Digital Managing Editor
Audacy
Philadelphia, PAThis was removed by the employer on 6/24/2021 6:30:00 AM PST
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Full Time Job
KYW Newsradio is launching an exciting transformation of its digital news operation and is seeking a dynamic leader with a passion for local news and audio storytelling. The Digital Managing Editor will oversee a team working to grow audience across all platforms, from the mobile web to social media to smart speakers. This is an opportunity to join an award-winning news operation that has built a large loyal listening audience over many years and now seeks to extend its reach by creating and distributing an array of new digital content.
Responsibilities
What You'll Do:
• Lead digital content team and direct and supervise their work
• Work with other managers to recruit, select, hire, orient, and train digital content team members
• Set goals and deadlines, organize work flows and schedules, and assign work to members of the digital content team
• Implement productivity standards, monitor team productivity, and appraise team performance
• Work with other managers to provide constructive feedback and coaching, counseling, and discipline to members of digital content team
• Take lead on developing and executing a digital content strategy that grows a large loyal audience
• Act as a liaison between the digital content team and other members of the broadcast newsroom
• Oversee social media strategy; manage posts and feeds on all platforms
• Develop story ideas, series, and special projects that complement broadcast news coverage
• Oversee daily news coverage, assign, review, and edit articles
• Post to social media accounts, compose push notifications and newsletters
• Review and approve podcasts and other specialty multimedia content
• Collaborate with broadcast staff to adapt and tailor stories and other content for digital
• Ensure all daily content is optimized for SEO
• Use real-time metrics in Google Analytics and Chartbeat to drive editorial/story decisions
• Work with marketing, audience development, and sales to identify opportunities to expand distribution and revenue potential of digital content
• Develop and maintain editorial calendar and schedule
• Develop clear goals and KPIs around scale, engagement and TLH that hold team accountable for progress
Qualifications
More About You:
Qualifications
/Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree
• 5 years of experience producing, editing, and distributing digital news and digital audio content
• Outstanding news judgment and ability to work under deadline pressure
• Strong editing, writing, reporting and story development skills
• A knack for transforming a piece of audio into a compelling digital article
• Experience managing, coaching and mentoring junior producers/writers
• Ability to refine and optimize podcasts and audio content for digital distribution
• Significant experience with content management/online publishing systems
• Command of best practices on all social media platforms
• Excellent communication and presentation skills Candidates will be asked to submit writing samples and may be asked to take an edit test
Desired Characteristics:
• Passion for local news, podcasts, and digital media
• Experience and demonstrated ability working with broadcast or other legacy media
• Ability to evaluate news leads and news tips to develop story ideas
• Willingness to experiment and innovate
• Strong organizational skills and solid work ethic
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Experience with Adobe Audition, or similar audio editing program
All applicants must apply online at www.audacyinc.com/careers
About Us
Audacy, Inc. (NYSE: AUD) is a scaled, multi-platform audio content and entertainment company with the country’s best radio broadcasting group, a leader in virtually every segment of audio, and America’s #1 creator of original, premium audio. Audacy engages over 170 million consumers each month, bringing people together around the news, sports, podcasts and music that matter to them.
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