Duties and responsibilities:
- Generate and execute digital content ideas.
- Track metrics and measure engagement with an eye towards constant improvement.
- Responsible for ranking Morning and Afternoon Edition Newsletters.
- Responsible for social media accounts.
- Report, write and aggregate articles daily.
- Work with editors, reporters and other stakeholders to plan new content and features.
- Help staff identify and deploy tactics to meet traffic and engagement goals.
- Work collaboratively with peers in design, research and technology.
- Attend all required ACBJ events
- Take on any other assignment made by manager(s).
- Work cooperatively and collaboratively with all colleagues and professionally with sources.
Required education/experience/skills
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- 2-3 years experience in online news operation
- Strong headline writing and copy-editing skills
- Proficiency with AP style
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, such as Excel
- Proficiency with social media, AI, Google Trends and other tech platforms and tools
- Foundational understanding of SEO best practices
- Ability to execute under deadline pressure and write quick-turn articles
- Team player mentality
- Demonstrates ethical journalistic behavior
- Can quickly adapt to change
- Competitive, collaborative, curious
Top Skills
What We Do
The Business Journals are the leading source of local business news, data and networking in the United States. Follow us on social media and sign up for the Weekly Edition, Afternoon and Morning Editions, and breaking news alerts for all the latest news, business intelligence, awards and events you need to succeed in business. Start now by following The Business Journals on LinkedIn. Through print, online and face-to-face events, The Business Journals offers leaders the best avenue for making connections and the opportunity to gain a competitive edge locally, regionally and nationally. TBJ is the premier media-solutions platform for companies that target business decision-makers. The Business Journals reach more than 10 million readers and provides them with in-depth coverage of local business communities. The loyalty of these readers is a testament to TBJ's commitment to top-quality journalism and involvement in the business community. Bizjournals.com is the online media division of American City Business Journals, the nation’s largest publisher of metropolitan business news, operating in 45 major cities nationwide. In addition, American City operates BizEquity. This online business valuation platform helps financial professionals create more valuable relationships with business owners.
