Digital Producer- Consumer Advice

U.S. News & World Report; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Competitive benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Training opportunities

Job summary

U.S. News & World Report is seeking a Digital Producer to join our expansion team, collaborating with product managers, editors and web developers to launch new products and optimize existing ones.

You will become the subject matter expert in your CMS, recommending feature and sitewide improvements and sharing knowledge with other team members. Strong communication and multitasking abilities are essential.

Qualifications

• Proficient with content management systems and basic HTML/CSS.
• Experience creating and editing visual content including images and videos.
• Strong communication, organization and deadline-driven work habits.
• Ability to work independently and across multiple departments.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with product managers to ship features and run user tests requiring production work.
• Test features, suggest improvements and document production processes.
• Upload editorial content, data, tables, charts, graphics to the CMS.
• Source licensed graphics and perform basic image editing as needed.
• Build charts, graphics and maps; perform basic video edits; QA and publish pages.

Skills

CMS familiarity

HTML/CSS basics

Image/video editing basics

Communication

Organization

Multitasking / collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Confluence

JIRA

Google Sheets

Slack

Airtable

Flourish

Canva

Job description

U.S. News & World Report is a multifaceted digital media company dedicated to helping citizens, consumers, business leaders and policy officials make important decisions in their lives. We publish independent reporting, rankings, data journalism and advice that has earned the trust of our readers and users for 90 years. Our platforms on usnews.com include Education, Health, Money, Travel, Cars, News, Real Estate, Careers and Insurance.

We reach millions of people monthly during moments when they are most in need of expert advice and motivated to act on that advice directly on our platforms. Our signature franchises include our “Best” series of consumer guides on colleges, graduate schools, hospitals, diets, cars, financial services and more. These guides provide an easy-to-digest list for consumers to better understand and compare when making their decisions. We continue to publish annual guides of the authoritative Best Colleges and Best Hospitals rankings on our website and in print. And our U.S. News Live flagship conferences highlight important national conversations such as Healthcare of Tomorrow .

We believe in having a broad range of talent and backgrounds at U.S. News. We strive to maintain a welcoming and inclusive workplace where everyone is given an opportunity to succeed and contribute to their fullest.

Your role in helping us shape the future:

U.S. News empowers everyone to thrive. In this position you will have the opportunity to leverage your web production and journalistic skills to create content for the U.S. News website. You will join an expansion team, collaborating with product managers, product analysts, editors and web developers to launch new products and optimize existing ones.

As a Digital Producer, you will become the subject matter expert in your content management system, recommending feature and sitewide improvements and sharing your knowledge with other members of the team.

Are you up to the challenge?

• Coordinate with product managers to ship new features and run user tests that require production work
• Recommend and test features, and suggest improvements
• Upload editorial content, data, tables, charts, graphics and photos to the CMS
• Source graphics and photos with appropriate licenses
• Basic knowledge of editing and altering images
• Build charts, graphics and maps
• Basic video editing
• QA and publish new or updated webpages
• Document production processes on Confluence and host CMS training sessions

You should definitely have:

• Up to 12 months of similar experience or related academic experience
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• Familiarity with content management systems
• Basic understanding of HTML/CSS
• Knowledge of Google web apps (particularly Sheets), Slack, Airtable, Flourish, Canva or equivalent software
• Basic image and video editing skills
• Excellent communication and organization skills
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines
• Ability to multitaskAbility to collaborate with multiple departments

It would be nice if you had:

• Experience with Confluence and JIRA
• Journalism experience, including editorial judgment and familiarity with AP style

What it’s like to work with us:

Talent is our best asset!

We invest in people with passion and potential who understand U.S. News’ dedication to our consumers.

• Entrepreneurial, mission-driven culture with core values of quality and integrity
• Focus on fostering personal and professional growth
• Competitive benefits including paid vacation time, medical, tuition reimbursement, and training
• Collaborative Work Environment : Fun, diverse, inclusive and ambitious co-workers

Other Job Info:

• These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees assigned to this job.
• U.S. News & World Report strongly encourages all employees to be fully vaccinated (including boosters).
• Strong preference for New York or Washington, DC based applicants to work a hybrid schedule in those office locations. Remote applicants will be considered.
• The anticipated base salary for this position is $50,000 to $60,000. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, interview performance, and if applicable, the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.