What are the responsibilities and job description for the Digital Producer Job at Tribune Publishing in Newport News position at Tribune Publishing?
Summary :
Virginia Media is looking for a dynamic audience engagement editor to join our team in the Norfolk / Virginia Beach area. This person will work at the center of our newsroom to help us accomplish our most important work : connecting audiences with our reporting. The Digital Producer will join a team which collaborates and communicates with newsroom teams to help shape Virginia's best news coverage. Responsibilities include writing engaging headlines, crafting newsletters, composing social media posts, monitoring news, and keeping up-to-date on the latest news and trends.
This position will require night and weekend hours. Virginia Media works in a hybrid fashion. Candidates should live in Hampton Roads area or be able to move here.
What you will do :
- Work across platforms to engage readers, including writing newsletters and news alerts, as well as programming social media accounts
- Manage homepages on pilotonline.com and dailypress.com, promoting and spotlighting a variety of stories from all sections throughout the shift
- Write story headlines, story summaries and cutlines with specific audiences in mind
- Leverage data and analytics tools to make content decisions
- Be a newsroom leader for best practices on digital, social media and audience strategy
- Edit stories and other text for spelling, grammar and Associated Press style
- Monitor and react to breaking news, including writing news stories when necessary
What you will bring :
Please submit the following with your online application : Resume, a cover letter introducing yourself, and 3-5 work samples or links
Who we are :
We're the Virginian-Pilotan award-winning, multi-platform news operation with a growing audience. A progressive news operation with a focus on communication and collaboration at all levels, we're passionate about serving our readers and helping our journalists develop new skills. We're one of the largest news operations in Virginia, with coverage from Richmond to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. That's a big audience - looking for both statewide and hyperlocal coverage. We aim for ambitious journalism that makes an impact on Virginians' lives. Our reporters have won numerous national awards in the past five years for strong watchdog and investigative work.
Our coverage area includes the world's largest Navy base, many cities and miles of beaches in southeast Virginia. The six cities in our core coverage area include some with large and diverse populations, and sprawling suburbs that reach into rural areas.
We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
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