 Bormann took a job with "Der Nationalsozialist", a weekly paper edited by NSDAP member Hans Severus Ziegler, who was deputy "Gauleiter" (party leader) for Thuringia.After joining the NSDAP in 1927, Bormann began duties as regional press officer, but his lack of public-speaking skills made him ill-suited to this position.He soon put his organisational skills to use as business manager for the "Gau" (region).