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Digital Producer
Gannett
Jackson, MS, United States
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USA TODAY NETWORK is one of the top 20 digital companies in the country, sharing the list with Google, Facebook, and Amazon. And we have over 100 million unique visitors a month, which is more than Buzzfeed, Yahoo News, and Huffington Post. Because our team consists of over 110 local properties with USA TODAY at the helm, you’ll have the luxury of living in a community you love while making a national impact.
The Clarion Ledger and Hattiesburg American are seeking a digital producer who will bring fresh content, multimedia and multi-platform ideas, and technical know-how to our newsrooms.
The digital produce will contribute to and assist in the packaging of news, sports and feature content across our mobile, desktop, social and video platforms. As part of the Digital Optimization Team, this position is crucial in our ongoing efforts to engage a broader audience online.
Duties for the digital producer will include:
• Managing the home page, story pages and high traffic landing pages.
• Ensuring content is properly optimized, including links, video and photo galleries, before publication.
• Writing engaging social posts that attract audiences and encourage readers to interact with social content.
• Learning about our audience and consistently delivering an engaging mix of content from a variety of sources.
• Experimenting with new storytelling techniques and sharing effective methods with the entire newsroom
• Paying attention to ChartBeat and real-time metrics to optimize the user experience on trending content.
• Assisting in online coverage of major news events, breaking news and severe weather to ensure high quality consistent community coverage online.
• Creating and editing stories and videos to enhance online coverage for all platforms.
• Aggregating content to increase user engagement.
• Updating and interacting with fans/followers on multiple social media platforms as we grow our audience.
Skills and abilities desired for this position include:
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Multitasks between several projects and as news develops.
• Serves in a lead role in certain digital or newsroom projects.
• Knowledgeable about industry trends and being willing to experiment with them.
• Troubleshoots and resolves problems.
• Self-starter. Determines and develops approach to solutions.
• Experience working on a news website.
• At least basic knowledge of HTML.
• Maintain an active presence on platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit and Snapchat.
• Have an eye for detail and a passion for digital storytelling.
• Be willing to experiment with new techniques such as interactive data visualization tools, messenger bots and more.
• Thriving in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of SEO best practices while being mindful of AP style.
• Knowledge of accepted aggregation practices while being mindful of copyright law.
The ideal candidate will have:
• A Bachelor’s in Communications, Journalism or equivalent in experience and education.
• At least two years of experience writing SEO headlines.
• Experience with storytelling techniques on multiple platforms.
• Experience with content management systems, basic HTML, video editing, simple photo editing.
The Clarion Ledger and Hattiesburg are part of the USA TODAY NETWORK. Both are award-winning newspapers with experienced journalists who love their work and the communities they serve. The Clarion Ledger is a Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper based in Jackson, Mississippi. It is also the state’s largest digital news operation and one of the top digital sites in the USA TODAY NETWORK. The Hattiesburg American is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, home of the University of Southern Mississippi. The college town is part of a fast-growing, prosperous part of the Magnolia State located less than 90 minutes from the Gulf Coast.
Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are a drug free, EEO employer committed to a diverse workforce. We will consider all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity, family responsibilities, disability, education, political affiliation or veteran status.