Morris has a significant opening for a Director of Audience Growth, based at corporate headquarters in Augusta, Ga., and working closely with Morris newspapers around the country. The official posting is on the corporate site.
As I've said before, the online audience challenge for American newspapers is becoming the critical element in our future. The spectacular online revenue growth of the past can't continue without audience growth, especially in the frequency metric. That requires developing and deploying new kinds of content and service programs, and success will turn on local execution in local markets. As a result, we need someone who can spend a lot of time traveling, coaching, measuring, teaching and leading.
Augusta is a fairly inexpensive and comfortable place to live, far enough inland to be safe from hurricanes but close enough to ocean that you can easily spend a weekend day at the beach.