What are the responsibilities and job description for the Brand Journalist Job at Ilitch Holdings in Detroit position at Ilitch Holdings?
Job Summary
This position will lead creative storytelling and content creation for the Ilitch Companies News Hub, working across the organization’s diverse set of companies in the food, sports and entertainment, development, and other industries. This role requires someone who is experienced at interviewing internal and external sources to create content and develop stories. The role will manage a robust editorial calendar and provide direct supervision of other writers / content developers. Must be self-directed, self-motivated, and creative.
Key Responsibilities
- Conceptualize, write, edit and deploy multiple stories and social media posts per week for the Ilitch Companies News Hub.
- Develop and maintain content calendars, article database, assignments, deadlines, and all tactical elements of editorial production schedules.
- Serve in a supervisory role to other content producers.
- Work independently and cross-functionally with colleagues across all Ilitch companies to create relationships with sources, find story ideas, catalogue upcoming events, and develop new and unique storytelling concepts.
- Work extensively with creative teams to develop a variety of high-quality multimedia pieces including videos, blog articles, social media posts, etc.
- Write creative briefs in coordination with multimedia production team and copywriters to direct content that conveys executive-approved messaging across Ilitch Companies associated brands and charities.
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Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
About the company
Ilitch Holdings, Inc. is an American holding company established in 1999 to provide all companies owned by Marian Ilitch with professional and technical services.
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