Job Descriptions
Job Descriptions are arranged by Department. Choose a link below to go to a department. Each Job description is listed with it’s purpose/objective. Click on the position title or the ‘read more’ link to view the full description.
Advertising Artist
Design and produce art and layout for advertising and other promotional material. read more
Advertising Information Coordinator
This position is responsible for developing and maintaining reports on advertising and sales performance from various systems, providing operational support to the advertising department, developing a read more
Advertising Telephone Salesperson
To increase advertising revenue by professionally presenting and selling advertising opportunities into the company’s portfolio of products and services to existing and potential customers via “re read more
Call Center Coordinator
To generate Classified advertising revenue by professionally presenting and selling advertising opportunities into the company’s portfolio of products and services to existing and potential customer read more
Classified Advisor
To generate Classified advertising revenue by professionally presenting and selling advertising opportunities into the company’s portfolio of products and services to existing and potential customer read more
Majors/National Salesperson
To increase advertising revenue by professionally presenting and selling Majors/National advertising opportunities into the company’s portfolio of products and services to existing and potential cus read more
Sales Assistant
To assist and support the advertising sales staff with all related sales procedures to allow salesperson to professionally sell advertising opportunities to existing and potential customers. read more
Salesperson
To increase advertising revenue by professionally presenting and selling advertising opportunities into the company’s portfolio of products and services to existing and potential customers and to de read more
Special Pages and Editions Editor
Plan, write, and edit content for Advertising and Marketing department efforts. read more
Admin and Circulation Collector
To manage the sales, service, and collections of the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram in a defined geographical area. To increase net paid circulation. read more
Circulation Helper - Home Delivery
Supports the Circulation Department’s operations by providing quality customer service to route managers, Independent Contractors, and other internal and external customers in delivery and RCD suppo read more
Circulation Helper - Single Copy
To support Single Copy in the delivery and auditing of newspapers routes, collections for those newspapers, and delivery of relevant promotional materials. read more
Clerk I - Circ
To provide subscriber customer service and retention support to the Circulation department. read more
Clerk I - RCD Support
To provide clerical/administrative support to the RCDs read more
Clerk III - IS Support
Supports Circulation department by performing day to day operational tasks, billing operations and developing and running reports. read more
Clerk IV - Single Copy
Assures accurate coordination and processing of Single Copy corporate finance operations including corporate account billing, reconciliation and delinquent account collection follow-up. read more
Dispatch Coordinator
Coordinates the activities of the Dispatch operation and ensures the functions are handled in an efficient and complete manner. Provides exemplary customer service to internal and external customers. read more
District Manager
To ensure the timely and accurate delivery of our products through the coordination of the work of Independent Contractors and Circulation Helpers. read more
Promotions & Programs Developer
To support net paid objectives through innovative, comprehensive, cost effective, sales and marketing programs and new location sales. read more
Promotions Assistant
Supports the Consumer Marketing Manager for sales and marketing programs including Press Herald in the Classroom (PHIC). read more
Vending Operations Coordinator
To oversee and facilitate the placement, repair, and maintenance, of all vending machines owned and operated by the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. read more
Building Maintenance Person
Performs building system and property maintenance and repair. Provides support to other facilities projects. read more
Food Services Coordinator
Perform general cooking and kitchen duties in order to prepare and package food items to be purchased by employees and visitors. read more
Head Janitor
Perform maintenance and cleaning tasks, acts as work coordinator and lead trainer for janitorial/cleaning workgroup. read more
Janitor and Building Utility Person
Maintains and improves the internal and external physical condition of the facilities. read more
Clerk I
To support the finance department in the following areas: Fulfilling tearsheet requirements of advertisers; performing general office tasks such as data entry, filing, mail processing, etc. read more
Clerk III
To support the finance department in the following areas: Following established procedures to code, process, batch, key and balance payments, credits and adjustments, etc. read more
Clerk IV
To support the finance department in the following areas: Processing AP, payroll, new accounts, contracts, credit, etc; monitoring and collecting past due accounts, analyzing and preparing AP coding a read more
Clerk V
To support the finance department in the following areas: Coordinating and overseeing the billing, AR, cash and credit functions. read more
Staff Accountant
