Wanted: Website Editor

Looking for a digital editing position in online journalism that develop your love of writing SEO-driven headlines, website design, content strategy and audience engagement at a media organization dedicated to community journalism that mixes urgency, depth and aggregation?


LNP|LancasterOnline in Lancaster County, Pa., is looking for entry-level website producer and editor who loves the adrenaline of breaking news and the excitement of combing through real-time traffic and subscription metrics and analytics. This journalist is the tip of the spear in an aggressive subscription-based revenue strategy, with opportunity for aggregation, push alerts, newsletter curation and social media deployment.

In addition to the essential functions listed above, the employee is expected to exercise honesty, integrity and respect with all clients and co-workers, preserve confidentially of all business information and data, maintain a professional appearance and demeanor, demonstrate a positive attitude, communicate effectively with co-workers and clients, work with accuracy, efficiency, and attention to detail, respect the work environment and keep it as environmentally friendly as possible, and exercise initiative to learn new skills and tasks and to help co-workers when possible. Reliable attendance and punctuality are also required. The employee is also expected to perform other related duties, special projects and functions as required from time to time.

Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree in journalism, English, mass communications or related field is required, with a proven knowledge and experience working with current media creation tools and contemporary newsroom systems, producing digital and print content, preferred.
· May be required to meet AP writing style, depending on the publication.
· Solid understanding of news writing, journalistic ethics and story structure.
· Team player who enjoys a fast-paced work environment.

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