Operations Director / Montgomery, AL

• Strong leadership skills with a proven track record of team development, leadership and staff motivation, along with project management skills.
• Employee development by challenging the staff, providing leadership opportunities and by providing the tools, techniques, training and resources to expand their knowledge.
• Dedicated to exceptional customer service to all employees, customers and vendors, ensuring consistent excellent delivery service and outstanding reproduction quality.
• Develop annual revenue and expense budgets and ensure on-budget performance throughout the year.
• Demonstrates dedication to Leadership and Diversity.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with company policies and applicable laws.
• Responsible for staffing strategies including, recruiting, interviewing, hiring and training employees and directing and assessing their performance.
• Prepares reports as needed by management and other departments.

·          Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

·          Ten years newspaper experience with at least three years in senior newspaper leadership.

·          Knowledge of existing equipment and systems is very valuable (inventory available to review).

·          Proficient PC skills including Microsoft Excel and Word

·          Ability to lead and develop managers and possess strong operational skills for this complicated multi-product Operations Department. 

·          Knowledge of Production-related technologies is essential. 

·          Knowledge of the newspaper distribution process as well as an understanding and commitment to customer service is vital. 

·          Critical thinking and implementation of resolutions for production process is crucial.

Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) is an international news and information company operating on multiple platforms including the Internet, mobile, newspapers, magazines and TV stations.  Gannett is an Internet leader with hundreds of newspaper and TV web sites; CareerBuilder.com, the nation’s top employment site; USATODAY.com; and more than 80 local MomsLikeMe.com sites.  Gannett publishes 82 daily U.S. newspapers, including USA TODAY, the nation’s largest-selling daily newspaper, and more than 650 magazines and other non-dailies including USA WEEKEND.  Gannett also operates 23 television stations in 19 U.S. markets. Gannett subsidiary Newsquest is the United Kingdom’s second largest regional newspaper company with 17 daily paid-for titles, more than 200 weekly newspapers, magazines and trade publications, and a network of web sites.