Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Other duties: 

• Strong editorial judgment and journalism ethics • Reviews copy for correct content, grammar, punctuation, etc. • Contribute content to relevant events and/or stories as needed • Assist with special projects planning & execution • Think strategically about developing the digital audiences and online capacities of newsroom • Help develop new opportunities to expand news brand and services while utilizing new and emerging technologies • Understand and utilize digital analytics • Live streaming/OBS knowledge • Work in tandem with other news managers • Execute breaking news and weather coverage, including push alerts, social media, email alerts • Develop and maintain new sections of the websites as news coverage dictates • Plan for the long-term growth of the sites, sets priorities and plans coverage for major events • Manage social media, including staff posts and moderation of user comments • Additional responsibilities as assigned by management The Digital Director should also: • Demonstrate solid news judgment and have the ability to write news stories for the website (in a timely fashion) • Demonstrate fluency on WordPress and ability to work with HTML • Understand RSS, SEO, FTP, and an understanding of CMS • Use metrics to play to strengths, shore up weaknesses, and drive traffic • Demonstrate ability to manage messaging across social media platforms and understand how to create engaging content • Demonstrate ability to learn and implement new software programs • Demonstrate strong time, deadline and multiple project management skills • Embrace journalistic ethics and have strong understanding of copyright/broadcast law