Perform duties to assist accounting and budget manager in maintenance of the general ledger. Including input journal entries and reconcile and analyze accounts. read more
Advertising Systems Coordinator
The objective of this position is to represent the systems and technology needs of the Advertising and Prepress Departments, and to serve as a liaison to systems and operations groups. read more
Computer Operator
Operates various computer hardware and application software according to established schedules and procedures to provide accurate and timely support for the computer- driven functions of the various b read more
Clerk II - Online Assisatant
The online assistant produces a variety of information packages and supports the executive producer and other producers as needed. read more
Online Editorial Content Producer
The producer is responsible for specific sections of the MaineToday.com Web site to assure proper posting of news and information, image selection and integration with other sections and services. read more
Online Production Assistant
The Online Production Assistant works closely with the Creative Services Manager, Ad Traffic Coordinator, Sales Reps and other divisions to provide production support, including the set up and mainten read more
Artist
To provide informational graphics, illustrations and page designs for the creation of content for our audience. read more
Assistant City Editor
Prepares content that effectively communicates with our audience, helping to direct the flow of text and non-text elements from their initial creation, to editing and to final formatting. read more
Clerk II - News
A Clerk II supporting the news department produces packages of data and other supporting content and provides direct support to news and editorial departments as needed. read more
Copy Desk Slot
Helps keep the copy desk running smoothly and contributes to on-time production of content. read more
Copy Editor
To prepare text and non-text elements to create content that effectively informs and entertains our audience in a way that is attractive and free of errors. read more
Copy Editor - Letters to the Editor/Community Coordinator
Working with the editorial page editor, review and select letters to the editor and other audience comments for publication and present those letters with appropriate art. read more
Editorial Writer
To produce opinion content for our audience in a way that reflects individual and institutional viewpoints and to assure a diversity of views are presented to our audience. read more
Graphic Arts Photographer
To provide coverage with visual elements often on a self-directed basis, in which the graphic arts photographer makes independent decisions on coverage; occasionally direct other staffers when the sup read more
Library Researcher
To serve as an information center for the newsroom by enhancing and archiving the published product for future reference needs and to provide information for use in creating content from a variety of read more
News and Sports Assistant
To collect and prepare data for publication; to write or rewrite briefs and short news stories; to process information for use as sports, news, information and entertainment content. read more
Photographer
To provide visual elements to enhance content. read more
Reporter
To gather information through interviews and research and apply that work to the creation of text, as well as to assist in the development of other content that would be of interest to our audience. read more
Sports Desk Slot
To design the presentation for sports content and to coordinate the work of copy editors and clerks. read more
Sportswriter
To gather information through interviews and research and apply that work to the creation of text about sports, as well as to assist in the development of other sports content that would be of interes read more
Wire Editor
To select national and international content to produce a thoughtful and timely report of current events. read more
Control Point Team Member
To coordinate the administrative functions of ad processing and ensure efficient flow of work to prepress and creative departments. read more
Distribution Assistant
Properly feed insert hopper, or hand insert various types of supplements into any newspaper product. Lend supplemental support throughout Mailroom. read more
Distribution Specialist
Prepares newspaper products as directed, and distribute to vehicles for delivery to our customer in a timely manner. read more
Group Leader
To properly coordinate the work of Distribution personnel so product is delivered to trucking contractor in an accurate and timely manner read more
Machine Maintenance Assistant
Responsible for cleaning, blowing down, greasing, oiling of inserter machines, stackers, tying machines, conveyors and other Distribution equipment. read more
Machine Maintenance Person
To maintain the smooth operation of all Distribution machinery and to prepare and set up that machinery. To maintain production speeds as designated by the Distribution Manager read more
Make-Up Person
This position has the primary paper make-up duties for the department. read more
Plant Maintenance Person
Repair and operations of various building and production equipment and electrical and mechanical installation as assigned by production management. read more
Production Systems Coordinator
Develop and provide end user support for desk-top and production-specific applications, assist with training, serve as liaison between production and systems groups, and provide clerical support for t read more









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