- Write stories for the web and other digital platforms
- Curate and aggregate a steady stream of interesting content that is packaged and promoted in a way that generates engagement and repeat site visitation.
- Monitor all forms of *** (print, TV, digital, blogs and social) for breaking news stories and always on the hunt for exclusive and or trending content that will grow engagement and drive loyal, local traffic
- Expert understanding of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social *** platforms
- Use **** social *** s to build/reinforce brand recognition and push readers to television
- Write excellent headlines that grow audience and engagement
- Prioritize packaging content that grows page views per visitor and time on site, using headline testing, metric tools and observed patterns to guide decision making
- Reviews all copy and will correct errors in content, grammar and punctuation following AP Style and formatting guidelines
- Research and analyze background information related to news stories in order to be able to provide complete and accurate information
- Gathers information about events through research, interviews, experience or attendance at political, news, sports, artistic, social or other functions
- Checks reference material such as books, news files, public records to obtain relevant facts
- Shoots and edits content for digital and occasionally on-air
- Understand different ways to tell a story, particularly producing short videos and choosing great photos
- Evaluate website traffic trends to make decisions on both daily content needs and longer-term content curation that will grow local audience
- Flexibility to perform duties
- Build positive working relationships with newsroom staff and management, work collaboratively on enterprise content, and creating opportunities to market web content on broadcast
- Ensures all content meets company standards for journalistic integrity & production quality
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Promote and distribute news content on social ***
Requirements & Skills :
- Degree in journalism; daily newspaper or news site experience required; live, working web samples and/or print pages preferred
- Knowledge of SEO Best Practices and AP Style
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Basic HTML preferred
- Understanding of Google Analytics, Chartbeat is a plus
- Strong multi-tasking abilities
- Organized, technical problem solver and quick decision maker
- Capable of researching, interviewing and writing original news articles
- Enjoys working in teams and has excellent interpersonal skills
- Ease with/ability to learn new technology independently and quickly
- Some schedule flexibility (early mornings, nights, weekends)
- Maintain positive work environment through active team participation and cooperation with co-workers in all departments
- Responds positively to feedback
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