Editor

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Deep South Connect Editor

Req #42261

Savannah, GA, USA

Job Description

Posted Wednesday, June 5, 2024, 11:00 PM

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Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) is a diversified media company with expansive reach at the national and local level dedicated to empowering and enriching communities. We seek to inspire, inform, and connect audiences as a scalable, growth focused media and digital marketing solutions company. We endeavor to deliver essential content, marketing solutions, and experiences for curated audiences, advertisers, consumers, and stakeholders by leveraging our diverse teams and suite of products to enrich the local communities and businesses we serve. Our current portfolio of trusted media brands includes the USA TODAY NETWORK, comprised of the national publication, USA TODAY, and local media organizations in the United States, and Newsquest, a wholly-owned subsidiary operating in the United Kingdom. Our digital marketing solutions brand, LocaliQ, uses innovation and software to enable small and medium-sized businesses to grow, and USA TODAY NETWORK Ventures, our events division, creates impactful consumer engagements, promotions, and races. Gannett open roles are featured on various external job boards. When applying to a position at Gannett, you should be completing an application on Gannett Careers via Dayforce. Job postings directing you to complete an application on other external sites may not be valid. To connect with us, visit

The USA TODAY Network is seeking an editor to lead our Deep South Connect team.

The Connect team uses search trends, social tools, metrics programs and more to find stories that our audiences are talking about now or will be soon. They tell stories across a wide range of topics in a diverse array of formats . The content this team creates will be used across Gannett's sites and publications in Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi, including The Savannah Morning News, Montgomery Advertiser and The Clarion-Ledger.

The editor will guide the team in finding the right opportunities and ensuring we're delivering the information in the right tone, format and on the right platforms. This position is heavily focused on audience growth and the right candidate will be able to interpret metrics and measure impact based on newsroom goals.

The position demands initiative, accuracy, urgency and insight. It also demands strong news judgment and the ability to identify stories and trends that are immediate, important and influential. This person can juggle a high volume of stories on a daily basis with aplomb, all the while staying focused on the digital details of story production: headlines, SEO, multimedia assets and other points of optimization. The person who fills this position needs to be able to self-assign and re-prioritize in real-time and work with teammates across the state.

Responsibilities:

• Manages a team of reporters to quickly, clearly and accurately deliver news, via stories, video, newsletters, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or any other methods available to reach our audience.

• Edits content and provides coaching to reporters.

• Uses metrics to inform story choices and shape beat strategies.

• Identifies top trending stories of the day, based on analytics and audience potential, specific to attracting search and social audiences.

• Demonstrates fast and sound news judgment on an ongoing basis.

• Helps develop coverage plans around big news events, holidays, anniversaries and other opportunities.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or master’s degree in communications, journalism or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Management experience is a plus.

• Experience using metrics to make coverage decisions.

• Employment is contingent on passing a pre-employment, post-offer background check.

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

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Content Production

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Salary