WoodwardBizMedia (A Division of WCI)

The Specialty Publications Division was created in 1999 to help WCI move into niche publications. The division has four publications.

Based in East Peoria, Illinois, Material Handling Network is an international trade publication for the materials handling industry.

Magellan Publications, located in Dubuque, Iowa, includes magazines and Internet web sites in three catagories - metal, energy and medical.

Woodward Communications, Inc. (WCI) is a multimedia communications company employing nearly 600 people at 14 locations - servicing communities in Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois, and customers throughout the nation. With its corporate headquarters in Dubuque, Iowa, WCI is owned by the Woodward family and its employees through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan. The ESOP now owns approximately 62% of the company.

WCI traces its heritage back to the first newspaper in Iowa. The Dubuque Visitor, founded in 1836, evolved into the Telegraph Herald in 1901 and remains WCI's flagship publication serving over 30,000 households daily.

The Woodward family has been involved in the organization since 1898, representing four generations of leadership and participation. From its daily newspaper beginnings, the company has grown to include six operating divisions.

Full time benefits for our company include health/dental insurance effective the first of the month following the hire date. Vacation, paid sick days (3 of which can be used for family sick days), two personal floating holidays are available, as well as direct deposit and flexible spending accounts. The first of the month after the date of hire we offer a 401(k).  WCI offers Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), long term disability and paid life insurance for employee owner, spouse and dependent children.

Flexible full time (30 or more hours per week) have many of the same benefits and part time (20-29 hours per week) have some of the same benefits.

This is not an all inclusive list, for more details you may contact the Human Resources Department at (563)588-5687 or e-mail jobs@wcinet.com.