Producer/Planner (CCJ) - Content
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Within the local division of Gannett's USA TODAY Network, the Center for Community Journalism is a nationwide leadership, editing and planning structure supporting small and midsized newsrooms. Its mission is to provide timely, factual and relevant information as a public service in local communities. The CCJ focuses on unique and distinctive reporting on high-interest local topics including food, drink and culture; growth and development; government accountability; people-centered "sense of place" stories; and high school and Division I college sports. CCJ newsrooms succeed by valuing quality over quantity, recognizing that premium content for subscribers will sustain local journalism for the long haul. The Producer/Planner team in the CCJ plays a crucial role in ensuring high impact local journalism reaches its maximum audience, helping to support community newspapers and grow and retain subscription bases for our publications. Producer/Planners are strategic partners and the architects of overall publication plans for our journalism to maximize audience and subscription growth. The Producer/Planner ensures that the right content is published and delivered to the right audience in the right way on the right platforms at the right time, both in advance planning and execution. Using analytics to create plans, adjust plans in real time and help advise on reporting holes or opportunities is key. This is a multi-newsroom, multi-platform role that empowers strategic work with other journalists to brainstorm and execute digital storytelling, such as photos, videos, graphics, sidebars and social cards; native platform management with Home page/app curation, newsletters and push alerts; search optimization; and social media platforms. The Producer/Planner specializing in Sports is a strategic partner for local editors and reporters within the newsrooms they are assigned. Each Producer/Planner is assigned to multiple newsrooms, based on site size and geographic location. The Producer/Planner-Sports will have or hone strong news judgment toward promoting stories on our native platforms, search, social and in print. Editors trust their Producer/Planner partner to make independent decisions about how and where content is presented. The Producer/Planner-Sports is also an advocate for sharing their newsrooms' work with other sites in the USA TODAY Network - within the CCJ, with the metros and mid-metros and with USA TODAY. Likewise, the Producer/Planner-Sports is responsible for picking up supplemental coverage of interest to their community newsrooms from other sites to enhance reader experience. The Producer/Planner-Sports works daily with the Producer/Planner-News to coordinate and execute story promotion via home fronts, push alerts, newsletters, social media and print. The Producer/Planner-Sports is a remote job within the CCJ. It may require occasional early morning or late-night hours and weekend shifts to manage platforms and respond to breaking news. Remote candidates in all states except Alaska & Hawaii are welcome to apply. Responsibilities:
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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. 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. #Newsgnt #LI-CB1 #LI-Remote The hourly rate for this role will range between $16.44 and $38.70. Variable compensation is not reflected in these figures and based on the role, may be applicable. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, location, and union representation, if applicable. |