Duties and responsibilities, work schedules and/or location may change based on evolving business needs:
• Generate and execute digital content ideas.
• Track metrics and measure engagement with an eye towards constant improvement.
• Responsible for ranking Morning and Afternoon Edition newsletters.
• Responsible for social media accounts.
• Report, write and aggregate articles daily.
• Work with editors, reporters and other stakeholders to plan new content and features.
• Help staff identify and deploy tactics to meet traffic and engagement goals.
• Work collaboratively with peers in design, research and technology.
• Attend all required SFBJ events.
• Take on any other assignment made by manager(s).
• Work cooperatively and collaboratively with all colleagues and professionally with sources.
Qualifications
• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
• 2-3 years experience in online news operation
• Strong headline writing and copy-editing skills
• Proficiency with AP style
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, such as Excel
• Proficiency with social media, AI, Google Trends and other tech platforms and tools
• Foundational understanding of SEO best practices
• Ability to execute under deadline pressure and write quick-turn articles
• Team player mentality
• Demonstrates ethical journalistic behavior
• Can quickly adapt to change
• Competitive, collaborative, curious
The Nation’s Premier Print and Digital Publisher of Local Business News
American City Business Journals is a multi-platform media company providing in-depth coverage of local business communities and breaking news. Through print, digital products and face-to-face events, ACBJ offers business leaders many avenues for making connections and gives them a competitive edge locally, regionally and nationally. ACBJ is the premier media solutions platform for companies that target business decision-makers.
In addition to its business newspapers, American City operates BizEquity. This online business valuation platform helps financial professionals create more valuable relationships with business owners.
American City also publishes specialty publications, which include a high-tech business newspaper, a law journal, and Hemmings Motor News.
American City is a unit of Advance, whose exceptional portfolio includes Condé Nast, Advance Local, Leaders Group, Stage Entertainment, Turnitin, 1010data, and POP. Advance is also among the largest shareholders in Charter Communications, Discovery and Reddit.
