Candidates should have these skills and qualifications:
Fast, accurate, detail-oriented writing skills.
Excellent critical thinking skills. An eye for details and an ability to spot both errors and lifeless copy.
Experience writing, editing and publishing in a fast-paced editorial environment that relies heavily on strong news judgment.
A background in coaching reporters is required, as is experience developing the skills of editors.
Ability to work across multiple stakeholder groups to drive audience growth and traffic performance.
Bachelor’s degree in journalism or communications experience working in a newsroom.
Excellent communicator who works well as part of a team.
Experience posting across multiple social media platforms and creating video content.
Experience selecting news content for multiple distribution channels. Experienced communicating in a brand voice (i.e. writing professional social media posts). Proficient with traffic and engagement software (e.g. Chartbeat, SocialFlow, Google Analytics, Later, Google Search Console).