They really like me. I'm a breathe of fresh air. There aren't many women in the upper ranks and everyone seemed a bit on the blah side. I think I could shine.
The publishing company is doing all the right things in terms of growth. It's one of the few newspaper publishers that is expanding and growing and moving into new markets. They started some regional publishing magazines last year and the growth in advertising is through the roof for these specialty publications.
It's family owned. A guy, about my age, came home after working as some big-shid in marketing for 3M and is moving and shaking the company. Plenty of potential for me to move up and develop as a web editor/newspaper editor/page design/web page design, etc...
I would be hard-pressed to find another opportunity so suited to my skills, with the ability to develop a new set of skills, I would be the editor of two publications and they are both pretty-much ground-up start ups with lots of support by way of advertising and a million other things. I published my own newspaper for a time and loved, loved, loved it...I hated that I was a one-man-band, however, and, this opportunity would allow me to do all the stuff I love without having to worry about the stuff I hate...selling ads, laying things alone, writing copy alone, etc...
I feel like I would be jumping forward from where I left off. I would sorta pick up where I left off in my career about 12 years ago.
It's the kinda news/feature writing where I excel. They want someone who loves community and is able to find a story around every corner. That's me.
The money isn't awesome, but, I got the serious impression that, if I built circulation, I could rectify that pretty quickly. The new, younger publisher is anxious to put together a solid team and would support me if I prove myself.
"You know, it's times like these when I realize what a superhero I am." Tony Stark/Iron Man
“Focus on what you can do, then do it with all your heart.” Lois Wilson
