Digital News Producer: SEO, Fronts & Audience Growth

Gannett; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Arizona Republic / azcentral.com, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK, in Phoenix, seeks a Digital Producer to join the production desk. You will edit, publish and optimize content with a focus on SEO and audience growth, while collaborating with reporters and editors across platforms.

The role requires strong writing and editing, the ability to meet tight deadlines, and proficiency with analytics tools to guide content decisions. Flexibility for varying shifts is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in communications, journalism or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 1–3 years of experience working for a daily news organization.
• Excellent news judgment and top‑notch writing/editing skills.
• Experience with advanced storytelling techniques on multiple platforms.
• Ability to manage deadlines and work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Edit, produce and publish content, optimizing for SEO and digital best practices.
• Edit sensitive content for clarity, fairness, legal issues, spelling, grammar, punctuation and style.
• Work with reporters and editors on projects to produce in-depth storytelling packaging.
• Use metrics to determine traffic patterns and make data-driven changes. Familiarity with Parse.ly and Google Analytics a plus.
• Manage azcentral.com's home pages, programming desktop and mobile, and send alerts to engage a loyal audience.
• Manage workflow to meet deadlines.

Skills

News writing

Copy editing

SEO

Audience metrics

Newsroom collaboration

Deadline management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in communications, journalism or related field

Tools

Parse.ly

Google Analytics

Job description

The Arizona Republic / azcentral.com, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK, in Phoenix, seeks a Digital Producer to join the production desk. You will edit, publish and optimize content with a focus on SEO and audience growth, while collaborating with reporters and editors across platforms.

The role requires strong writing and editing, the ability to meet tight deadlines, and proficiency with analytics tools to guide content decisions. Flexibility for varying shifts is a plus.