Lee Enterprises has an immediate opening for an IT Local Support Technician. We are looking for a talented technical to join our team to provide local desktop support with exceptional customer service. This self-starter position handles monitoring, troubleshooting and resolving incoming technical requests received through our ticketing system.

Position Responsibilities:

Resolves issues, prioritizing based on business impact and escalating when needed to senior staff and / or third party resources to ensure timely resolution.

Assists with ongoing projects and other required tasks while evaluating problems and identifying solutions and prioritizing to meet business needs.

Communicates clearly and provides timely updates to upper management on the status of critical issues, such as system outages, and projects.

Assists with completion of daily critical system checks and maintenance as defined by corporate IT.

Oversees end user compliance with company policies and security standards.

Installs, assembles and configures computers, monitors, network infrastructure and peripherals such as printers, scanners and related hardware where needed.

Acts as a backup resource for other IT staff as needed, while ensuring customer needs and project efforts are fulfilled.

Must be able to complete tasks within deadlines.

Overtime may be required to meet schedules as well as being available on call to work weekends and/or holidays.

Travel to other company properties on a weekly schedule to complete work functions as needed.

Requirements:

A minimum of 2-5 years of related technical experience. A+ or ITIL certifications a plus.

Minimum of 2 years' experience and proficiency with Windows operating systems, Microsoft Office applications, including desktop and laptop computers.

Hardware and basic networking support experience.

Active Directory management and maintenance experience, including working with computer and user objects, server, printers, and application permissions, Group Policy, etc.

Experience supporting VPN clients, remote control tools including TeamViewer or RDP.

Must possess a valid driver license with clean driving record.

Must have reliable transportation, with proof of insurance

Critical thinking skills to quickly identify problems evaluate solutions and provide troubleshooting procedures and recommendations with ability to execute troubleshooting procedures.

Why Join Us?

Lee Enterprises offers competitive wages in a dynamic, interesting work environment with career growth opportunities. We offer an extensive benefit program that can be personalized to your needs. Our benefit program includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, company provided life insurance and supplemental life insurance. In addition, we offer a 401K retirement plan with company match. We also offer generous paid time off to allow the flexibility to balance personal life and work. This includes paid parental leave for new parents.

Lee Enterprises is a leading provider of high-quality local news, with 77 daily newspapers in 26 states that have print, digital and e-replica versions. Lee's newspapers have a combined circulation of more than 1.2 million daily. Our digital sites attract more than 44 million unique visits monthly. We also have a rapidly growing roster of digital products for consumers, and are committed to aggressive digital growth.

Lee Enterprises is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to attracting and retaining a workforce whose diversity reflects the communities we serve. Lee embraces change, and we recognize that we must create and maintain a culture of fervent inclusion. For more information about Lee, check us out at www.lee.net .

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role but do not meet 100% of the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply.