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Content Summary : Photographer / Videographer at Asheville, for Gannett | USA TODAY NETWORK
Posted Monday, January 13, 2025 at 5 : 00 AM
Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE : GCI) 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. The Asheville Citizen Times, an award-winning news organization in Western North Carolina, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK, is seeking a full-time visual journalist skilled in video, photography, and social media to join our digital-first news team.
As the region recovers from the devastation wrought by Tropical Storm Helene, we are seeking a journalist who can visually tell the stories of the people, the environment, the economy, and the land with compassion, scrutiny, and depth of understanding. We want someone who understands the powerful role visual storytelling plays in reaching new audiences and who is committed to high-quality journalism at every level.
Our visual journalists must be able to move seamlessly between high school sports, daily local news, and deep investigations, community festivals, and national entertainment events. The successful candidate must have the ability to collaborate with reporters and editors to produce compelling storytelling about the people and places of Asheville and Western North Carolina.
We are committed to building audiences in underserved communities and expect our visual journalists to cultivate contacts and create content that reflects these communities.
Responsibilities :
- Creates quality visual storytelling using photography, videography, and text that informs, entertains, and engages our audience.
- Experiments with video for YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and other emerging platforms.
- Experience using video editing software, such as Adobe Premiere, and comfort using streaming and audio technology.
- Uses audience metrics to assist in making coverage decisions.
- Collaborates and connects with the community through visual storytelling and outreach (social media, on camera, forums, community leadership, etc.)
- Works with editors and other journalists to evaluate what works and what doesn't and develops ongoing plans to satisfy audience needs.
- Projects include a mix of daily local news coverage and longer-term enterprise projects or series.
Requirements :
How To Apply :
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
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