Digital Editor

  • Contract
  • Remote
  • This position has been filled

The Western Wayne News seeks to contract with a part-time digital editor to manage and grow our online publications, and to cultivate the connections we make with our readers, subscribers and community using our website, email newsletters and social media.

The digital editor’s primary responsibility is to ensure that our award-winning reporting and community coverage is organized and shared in a timely, effective, engaging way through publishing of online stories, in our email newsletters and on our various social media channels, all while maintaining a consistent voice and adhering to our high editorial and journalistic standards.

The role requires proficiency with a variety of tools and technologies including the WordPress content management systems, the Mailchimp email newsletter management platform (or similar), and Buffer’s social media publishing tools (or similar). Familiarity with graphic design (Photoshop, Canva or similar), photography, video and audio production and distribution best practices, audience engagement, search engine optimization and collaborative office software (Google Docs and Sheets or similar) is also helpful but not required.

A typical week working as a digital editor will include:

  • Formatting and publishing news articles on our website to present text, images, video and audio in a compelling, accessible way
  • Composing summaries and overviews of news articles for use in social media posts and email newsletters
  • Scheduling and monitoring social media posts
  • Composing, sending and monitoring email newsletters
  • Preparing, publishing and promoting podcast episodes and related content and images
  • Engaging with our social media audiences to maximize awareness and distribution of content on our website
  • Reviewing and monitoring analytics and trends, preparing summaries, and providing guidance on future changes or initiatives informed by these data sources

An ideal digital editor:

  • Has at least one year of experience working in a similar role
  • Has experience working with a journalistic or community publication
  • Is detail-oriented, resourceful and well organized
  • Has excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Relishes the opportunity to try out and explore new technologies
  • Enjoys using tools to increase efficiency and effectiveness
  • Has patience, grace, and a sense of humor

This contract role can be performed remotely. The role requires some availability during our business hours, but can mostly be performed asynchronously throughout the week. You must provide your own computer, have access to a quiet place to perform work and access to a reliable, high speed internet connection.

We expect this position to require around 5 hours per week, with opportunities to expand the role over time.

The contract rate for this role is $30/hour. (This is a good-faith estimate of what we expect to pay. The final hourly rate will take into account a person’s experience and accomplishments.)

We provide orientation and training for all of our roles.

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