Associate Digital Editor/Producer

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Colorado Public Radio (CPR) is seeking an Associate Digital Editor.

About the Position:

The Associate Digital Editor works with journalists across CPR’s news teams to create and optimize digital content for the web, newsletters, and social media. This role helps expand the reach of our journalism,by tailoring content to the strengths of each platform.. The Associate Digital Editor collaborates with other journalists to identify opportunities to boost the impact of their stories by creating interactive digital elements; producing social graphics and videos; writing newsletters; pitching stories that would resonate with our audience; and experimenting with other creative ways to reach more audiences and deepen engagement. This work also includes analyzing performance data to understand what resonates with audiences and inform ongoing improvements to CPR’s digital strategy. This specific position will also act as the on duty editor on Saturdays, working with one reporter to edit content for both digital platforms and radio.

The new hire is expected to reside in the greater Denver or Colorado Springs metro areas upon starting - this is a hybrid position with the expectation of coming into the office three days each week.. The schedule for this position will be Tues - Sat, standard business hours.

About You:

You’re passionate about reaching and serving people from a wide range of backgrounds and interests across Colorado’s diverse communities. You use audience-first thinking and data analysis to grow engagement and build lasting connections with readers and listeners. You are comfortable editing digital content and are open to learning how to edit for radio. You manage your time well and stay in close contact with others as you know clear communication helps while navigating digital work across newsroom teams. You take a collaborative, teaching-oriented approach to helping others evaluate and improve their engagement strategies. You also have experience with analytics tools, content management systems, and basic video editing software, along with the curiosity and confidence to learn new technologies, including tools such as HTML and CSS.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A minimum of 3 years experience creating, editing and publishing digital journalistic content.

• Experience producing and optimizing content for digital platforms, including websites, newsletters and social media. This includes writing headlines, captions, and web copy; applying SEO best practices; producing social videos and graphics; and optimizing content for mobile displays.

• Strong writing and editing skills, sound editorial judgement, and attention to detail.

• Experience using content management systems (such as WordPress), social media publishing tools, and digital analytics platforms (such as Google Analytics or Parse.ly).

• Familiarity with analyzing audience data, understanding how different stories and digital platforms engage audiences, and using metrics to inform content decisions and grow audience engagement.

• Ability to manage multiple projects and competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with journalists and other colleagues.

Education Equivalency:

• A fully relatable bachelor’s or master’s degree may replace some of the required years of experience needed to qualify for the position, but is not required for the role.

Even if you don’t meet every qualification listed, we’re interested in candidates who can bring unique skills, perspectives, and experiences to the role. At Colorado Public Radio, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, equitable and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role, but your past experience doesn't perfectly align with every qualification in the job posting, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this or other roles with us.

Benefits:

Colorado Public Radio is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package that reflects our culture of caring. Our employees have access to: 100 percent employer paid individual health, life, and disability coverage; an outstanding paid family medical leave policy plus paid holidays and a very generous sick, vacation, and personal time off plan; voluntary offerings such as dental and vision; a competitive retirement plan match with no waiting or vesting periods; flexible schedules; engagement and development opportunities; and a casual atmosphere.

Position Information:

Position Type: Full-time

Hiring Range: Grade 18 - $68,128 - $90,838

Structure Title: Associate Editor, Digital Production

Starting Pay: based on experience

Application Requirements:

Click here to apply. Please upload a resume (preferably in PDF format) and answer our application questions.

Application Deadline: This position was posted on October 26th. While we sometimes keep our roles open for 30 days, we recommend you apply as soon as possible as the posting may close before November 25th if we have a strong candidate pool.

Incomplete Applications will not be considered.

At Colorado Public Radio we are committed to cultivating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive workplace that helps us represent the voices of the communities within Colorado. We highly encourage candidates with unique contributions such as ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity, nation of origin, age, language, veteran status, color, religion, disability and sexual orientation to apply to our openings. CPR is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone to our team. If you need reasonable accommodation at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.