What are the responsibilities and job description for the Audience Engagement Editor position at Tribune Publishing?
Overview
The Virginian-Pilot 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 right candidate will join a team which collaborates and communicates with reporting teams throughout the newsroom to help shape Virginia’s best news coverage.
Responsibilities include writing engaging headlines; crafting social media posts; monitoring news; and keeping up-to-date on the latest news and trends.
Tribune Publishing is committed to hiring people with diverse backgrounds, voices and visions. Be yourself. Bring yourself. Because that’s the only way we will deliver on our mission to provide meaningful journalism to the diverse communities we serve. We hold ourselves accountable for fostering inclusion and opportunity across race, gender, age, creed, identity and experience. Join us.
Responsibilities
- Manage The Pilot’s homepages, promoting and spotlighting a variety of stories from all sections throughout the day.
- Work across platforms to engage readers, including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, newsletters, news alerts and more. Be aware of and consider emerging platforms.
- Write story headlines, story summaries and cutlines with audiences in mind.
- Leverage data and analytics tools to determine effectiveness and make improvements.
- 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 and Virginian-Pilot style.
- Monitor news feeds (The Pilot’s and other sources) for breaking news.
- Some weekend work will be required, and some night work may be required for coverage of major events, or to fill in for vacations/sickness.
Qualifications
- An enthusiasm for digital journalism and willingness to interact with readers.
- A savvy social media expert
- Strong news judgment, and the ability to make quick decisions.
- Headline writing skills, accuracy and attention to detail.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- A basic knowledge of SEO strategy.
- An ability to work in a friendly, collaborative culture while also being able to quickly respond to urgent news.
- While The Pilot continues to work remotely during the pandemic, the best candidate will be able to move to the Hampton Roads area or currently be in market.
Interested applicants should attach a resume, a cover letter introducing yourself and any work samples or links to an email addressed to careers@virginiamedia.com.
Tribune Publishing (NASDAQ:TPCO) is a media company rooted in award-winning journalism. Headquartered in Chicago, Tribune Publishing operates local media businesses in eight markets with titles including the Chicago Tribune, New York Daily News, The Baltimore Sun, Orlando Sentinel, South Florida’s Sun-Sentinel, Virginia’s Daily Press and The Virginian-Pilot, The Morning Call of Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, and the Hartford Courant.
In addition to award-winning local media businesses, Tribune Publishing operates national and international brands such as Tribune Content Agency and the Daily Meal, and is the majority owner of the product review website BestReviews.
Our brands are committed to informing, inspiring and engaging local communities. We create and distribute content across our media portfolio, offering integrated marketing, media, and business services to consumers and advertisers, including digital solutions and advertising opportunities.
