The Augusta Chronicle, a Morris Communications newspaper located at the company headquaters in Augusta, Georgia, is looking for an Online News Director to lead an award-winning team of online developers.
The person in this position will work under the New Media Director and will be in charge of the News and Community team, which produces AugustaChronicle.com, Augusta.com, Spotted.AugustaChronicle.com and a number of other news and community web sites. Experience in personnel management, training and team building is required.
Working knowledge of the internet and related multimedia hardware and software is needed. Experience managing both artistic, news and engineering based personnel required. Successful candidates will need to have at least two years of experience in an online media operation dealing with news content.
The position is responsible for overseeing the personnel and production of AugustaChronicle.com, the flagship web site for The Augusta Chronicle. The ideal candidate is an editor with in-depth Internet experience and a strong sense for online content. Skills and experience with design and programming are preferred.
Qualified candidates will need to have good project management, training and development skills and the ability to adapt to new technologies. Experience in web site construction, content creation and editing is required.
Primary responsibility will be to expand the reach of AugustaChronicle.com and its family of sites.
Required technical knowledge includes HTML, graphic design, and general web site construction. Experience with web scripting (javascript, cgi, perl) a plus. Previous online newspaper experience very helpful.
The online staff at The Augusta Chronicle has been awarded nine national awards from the Newspaper Association of America and Editor and Publisher Magazine for its work. We are seeking someone who can continue and grow this tradition of excellence in online journalism and help invent the next wave of publishing for our company.
Contact Info: Contact conan.gallaty@augustachronicle.com or call 706.828.3857
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