Regional News Director - Cherry Hill, United States - Gannett

Gannett

Verified Company

Cherry Hill, United States

4 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

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Regional News Director for the South Jersey and Bucks County newsrooms

We need a bold and dynamic leader who can work in the trenches in evolving newsrooms that work every day to redefine, and refine, what local news looks like and how to deliver it to a finicky audience.

We don't sugarcoat things here, the job is a challenge, but done well you have the chance to have real impact and deliver excellent local journalism.

Here's what we need:

A change leader ready for a fastpaced, collaborative, deadlinedriven environment, who understands content, analytics and newsroom management.
A solid editor
A proven strategist in digital growth and social engagement. You need to understand SEO, trending and service journalism.

Here's the job:

Oversee daily news operations of two multimedia, digitalfirst newsrooms in Bucks County and South Jersey, managing staff, coordinating special projects, editing copy and developing stories and coverage plans
Implement digital growth strategy with focus on pageviews and subscribers
Coach and edit a team of about 12 news reporters covering suburban Philadelphia and South Jersey, captaining breaking news, analyzing metrics and implementing newsroom strategy
Work collaboratively within the USAT regional network
Manage staff of the Bucks County Courier Times, The Intelligencer, the Courier-Post, the Daily Journal and the Burlington County Times

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree
Combination of education and experience relevant to journalism
Strong communication, planning and organizational skills
Exposure to and success in a deadlinedriven environment
Socialmedia and SEO knowledge
Comfort with selfguided work as well as collaborative production
Command of journalism skills that lead to developing fair, balanced and accurate content in a publishready state

We want to know more about you and how you'll bring your energy and excitement to the job. Tell us what's not on your resume that makes you the journalist we need to bring into the newsroom.

Put together a single document, preferably in a PDF format, that includes the following, in 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.

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