Digital Producer I at Gannett in Indianapolis, Indiana

Job Description:

IndyStar is seeking a digital producer with the skills and passion to elevate our content and its reach using best practices in story packaging, SEO, social media promotion. The successful candidate will have strong news judgement, experience with audience metrics and the ability to write clear and accurate copy and social posts using AP style.

IndyStar is winner of three Pulitzer Prizes, including in 2021 for national reporting. We recently received a $2 million investment from our parent company, Gannett, to turbocharge local journalism in Central Indiana. You'll work with and learn from some of journalism's best while living in a vibrant and diverse city in the heart of the Midwest.

The Digital Producer will report to the Digital Operations Manager and will assist in all aspects of elevating the design and promotion of our content, writing stories, producing videos, curating photo galleries, and helping us achieve our digital goals.

Our mission is clear: IndyStar informs, empowers and inspires the people of Central Indiana with our journalism. We deliver journalism that is essential to the communities we serve with urgency. We are a people-centered newsroom that's obsessed with thoughtful experimentation and developing our next generation of industry leaders.

If you're up to the challenge of moving us forward, read on for job requirements and information on how to share your qualifications and best work.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage home page and send push alerts to engage a loyal audience.
• Monitor SEO trends in our market, track our daily progress to goals and make recommendations for new content or adjustments to existing content. Familiarity with Parse.ly, Google Analytics and Google Trends a plus.
• Create engaging social media posts on all relevant platforms, editing video or creating graphics as needed.
• Provide digital production on content including the creation of infographics, relevant embeds and ensuring SEO and production best practices are followed.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in journalism or a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
• At least two years of professional journalism experience.
• An entrepreneurial approach to growing audience and a dedicated following.
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Solid news judgment that's guided by experience with audience metrics
• Strong sense of journalism ethics and grounding in basics of media law.
• Commitment to reporting with fairness, compassion and sensitivity.
• Command of AP style and dedication to accuracy
• Ability to work early morning, night or weekend shifts as needed
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with a remote team

Expected pay range:

This is a full-time, hourly position with an expected annual pay of $48,000 to $55,000 DOE.

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 PDF document file that includes the following, in this order:

Your resume - one to two pages.

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

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 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.

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