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Morris DigitalWorks is looking for a first-rate Web designer to join its award-winning Web development team. This is a design job that requires an understanding of usability principles, site architecture and wireframing as well as the skills necessary to execute high-quality graphics and Flash interactives. XHTML/CSS skills are required and experience with Drupal theming is a definite plus. Email me for a copy of the job description if you're interested or know of a good candidate.

We're restarting our search at Morris DigitalWorks for a director of audience growth. This is a senior management position with significant responsibility. It involves working with all levels of leadership at the 13 daily Morris Publishing Group newspapers from Florida to Alaska, and some travel is required.

We're part of the Newspaper Consortium working with Yahoo and other national partners, and part of this job involves making sure our newspapers effectively execute programs that come to us from those relationships. But we're also looking for someone who can think strategically and work effectively with others at Morris DigitalWorks to design and deliver audience-focused programs that are unique to us.

Morris Communications is a privately held media company with diversified holdings that include newspaper and magazine publishing, outdoor advertising, radio broadcasting, book publishing and distribution, visitor publications and online services. Newspapers are the foundation and core business of the company, which has been owned by the Morris family since 1945. Today the Georgia-based enterprise reaches across the nation, has holdings in Europe and Asia and employs 6,000 people.

If you're interested or have any suggestions, contact me at steve@yelvington.com.

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.

Bluffton Today has two design-production openings for people who get the whole "community in conversation with itself" thing. One is an online-focused job, one print-focused, but there's no big separation between the media at BT.

The online job requires the expected competencies: HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Flash, audio/video, design, Photoshop, photography -- and a high level of comfort with people and online/offline interaction. Contact lisa.smith (at) blufftontoday.com for details.

The print job is part of a five-person team that designs kick-butt presentations for Bluffton Today, Hilton Head Today, Hardeeville Today and related projects. It's a chance to build a great portfolio at a newspaper that's getting worldwide attention for innovation. Contact james.mcbee (at) blufftontoday.com if you're interested.