Audience Engagement Editor, The Hill

NAB Leadership Foundation; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

401(k) with company match

Parental leave

Life insurance

Job summary

The Hill is seeking an Audience Engagement Editor to connect our journalism to national audiences. The role bridges editing and audience teams to improve cohesion, and involves guiding word choice and headlines for broader reach.

You will edit, assign stories, and craft social media messages, with video integration valued. Washington, D.C. preferred; other time zones possible. Nights and weekends required.

Qualifications

• Fast, accurate writing with attention to detail.
• Strong critical thinking; ability to spot errors and improve copy.
• Experience writing, editing and publishing in a fast-paced newsroom.
• Coaching reporters; developing editors' skills.
• Ability to drive audience growth across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Bachelor's degree in journalism or communications; newsroom experience.
• Excellent communicator; works well in a team.
• Experience posting on social and creating video content; brand voice consistency.
• Familiarity with traffic and engagement software (e.g., Chartbeat, GA).

Responsibilities

• Edit copy, assign stories, and write social media messages.
• Incorporate video into products when possible.
• Post breaking news across social, email, and app alerts.
• Lead in breaking news and identify trends early.
• Craft concise, SEO-friendly headlines and stubs.
• Guide newsroom on social trends and platform growth.

Skills

Detail-oriented writing

Critical thinking

News judgment

Coaching reporters

Cross-team collaboration

Social media posting

Video content creation

Brand voice

SEO awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in journalism or communications

Tools

Chartbeat

SocialFlow

Google Analytics

Later

Google Search Console

Job description

The Hill, a division of Nexstar Media Group, is seeking an Audience Engagement Editor to help connect The Hill's journalism to audiences around the country. We're looking for someone who has an eye for a sharp story angle, who can make copy stronger but also capitalize on search and social trends to help our stories reach a wider audience.

It's a position that bridges our editing and audience teams and is meant to make them more cohesive. We want someone who can help other editors and reporters understand how to reach wider audiences through informed word choices and headline decisions.

The person in this role will edit copy, assign stories, and write social media messages. The ability to incorporate video into our products will be valued.

The preference is for a Washington D.C. based candidate. However, we are also open to Mountain and Pacific time zones candidates if they are the right fit. Nights and weekends are mandatory for this role.

We're looking for someone who can:

• Communicate story ideas with editors and provide feedback in real time.
• Think like a strategist as well as an editor. You should be able to balance the art of impactful journalism with the science of analytics.
• Post breaking news across multiple platforms (Social Media, Email, App Alerts).
• Lead and make decisions in a breaking news environment. Notice trends early and build content around developing stories.
• Write clean, concise copy on tight deadlines (i.e. SEO Content and Breaking News stubs).
• Demonstrate strong editing skills, bringing out the best headlines and copy from our talented staff.
• Bring the newsroom up to date on everything from TikTok trends to YouTube reels and can help grow our social presence on emerging platforms.

Candidates should have these skills and qualifications:

• Fast, accurate, detail-oriented writing skills.
• Excellent critical thinking skills. An eye for details and an ability to spot both errors and lifeless copy.
• Experience writing, editing and publishing in a fast-paced editorial environment that relies heavily on strong news judgment.
• A background in coaching reporters is required, as is experience developing the skills of editors.
• Ability to work across multiple stakeholder groups to drive audience growth and traffic performance.
• Bachelor's degree in journalism or communications experience working in a newsroom.
• Excellent communicator who works well as part of a team.
• Experience posting across multiple social media platforms and creating video content.
• Experience selecting news content for multiple distribution channels. Experienced communicating in a brand voice (i.e. writing professional social media posts). Proficient with traffic and engagement software (e.g. Chartbeat, SocialFlow, Google Analytics, Later, Google Search Console).

About The Hill

Established in 1994, The Hill is the country's definitive digital source for non-partisan political news and information. Inside the Beltway, it's known as an essential, agenda-setting read for lawmakers and influencers. Beyond the Capitol, The Hill's trusted content is shared more often on social media than any other major political news brand in America.

Our properties include TheHill.com, reaching a monthly audience of 41M; Hill.TV, the largest independent video platform within the Beltway with 1.4B annual views; The Hill's print edition, one of the most influential sources for law and policy makers; Elevate Studios, creating breakthrough branded content offerings for leading marketers; and The Hill Events, which hosted 70 virtual events last year, featuring 92 Members of Congress and 88 industry leaders in meaningful policy discussions.

Compensation Range: $75,000 - $80,000 based upon experience

Benefits: Our comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees includes, but not limited to, medical (with multiple plan options), dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, a 401(k) with company matching contributions, Paid Parental leave, life insurance and more. Part time employees are eligible for 401(k) and any local/state leave plans. Union positions are subject to the benefits outlined in their Collective Bargaining Agreement.

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