Temporary Digital Producer

Temporary Digital Producer The Democrat & Chronicle, an award-winning news organization and part of the USA TODAY NETWORK, is seeking experienced, high-octane journalists to fill temporary digital producer positions at our newsroom in Rochester, N.Y. The ideal candidate is a digital-savvy editor who's a stickler for style and clarity who can write headlines that capture a reader's attention and is comfortable with handling any topic: news, business, features or something from the New York sports scene. We want someone who's an expert in SEO who works well under pressure to meet demanding deadlines with prior digital news or story packaging experience. You should be able to write and curate strong digital stories, edit video, post on social media and craft engaging push alerts. Candidates should demonstrate an understanding of audience metrics and SEO with the goal of growing the audience. Candidates should be detail-oriented and a strong collaborator. Responsibilities: Edit, produce and publish content, whether sports, news or features, optimizing for SEO and digital best practices. Manage home pages, programming desktop and mobile, to engage a loyal audience. Monitor SEO trends in our market, track our daily progress to goals and make recommendations for new content or adjustments to existing content. Familiarity with Searchlight Conductor, Parse.ly, Google Analytics and Google Trends a plus. Edit sensitive content for clarity, fairness, legal issues, spelling, grammar, punctuation and style. Direct and edit breaking news reporters in the absence of the breaking news editor. Monitor wire services and other media. Requirements: Bachelor's or master's degree in communications, journalism or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience. Top-notch writing, editing and headline-writing skills. Proven experience in search engine optimization. Excellent news judgment. Excellent communication skills. Experience with advanced storytelling techniques on multiple platforms. Effective communicator; able to get along with diverse personalities. Able to multitask and excel under intense deadline pressure in a rapidly changing industry. Ability to act calmly and decisively in complex breaking news situations. Strong knowledge of AP style. Able to work early morning, night or weekend shifts. 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. 2. A cover letter that outlines how you would approach the job. 3. Links to no more than three published stories, writing samples and/or audio samples. 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.