Tim Mercer is joining the American Journal as its new advertising sales representative for Westbrook, Gorham and Standish.

Mercer, 38, has worked for Current Publishing since July 2008 as the advertising representative for the Weekly Observer, covering the Sanford/Springvale area.

Before joining Current Publishing, he spent time as the sales director at Thomson Financial in New York City. He has been in sales for more than 10 years.

Originally from Bangor, Mercer graduated high school from Suffield Academy and later earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lebanon Valley College in Pennsylvania.

“Tim is a hard working, friendly, down-to-earth person who will serve the business community in these towns very well,” said Lee Hews, publisher of the American Journal and Current Publishing’s five other weekly newspapers.

Tim Mercer