Publisher for five day per week newspaper, countywide TMC weekly publication, quarterly magazine, website, several niche publications and related periodicals. Total circulation of daily print product is 4,200, 28,000 TMC and 2,200 average daily unique visitors to website. Oversee staff of 20 employees and 15 independent contractors. Responsible for the day-to-day administrative and business operation. Articulate the values and vision for the organization, responsible for developing and carrying out the company’s long-term strategic plan. Manage and directly supervise all departments on a daily basis. This includes Advertising, Editorial, Circulation, Business and Maintenance. Handle budgeting and execution of all revenue and expense. Market and represent the newspaper in the community at various events and organizations.

Responsible for entire operation of the newspaper this includes the 5 day daily, weekly TMC, new paid website and various niche publications. Total circulation of daily print product is 3,200, 15,000 TMC and 1,700 average daily unique visitors to website. Oversee staff of 12 employees and 15 independent contractors. Manage and directly supervise all departments on a daily basis. This includes Advertising, Editorial, Circulation, Business and Maintenance. Handle budgeting and execution of all revenue and expense categories. Market and represent the newspaper in the community at various events and organizations.

Responsible for advertising operations for the entire Upper Shore region of Chesapeake Publishing, this includes 1 daily newspaper, 3 weekly newspapers, 3 monthly niche publications, 1 weekly TMC product and 5 corresponding websites. Total circulation of print products 161,000. Oversee staff of 2 assistant managers, 11 outside sales staff, 6 inside sales staff and 2 clerical personnel. Handle budgeting for entire region also maintain training of entire staff.

Duties, of Marketing Director, include overseeing all marketing and public relations aspects for the entire 22,000-circulation newspaper. These duties include creating marketing campaigns for the various departments within the newspaper, strong community involvement and concentrating on building the newspaper brand within the coverage area. Retail Advertising Manager duties: Supervise a staff of 5 retail-advertising executives, 3 online sales executives and 2 clerical employees. Maintain consistent and effective training with the staff, from individual to group sessions. Negotiate all agreements with major and national advertisers. Responsible for meeting retail revenue budget, digital revenue budget and controlling expenses.

Duties, of associate publisher, included working with all departments of the 10,000-circulation newspaper from accounting, circulation, editorial and production to improve the overall product. Responsibilities also included all public relations and marketing of newspaper as a whole. Reported directly to the Publisher on all matters. Accountable for the Advertising department with a staff of 10. Responsible for an annual advertising revenue budget of 3.5 million.

Responsible for an annual advertising budget in excess of $14 million in revenue. Oversaw an advertising department of 20 people, which consisted of retail and classified sales positions, office personnel and supervisors. Marketed the newspaper to over 1,600 advertising clients and 25,000 daily subscribers. Trained, motivated and lead the department to accomplish monthly goals. Monitored and controlled departmental expenses. Projected and implemented annual department budget.