Gregory Mathis Email & Phone Number

Plymouth, Ma, Us

Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, United States

Internal and External Communications Manager for Mass General Brigham, supporting Martha's Vineyard Hospital.

Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States

Evaluated performance of all aspects of the editorial department at this group of weekly newspapers in northern Rhode Island, including developing job descriptions for various editorial staff positions.• Developed digital content and SEO strategies for valleybreeze.com to increase pageviews and user sessions, resulting in a month-over-month increase in Users of 33.8% and an increase of 32.8% in User Sessions.• Developed social media strategy for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram to increase audience engagement and reach, resulting in an increase in Facebook Reach by 18.1% from February to March 2023 and 58% from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. Facebook page visits from February to March increased 19.9%, engagement increase 21% from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 and new Likes and Follows increased 81% from February to March.• Developed a reader survey to gauge community interest in The Valley Breeze publications and its website.

Quincy, Massachusetts, United States

Executive editor of The Patriot Ledger, a daily newspaper based in Quincy, MA, from May 2019 – November 2022. Previously I was editor-in-chief for Wicked Local publications and websites on the South Shore in MA for Gannett and GateHouse Media.In my 3 years with The Patriot Ledger I led the editorial team to New England Newspaper & Press Association Newspaper of the Year in 2020 and 2021, Distinguished newspaper in 2022, General Excellence in the NENPA Better Newspaper Contest, and two Publick Occurrences awards from NENPA. Under my leadership, patriotledger.com was one of the fastest growing news websites in Gannett, surpassing its 2022 end of year goal for digital subscriptions in September and growing 96% year over year.Here are some additional accomplishments with The Patriot Ledger: Supervised and led the editorial strategy and direction of patriotledger.com, making it among the top Tier 2 websites in the USA Today Network for digital subscription growth.  Led and managed multiple projects from conceptual stage through to launch. Provided daily direction for managers, editors, reporters, photographers and freelancers. Successful recruiter and trainer of staff, including creating career advancement opportunities for team members. Developed and managed social media strategy for Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Incorporated SEO techniques into digital publications, optimizing page ranks to improve traffic. Conducted editorial meetings with staff members to collaborate and review proposed content and plan future projects.

Marshfield, Massachusetts, United States

Community Newspaper Company/GateHouse Media, Marshfield, Norwell MA September 1997 – May 2019 Editor-In-Chief; Managing Editor Oversaw the editorial team for South Shore (MA) Wicked Local publications/websites. Also served as editor-in-chief for the Cape Cod weekly newspapers and associated Wicked Local websites for three years. • Project Leader for Project Reinvent: tasked with conceptualizing and executing the digital transformation for Wicked Local; March – October 2016. • Project Manager for the Plymouth Bulletin, a weekly newspaper launched in 2005. It was used as a model for other Bulletin publications after generating more than $1 million in revenue after year one. • The Gist: Successfully launched a monthly tab delivered free to residents in Plymouth and Kingston. It was used as a model for other Gist publications. ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCEMPG Newspapers, Plymouth, MA Community Editor; Sports EditorHired as a part-time sports reporter. Quickly rose through the ranks, serving as community editor for multiple Reporter newspapers on the South Shore (MA), as well as award-winning sports editor for the Old Colony Memorial. • Awards from New England Newspaper & Press Association include General Excellence, Front Page Design, Editorial Writing, Editorial Pages, Headline Writing, Investigative Reporting, Sports Section, Sports Story, Sports Column