Gannett Co., Inc. is hiring: Audience Associate Manager in Nashville-Davidson

Posted Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 4:00 AM

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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 onGannett Careers viaDayforce .Job postings directing you to complete an application on other external sites may not be valid. To connect with us, visitwww.gannett.com

The South’s Audience Team is responsible for ensuring the work of newsrooms at these sites is optimized for best results on social, search and anywhere digitally. They work with reporters, editors on headlines, social posts and more to attract audiences across multiple platforms.

The Audience team manager will be a newsroom leader who will work with these newsrooms on workflow and strategy to ensure our content reaches audiences across multiple platforms. The ideal candidate should have experience making analytics-driven decisions, providing guidance and quick judgement during breaking news situations and leveraging SEO, social media and video to reach new audiences. Additionally, they will guide newsrooms as they determine how best to reach those audiences by providing data and feedback about coverage.

We’re seeking a person who can be creative and strategic, with excellent communication skills. They should also have solid news judgement and be great at troubleshooting, providing an example for the rest of the audience team.

Responsibilities:

• Set daily and long-term plans for digital products.
• Supervise audience specialist who optimize stories
• Enforce digital and print best practices.
• Edit stories as needed.
• Work with editors to track progress of expected stories
• Involve audience specialists on special plans, review and approve assets for publication.
• Stay on top of the news of the day and know when to change plans.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or master’s degree in communications, journalism or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in a lead role or as a manager".
• Advanced editing and headline skills.
• Excellent news judgment.
• Experience with overseeing digital publications
• Experience with social cards, video and newsletters
• Advanced knowledge of newsroom workflows and standards.
• Able to multi-task and excel under intense deadline pressure in a rapidly changing industry.
• Employment is contingent on passing a post-offer pre-employment background check.

How To Apply:

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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Gannett Co., Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a diverse workforce. As such, we will consider all qualified applicants for employment and do not discriminate in connection with employment decisions on the basis of an applicant or employee’s race, color, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, citizenship status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, marital status, personal appearance (including height and weight), sexual orientation, family responsibilities, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy status (including childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), education, genetic characteristics or information, political affiliation, military or veteran status or other classifications protected by applicable federal, state and local laws in the jurisdictions where Gannett employs employees. In addition, Gannett Co., Inc. will provide applicants who require a reasonable accommodation, as a result of an applicant’s disability or religion, to complete this employment application and/or any other process in connection with an individuals’ application for employment with Gannett Co., Inc. Applicants who require such accommodation should contact Gannett Co., Inc.’s Recruitment Department at Recruit@gannett.com.