Job Information
Advance Local National High School Sports Managing Producer - Engagement in Birmingham, Alabama
Job Description
Strengthening and empowering all of the communities we serve.
This is a remote position.
Advance Local has an exciting opportunity for a National High School Sports Engagement Producer. This position is in a new national high school sports team that works in lockstep with local high school sports editors across Advance Local newsrooms to develop articles, lists, video and other engaging content approaches that drive new, incremental audience activity and revenue.
A great candidate must be a fanatic about High School Sports coverage who is excited to promote the best teams and athletes in our coverage area. This person will be building articles that drive user engagement across sites by soliciting reader opinions about rankings, athletes of the week and more through polls, commenting and other engagement strategies.
This role primarily writes articles and can include weekend hours, when necessary.
This is a remote job working within the Advance Local enterprise team.
The base salary range is $65K-$100K per year.
Our ideal candidate will have the following:
Bachelor’s degree in journalism or communications or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
A minimum of five years of journalism experience with a proven ability in beat-reporting and writing required.
Ability to work independently and remotely under deadline pressure and prioritize tasks appropriately.
Solid understanding of news writing, reporting, journalistic ethics and story structure.
Demonstrated capability to deliver clean copy.
Ability to learn and master multiple applications used to deliver content across a variety of platforms.
Mastery of social media and digital interaction to find stories, build sources and share content.
Proven ability to collaborate effectively and build strong working relationships with multiple stakeholders to understand and identify needs
Proven organizational skills including advance planning and coordination of projects and initiatives
Technical troubleshooting skills to identify root cause of issues
Ability to continuously learn and train others on new techniques
Proven analytical skills to interpret data and guide decisions and raise concerns about disparities
This job requires reliable transportation to meet with sources or cover events.
Extensive computer use required.
Additional Information
Advance Local Media offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package with affordable options for your healthcare including medical, dental and vision plans, mental health support options, flexible spending accounts, fertility assistance, a competitive 401(k) plan to help plan for your future, generous paid time off, paid parental and caregiver leave and an employee assistance program to support your work/life balance, optional legal assistance, life insurance options, as well as flexible holidays to honor cultural diversity.
Advance Local Media is one of the largest media groups in the United States, which operates the leading news and information companies in more than 20 cities, reaching 52+ million people monthly with our quality, real-time journalism and community engagement. Our company is built upon the values of Integrity, Customer-first, Inclusiveness, Collaboration and Forward-looking. For more information about Advance Local, please visit www.advancelocal.com .
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Advance Local Media is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or any other category protected under federal, state or local law.
If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
Advance Local Media does not provide sponsorship for work visas or employment authorization in the United States. Only candidates who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. will be considered for this position.