Engagement and Opinion Editor Job at Gannett | USA TODAY NETWORK in Louisville

Posted Monday, January 13, 2025 at 5 : 00 AM

Gannett Co., Inc. is a diversified media company with expansive reach at the national and local level dedicated to empowering and enriching communities. We seek to inspire, inform, and connect audiences as a scalable, growth-focused media and digital marketing solutions company. Our current portfolio of trusted media brands includes the USA TODAY NETWORK, comprised of the national publication, USA TODAY, and local media organizations in the United States.

We are currently seeking a dynamic and experienced Community Engagement and Opinion Editor to play a pivotal role in shaping and amplifying our opinion content, ensuring it resonates with our audience in Louisville.

This individual will collaborate closely with the Midwest Opinion and Engagement Director and work with Gannett’s opinion cohort — a talented team of writers and contributors, producing high-quality, engaging, and impactful opinion pieces. If you are a passionate editor with a vision for engaging digital audiences with compelling perspectives and a commitment to journalistic excellence, we invite you to apply for this position.

Responsibilities :

• Content Strategy : Collaborate with the Midwest Opinion and Engagement Director to develop and execute a comprehensive content strategy that aligns with the company's mission and audience engagement goals.
• Write columns and work with contributing writers and columnists at the Louisville Courier Journal.
• Manage a rotation of opinion interns either semester or annual.
• Content Curation : Curate, edit, and oversee the publication of opinion pieces that are thought-provoking, well-researched, and aligned with the publication's editorial voice.
• Audience Engagement : Collaborate with the Director of Audience Engagement to ensure opinion content is tailored to engage and resonate with the digital audience effectively.
• Editorial Calendar : Develop and manage an editorial calendar to plan content creation, ensuring timely and relevant coverage of key topics and events.
• Collaboration : Foster collaboration with other departments, including Audience Engagement, Marketing, and Digital Production, to maximize the reach and impact of opinion content.
• Community Engagement : Help plan and participate in community events that focus on our journalism and important issues that impact our community.
• Quality Assurance : Ensure that all content published meets the highest editorial and ethical standards and adheres to copyright, plagiarism, and fact-checking policies.

Requirements :

Application Instructions :

We are eager to learn more about you and how you fit this role. When you apply, don’t limit your upload to a resume; show us what you’ve done. To do so, put together a single document file that includes the following, in this order :

It is important that these items be assembled into a single document and uploaded in PDF format. Completing these steps will ensure that your application receives the highest consideration.

Gannett Co., Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a diverse workforce. As such, we will consider all qualified applicants for

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