Content Coach - Content at Gannett in Greenville, South Carolina

Job Description:

The Greenville News, part of the USA Today Network, is seeking a dynamic, experienced content editor to join our leadership team in Greenville, South Carolina.

The content editor's responsibilities include being the primary editor for a great team of community and government accountability reporters who produce watchdog and governmental reporting, understand local issues, and provide readers with real-time information and answers.

This editor helps foster a collaborative culture that values dogged reporting and high-impact, exclusive work and is a champion for urgent and informative reporting that gives readers answers to questions about our community.

The ideal candidate will be highly organized, have a history of guiding daily and enterprise work, be well-versed in using audience metrics to inform beats and coverage decisions, appreciate a collaborative environment working with others including teams across the network, and value strategic planning.

Responsibilities

• Bachelor's or master's in communications, journalism, marketing, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Five years or more of daily journalism experience in a digitally focused newsroom.
• Strong news judgment and editing skills.
• Comfort in fluid, fast-breaking, stressful situations.
• Ability to help reporters identify story topics that will resonate with our audiences and execute them by delivering clear, complete news articles and videos as appropriate.
• Demonstrated ability to help reporters hone skills in a range of storytelling, from real-time digital updates to narratives to investigative reporting, employing alternative story forms and multimedia.
• Strong grasp of journalism skills (reporting and editing) and advanced knowledge of writing, spelling, grammar, AP, and local style.
• Exceptional planning and organizational skills.
• Understanding of metrics, social media, and SEO strategy.
• Ability to build a coverage strategy using analytics and innovation.
• Demonstrated ability to use social media to augment news coverage and engage audiences on digital platforms.
• Self-motivation and self-direction.
• Command of media law and principles of ethical conduct.
• Ability to multi-task and excel under deadline pressure, using time efficiently.
• Skill at collaborating in a cross-functional environment and adapting to a rapidly changing industry.
• Values diversity and inclusion and strives to lead a diverse team.
• Is comfortable working with data and pursuing records requests and can coach those skills.
• Spanish language skills are a plus.

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:

1. Your resume - one to two pages.

2. A cover letter that outlines how you would approach the job.

3. Links to 3-6 online samples of your work. Show us what you've produced or had a hand in that best reflects what you can do in your desired role.

It is important to combine these items into a single document and upload them in PDF format. Completing these steps will ensure that your application receives the highest consideration.

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