Jesse Floyd Email & Phone Number

Boxborough, Ma, Us

Concord, Massachusetts, United States

Managing staff of seven journalists as the company pivots from a hyper-local coverage model to a regional, beats-oriented system. Focus has been establishing and growing coverage in health, real estate, development, public safety and others.

Concord, Ma

• Leader of management team charged with transition of a weekly newspaper chain from print to digital. • Manage editors and journalists to produce daily text, photo, video and audio web content.• Assist with setting team assignments, content expectations and long-term planning. • Traditional news tasks such as editing copy, planning coverage and producing weekly newspapers.

Needham, Ma

• Oversaw day-to-day management of an 18-newspaper unit of GateHouse Media. • Managed of budgets, hiring, personnel and unit oversight. • Met and exceeded editorial and unit financial goals. • Guided transition of merger with Northwest group.

Concord, Ma

• Editorial oversight of a 21-newspaper group, with a staff of more than 35 journalists. • Worked with editors and managers to set priorities, meet corporate goals, and plan news coverage. • Managed several print redesigns, and transition into dual print/digital news delivery.• Assisted with transition in ownership between Community Newspapers, Inc. and GateHouse Media New England.

Concord, Ma

• Managed 19 Community Newspaper Company, Inc. weeklies. • Oversee training of new editors, serve as writing coach and teacher for reporters and handle production and page flow.

Newton, Ma

• Writing, editing and layout at marquee Community Newspapers, Inc. weekly paper. • Won several individual and staff awards, including a New England Press Association award for coverage of spot news.

Milford, Ma

• Tasked to integrate a 120-year-old newspaper into the Community Newspaper Inc. system. • Transitioned decades-old production system, with little technology and need for editorial direction. • Reorganized the newsroom, managed long-range projects, oversaw daily editing and production.

Chelmsford, Ma

• Top to bottom production of a marquee 6,000 circulation newspaper. • Daily management of the staff and copy flow to the final weekly copy.• Maintain competitive placement of the newspaper in the community.

Keene, Nh

• Ensured local news is covered. • Co-managed a staff of five reporters covering 31 towns. • Edited copy for style and content and designed pages. • Managed long-term projects, such as coverage of the 1996 New Hampshire Presidential Primary.

Haverhill, Ma

• Oversaw daily coverage, reporter management, copy editing and page design.