Sports Digital ProducerContent Creator

SportsDigital Producer/Content CreatorThe Des Moines Registeris seeking an experienced digital producer who will relentlessly focus on growing audience especially for Iowa sports coverage from local audiences following their favorite high school football teams on Friday nights to the national fan base following Iowa StateUniversity and University of Iowa job requires expert skills in refining SEO writing headlines crafting social media posts editingtext and shooting and editing photos and video. It also requires an understanding of audience metrics and social media platforms; quick tight lively writing; and a competitive mindset determined to see Register work at the top of our page view charts each would collaborate with sports editors reporters photographers and videographers to produce sports social videos for Instagram TikTok and YouTube Shorts; jump in to write trending sports news as needed(a typical day would include 2-4 trending bylines); work with podcasts and newsletters; and create engagement through polls and crowd-sourced stories. You also would develop and execute a strategy to grow our sports audience and revenue on YouTube. You wouldmonitoraudience comments engage with theaudienceandfacilitate conversations between readers and job also requires the savvy and flexibility to work withSEOand audience plans for breaking news features businessinvestigations and other general coverage. The Des Moines-based employee reports to the Registers sports editor with a close working relationship with our newsroom audience job requires an insatiable curiosity about digital audiences and their news consumption habits and a drive to get the most audience possible for each piece of content. Ideal candidates would have experience with social media management tools and be comfortable designing social graphics with tools like Canva. Knowledge of analytics tools such as CrowdTangle Google Analytics and social engagement insights is also a job requires working Tuesday through Saturday through much of the academic year to focus on Friday night high school sports and Saturday collegefootball and week is typically Monday through Friday from April through August. Shift times vary during the fall/winter months depending on football and basketball start statecapital Des Moines is a busy news town. The metro is home to a vibrant arts and entertainmentscene and a large community of young professionals living Des Moines Registeris a 17-time Pulitzer Prize winner that is recognized nationally for the quality of its political and state government reporting. The Register offers an opportunity to build a career path in Iowa or to gain the foundation to move on to top metros across the :Use metrics and analytics todeterminehow to best reach and grow the digital the digital audience and engagement and grow courageous about a team player who likes to collaborate with innovative creative thinking to support the companys :Bachelors or masters in communications journalism or an equivalent combination of education and experience.3 years of experience in professional journalism writing editing digital production or social media of metrics social media and news writing skills with the ability to write quickly and -motivation and self-direction. Top-notch planning organizational and time management to multi-task and excel under intense deadline pressure in a rapidly changing of media law and principles of ethical role requires a valid drivers license reliable transportation and the minimum liability insurance required by state InstructionsWe are eager to learn more about you and how you fit this role. When you apply show us whatyouvedone. Put together a single document file that includes the following in this order:Your resume one to two pages.A cover letter that outlines how you would approach the to 10 to 20 online samples of your work which must include video. Show us what youve produced or had a hand in that best reflects what you can 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.#Newsgnt#LI-NC1