Content Strategist

Oregonian Media Group; New York (NY); Remote; USD 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision

401k plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Fertility assistance

Employee assistance program

Flexible holidays

Job summary

Advance Local Media’s in-house Headline Studio seeks a Content Strategist to plan, produce, publish, and evaluate content across print, digital, social, video, and emerging media for jewelry buyers, designers, and retailers.

This remote role with occasional travel to New York City requires strong content planning, calendars, production coordination, and ability to work with editors, designers, and analysts to meet business goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in communications, business, marketing, English, or related field.
• 1–3 years in content creation, strategy, digital marketing, or journalism.
• Strong copywriting, visual, editing, and presentation skills across media.
• Ability to optimize content for search engines and social placement.
• Collaborates with journalists, editors, artists, sales and marketing, and analysts.
• Excellent project management with tight deadlines.
• Self-starter from idea to execution and refinement.
• Familiar with WordPress, Google Analytics, and AI tools; Adobe PS/InDesign a plus.

Responsibilities

• Devise content plans and programs to meet client objectives and audience needs.
• Create and publish content across multiple formats: blogs, newsletters, infographics, social posts, marketing copy, podcasts, photos, videos.
• Develop content calendars and production schedules; coordinate stakeholders to stay on budget.
• Oversee printers, designers, photographers, and contractors to ensure on-time delivery.
• Process vendor contracts and track invoices; maintain expense records.
• Uphold high standards of quality, fairness, and ethical production.
• Monitor content performance with metrics and audience insights; prepare reports.
• Maintain relationships with clients to translate objectives into effective content solutions.

Skills

Copywriting

Editing

Presentation

Project management

Content strategy

SEO optimization

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in communications, business, marketing, English

Tools

WordPress

Google Analytics

Microsoft Copilot

Claude

Adobe Photoshop

InDesign

Job description

Strengthening and empowering all of the communities we serve.

Advance Local is seeking a Content Strategistwho is a versatile content creator and project leader responsible for planning, producing, publishing, and evaluating content developed by Headline Studio for internal and external clients, with particular emphasis on content serving jewelry buyers, designers, and retailers.

Working across print, digital, social, video, and emerging media, the Content Strategist contributes to every stage of the content lifecycle. This position will handle a broad range of assignments, including devising content plans to address business goals and audience needs; building content calendars and publication schedules; creating and managing content across multiple media; coordinating production resources; and using audience insights to refine future work.

This is a remote position with occasional travel to New York City required, so our ideal candidate will be located within the tri-state area.

The base salary range for this position is $70,000 - $75,000 annually.

What you’ll be doing:

• Devise content plans and programs that fulfill clients’ business objectives and meet the needs of the target audience.
• Create and publish original content in multiple media formats, including blog items, newsletter articles, infographics, social media posts, marketing copy, podcasts, photos, and videos.
• Develop content calendars and production schedules. Work closely with other stakeholders to keep projects on track and on budget.
• Oversee printers, freelance page designers, photographers, and other artists, ensuring that their work meets specifications and is delivered on time at the expected cost.
• Place orders with contractors and vendors. Process and maintain records of vendor contracts. Track and authorize invoices for payment. Assist the business team in keeping complete, timely records of expenses.
• Uphold rigorous standards for content quality and integrity, making sure that all work is fair, accurate, and ethically produced.
• Monitor content performance using metrics such as digital page views and clicks. Use audience insights to refine content strategy. Prepare and present reports to internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintain productive relationships with internal and external clients, helping translate business objectives into effective content solutions.

Our ideal candidate will have the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, business, marketing, English, or a related field.
• A minimum of one to three years of experience in content creation, content strategy, digital marketing, or journalism.
• Strong copywriting, visual, editing, and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate ideas comfortably in multiple forms of media.
• Proven ability to optimize content for search engines and social placement.
• Proven ability to collaborate with creative and business stakeholders, including journalists, editors, artists, sales and marketing managers, production specialists, and financial analysts, and achieve success within established budgets.
• Excellent project management skills, with experience managing complicated workflows and tight deadlines.
• Self-starter with the ability to guide an opportunity from an original idea through planning, execution, and refinement.
• Demonstrated curiosity and willingness to learn unfamiliar subject matter quickly.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, content management systems such as WordPress, measurement packages such as Google Analytics, and generative AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot or Claude. Familiarity with Adobe Photoshop and InDesign is a plus.
• Ability to work flexible work schedules including nights, weekends and holidays if needed.

Advance Local Media offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package with affordable options for your healthcare including medical, dental and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, fertility assistance, a substantial 401k plan to help plan for your future, generous paid time off, paid parental and caregiver leave and an employee assistance program to support your work/life balance, optional legal assistance, life insurance options, as well as flexible holidays to honor cultural diversity.

Headline Studio, the in-house content marketing agency for Advance Local Media, combines first-hand consumer insights with journalistic expertise to create engaging and inspiring content for brands. We then distribute strategically to drive action and deliver comprehensive marketing solutions.

Advance Local Media is one of the largest media groups in the United States, which operates the leading news and information companies in more than 20 cities, reaching 52+ million people monthly with our quality, real-time journalism and community engagement. Our company is built upon the values of Integrity, Customer-first, Inclusiveness, Collaboration and Forward-looking. For more information about Advance Local, please visit www.advancelocal.com.

Advance Local Media includes MLive Media Group, Advance Ohio, Alabama Media Group, NJ Advance Media, Advance Media NY, MassLive Media, Oregonian Media Group, Staten Island Media Group, PA Media Group, ZeroSum, Headline Group, Adpearance, Advance Aviation, Advance Healthcare, Advance Education, Advance Originals, Advance Recruitment, Advance Travel & Tourism, BookingsCloud, Catalyst IQ, Cloud Theory, Fox Dealer, Hoot Interactive, Search Optics, Subtext.

Advance Local Media is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or any other category protected under federal, state or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

Advance Local Media does not provide sponsorship for work visas or employment authorization in the United States. Only candidates who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. will be considered for this position.

Advance Local Media LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. The Know Your Rights poster is available here:

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Advance Local Media LLC is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.

If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources, and let us know the nature of your request and contact information.