DigitalContentProducer

This role is responsible for updating NWAHomepage.com and its sister websites and social media pages, curating high-performing content, crafting homepage layouts driven by data, and helping to edit and report news -- everything from quick-hit local stories to breaking news and enterprise reports. • 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 media (print, TV, digital, blogs and social) and be quick to write, report and distribute breaking news stories and always on the hunt for exclusive and/or trending content that will grow engagement and drive loyal, local traffic • Help produce compelling social media content designed to attract prospective readers/viewers to visit our website • Some schedule flexibility • Excellent at writing and A/B testing headlines that grow audience and engagement • Understand different ways to tell a story, particularly choosing great photos and producing short videos • Evaluate website traffic trends to make decisions on both daily content needs and longer-term content curation that will grow local audience • Build positive working relationships with newsroom staff and management, work collaboratively on enterprise content, and create opportunities to market web content on broadcast • Promote and distribute news content on social media and email newsletters Skill/ Experience Requirements • Experience in digital content and journalism preferred • Clever headline writer • Strong multi-tasking abilities while under deadline pressure • Organized, technical problem solver and quick decision maker • Capable of pitching, researching, interviewing and writing original news articles • Knowledge of SEO best practices and AP Style • Enjoys working in teams and has excellent interpersonal skills • Ease with/ability to learn new technology independently and quickly • Strong communicator • Some schedule flexibility during w