Total 3 job vacancies by California Newspaper Partnership

Summary:

The Vallejo Times Herald is seeking an outside sales Account Executive to create robust multi-media advertising campaigns for local and regional business.

What you will do:

• Proactively prospect, qualify, grow and maintain all sales activities, from lead generation through close in an assigned territory or category

• Posses a thorough knowledge of the digital products portfolios; produce needs analysis and use knowledge to overcome customer objective to result in sales growth

• Understand how the competition sells their products and service

• Keep records of products sold and look for ways to increase revenue potential

• Create market presentations and sales proposals while working with the client’s budget

• Actively pursue and maintain an understanding of new digital trends in the media industry

• Analyze and interpret key sales metrics

What you will bring:

• Proven track record of success in driving revenue

• Strong organizational skills and ability to handle multiple tasks and priorities

• Demonstrated time management skills

• Strong new business development skills preferred

• Excellent presentation, negotiation and customer relationship skills

• Bachelor's Degree preferred, but not required

• Previous experience in a sales environment required; direct experience with advertising and digital campaigns preferred

• Travel expected within given territory to meet with clients – valid CA driver’s license/good driving record required

The annual salary range is $41,600. This position is eligible for incentive compensation (commission) and cell phone reimbursement. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, time in role, certifications, etc. This role is eligible for a bonus based on performance. In addition to your salary, MediaNews Group offers a comprehensive benefits package, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

Who we are:

The Vallejo Times-Herald, a subsidiary of MediaNews Group, is a nearly-daily newspaper in the city of Vallejo, California. It is printed six days a week, Tuesday through Sunday.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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Summary:

Operates the Colorliner press in our Concord printing plant. Includes handling of newsprint rolls, preparing for operation, plating, running of the press, and cleaning and routine maintenance.

What you will do:

• Operating the press units, including plating, setting ink and rollers, webbing, and operating controls

• Newsprint roll handling, newsprint warehouse operations, and reel room operations

• Operate forklift/clamp truck in a safe, competent manner

• Press maintenance tasks

• Work in a safe manner using all appropriate safety equipment, including guards and safe buttons

What you will bring:

• Verbal and written communication skills

• Exhibit competency in press console operations

• Ability to read and understand mark ups for page location and color positions on all runs

• Competency in achieving ink and water balances, and density targets during press runs

• Specific vision abilities including close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

• Ability to properly plate and remove plates, remove and install blankets, and purge black and color ink rails

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)

• Previous press experience required

Work Environment

• This job operates in a warehouse and printing plant environment; routinely uses pallet jacks and forklifts

• Must be able to work with chemicals, loud noise, dusty areas and moving parts safely and wear hearing protection the entire shift

• Requires the ability to lift up to 40 lbs. on a regular basis; heavy work may exert in excess of 100 pounds of force to move objects

The hourly wage is $28.00 - $32.00. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, time in role, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, MediaNews Group offers a comprehensive benefits package, and 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

Who we are:
 

Bay Area News Group, a subsidiary of MediaNews Group, offers news reporting and third party advertising and marketing opportunities through its multi-platform products which include: web, mobile, tablet, and print.  We are one of the largest media groups in the U.S., serving high-value audiences and connecting advertisers to them. MNG publishes award-winning content (49 Pulitzers) that amasses and engages a nationwide audience via 800 multi-media platforms including web, mobile, social, and print.  We are transforming the news industry.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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Summary:

We’re looking to make a critical addition to our talented local news and enterprise team at the Mercury News. This reporter will cover one of our most important beats: San Jose's City Hall, the Bay Area’s largest city. What happens in San Jose, whether it’s Google’s plans for a huge campus that would reshape downtown or a first-in-the-nation requirement that gun owners carry liability insurance – resonates across the country. Our news organization has the ambition and ability to tell the story of San Jose and the region with the elevation it warrants.

    
What you will do:

• You’ll handle a torrent of breaking news in the fascinating, diverse heart of Silicon Valley – from crime and housing to politics and business

• You will work in real time, publishing words, sounds and images individually and in collaboration with colleagues

• Writing under deadline pressure, for online and print audiences, including crafting headlines and nut graphs that distill why a story needs to be read and shared online.

• Juggle multiple stories of varying complexity, from quick news posts and daily news stories to longer-term enterprise and features

• Report directly from the field

• Work both alone and collaboratively with a rotating cast of reporters and editors

• Write sharp, clean copy that draws readers in, including nut graphs and online headlines 

• Use the web and social media to report stories and to share them

• Jump from one hot story to the next in an intensely competitive news environment

What you will bring:

• 3+ years of experience as a working journalist

• Excellent news judgment and an understanding of local politics, breaking news, business and labor

• The energy, initiative and time-management skills to dig deep when impactful enterprise opportunities emerge

• Strong writing skills under deadline pressure

• Strong grammatical skills and a working knowledge of the Associated Press stylebook

• A fascination and facility with data coupled with the skill and experience to analyze it and seek out new sources of information

• In our diverse region, facility with multiple languages is a plus

• 4-year college degree (journalism or related fields) required

Must be located in the South Bay area with weekly in office expectations in San Jose.

The hourly wage is $33.34 - $35.90 ($65,013 - $70,005). Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, time in role, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, MediaNews Group offers a comprehensive benefits package, and 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

Who we are:
 

Bay Area News Group, a subsidiary of MediaNews Group, offers news reporting and third party advertising and marketing opportunities through its multi-platform products which include: web, mobile, tablet, and print.  We are one of the largest media groups in the U.S., serving high-value audiences and connecting advertisers to them. MNG publishes award-winning content (49 Pulitzers) that amasses and engages a nationwide audience via 800 multi-media platforms including web, mobile, social, and print.  We are transforming the news industry.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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