Digital Director-Omaha, NE
The Omaha World-Herald is seeking a dynamic, hard-charging editor to help shape the newsroom’s digital strategy and lead its next phase of growth.
This is an opportunity to help mold the digital future for a newsroom based in a growing city recently named by Forbes as the No. 1 city in America to move to. The Omaha region has a ferocious appetite for local sports and a unique significance in the national political landscape.
The person in this role will be a key player in growing The World-Herald's digital audience and subscriber base.
We’re seeking a hard-working, strategic thinker who thrives under pressure, can craft compelling, accurate headlines on tight deadlines, and embraces digital-focused storytelling and experimentation.
Leadership experience is preferred. Successful candidates will be based in Omaha or willing to move to the metro area.
Responsibilities include:
- Shaping the next phase of digital growth with an emphasis on engaging, differentiated content and subscriber retention
- Editing and posting written content produced by other journalists
- Writing compelling headlines that can entice readers on multiple platforms
- Creating written and visual content for social media
- Producing and editing videos and podcasts
- Being a key, ongoing advocate for digital transformation
- Reporting and producing written content for The World-Herald's digital platforms, with a focus on timely, accurate reporting that can reach large audiences
To apply, upload a resume, your best news clips and a cover letter addressed to Executive Editor Ben Doody explaining how you would handle the job. All materials must be uploaded to Lee Enterprises job site (search for Omaha) to be considered.
Why Join Us?
Lee Enterprises offers competitive wages in a dynamic, interesting work environment with career growth opportunities. We offer an extensive benefit program that can be personalized to your needs. Our benefit program includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, company provided life insurance and supplemental life insurance. In addition, we offer a 401K retirement plan with company match. We also offer generous paid time off to allow flexibility to balance personal life and work. This includes paid parental leave for new parents.
Lee Enterprises is a leading provider of local news and information and a major subscription and advertising platform, with daily and weekly newspapers and rapidly expanding digital products serving 114 markets across 25 states. Our core commitment is to provide valuable, intensely local news and information to the communities we serve.
Lee Enterprises is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We respect and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
For more information about Lee, check us out at www.lee.net.
Skills Required
- Ability to craft compelling, accurate headlines under tight deadlines
- Digital-focused storytelling and experimentation experience
- Ability to edit and post written content produced by journalists
- Ability to create written and visual social media content
- Ability to produce and edit videos and podcasts
- Ability to report and produce timely, accurate digital content
- Leadership experience
- Based in Omaha or willing to relocate to the Omaha metropolitan area
What We Do
BH Media Group operates 71 newspapers and other titles located in 10 states.
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