In the October issue, the Board of Directors of Community Publishing of Andover, Inc. – the 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charity that publishes The Andover Beacon – announced that I’d be retiring. Six months later, we’ve split my full-time job into three part-time jobs and filled two of the three positions.

Steve Foley and Shelley Geoghegan are each doing a great job as Production Manager and Bookkeeper, respectively. My role has been reduced to a half-time job as Publisher/Editor, leading the team and managing the flow of articles and photos.

An Andover Resident at the Helm?

Now I need to find the right person to fill the half-time paid position of Publisher/Editor before I can retire. I’ve been trying for months to find an Andover resident who would be a good fit, but if I don’t succeed in a few weeks, I’ll have to broaden the search into other communities.

For the right person, this is a dream job. It offers flexibility in which hours you work, and almost everything can be done on your computer from home. It’s also a chance to work with many people in the community on projects – the Beacon, the Town Report, the Fourth of July program, etc. – that are very important to the community.

The job requires someone who is:

• comfortable working with people from different backgrounds, with different agendas and different levels of expertise
• comfortable with computers and technology being at the center of each project
• willing to embrace the process, procedures, and deadlines that allow our team to produce an extraordinary volume of high-quality work for an organization of our size

I very much want to see an Andover resident leading the Beacon. Whether you’ve lived here for a few weeks or for many generations, please consider talking with me further about this important paid, part-time position. The full job description is at AndoverBeacon.com/Pub-Ed.

For me, working at the Beacon has been a life-changing experience, full of exciting challenges, personal growth, and deep satisfaction. If you’d like to see whether it could be the same for you, let’s talk! Please contact me right away at Charlie@nullAndoverBeacon.com.