssential Job FunctionsResponsible for all areas of the Pressroom and Platemaking operations including Prepping rolls of paper Setting rollers in the press Standard maintenance of press equipment All functions to work on the press folders and press controls Ensures printed products meet all quality standards Completes prioritized work to meet deadlinesOur Ideal Candidate has Previous Offset Printing experience Goss Urbanite or DGM 850 experience is preferred Previous experience on Jaw and Rotary folder Attention to detail Ability to work nights and weekends We are a 247 365 operation Working safely and understands safety procedures including LOTO and Hazard CommunicationWe OfferFull benefits package including Health... dental vision Company paid shortlong term disability Life and ADampD Insurance Employee Assistance Program Paid Time Off401K with company matchMaineToday Media is committed to diversity equity and inclusion We are an equal opportunity employerJob Type Full-timePay 2605 per hourBenefits 401k 401k matching Dental insurance Employee assistance program Flexible spending account Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Vision insuranceSchedule 8 hour shift Night shiftSupplemental pay types Bonus payCOVID-19 considerationsWe are following Maine CDC and OSHA guidelinesAbility to commuterelocate South Portland ME 04106 Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work RequiredExperience offset printing 1 year RequiredShift availability Night Shift RequiredWork Location One location Show more details...