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Background and Purpose
The Archdiocese of New York recently launched its new digital newsroom, The Good NewsroomTM with great success. It’s a new entity within the Archdiocese that provides daily reporting in English and Spanish on the good works of the Church. Publishing exclusively through digital channels, the goal of The Good Newsroom is evangelization and reaching people with uplifting stories about the Church. We also cover difficult topics when needed. Reporting to the Director of Marketing, we seek a leader to be the point person to oversee news planning, manage day-to-day newsroom activities, and develop reports of our successful news coverage. A proactive, experienced, digitally savvy storyteller, who is not above rolling up his or her sleeves would be a good fit for this role.
Essential Job Duties
Set communication goals and meet them; partner with members of the newsroom team for seamless news coverage; and ensure all topics are considered for coverage.
Develop story ideas and identify content needs. Make plans through freelancers or full-time employees to create high quality news stories for publishing.
In conjunction with the team, develop monthly, weekly, and daily calendar of news coverage. Be the primary owner of the calendar. Report on both planning and summary of news coverage
Ensure that all areas of reporting are complete including non-breaking news topics, such as feature reporting, religious education, and other areas of importance to the archdiocese
Coach and mentor team members. Supervise some members of the newsroom team.
Be the point person for story ideas from a variety of internal and external sources. Respond in an appropriate manner to those who send us ideas.
Be an ambassador for The Good Newsroom Understand and articulate the culture and values of the larger organization through our communications channels. Ensure consistency of message through website, social media, email, and other e-communications. Support a unified brand management environment and asset management/use.
Partner with the advertising department when appropriate to support advertiser engagement and revenue opportunities. This involves ensuring the editorial/content calendar is appropriately presented to potential advertisers.
Assign articles to freelance writers, videographers, and photographers when needed. Support process to ensure legal agreements are current, payments are managed, and asset use is according to established terms.
Required Education, Experience, and Skills
Bachelor’s Degree required. Advanced Degree preferred
10+ years of experience in journalism. Significant, successful experience in digital publishing. At least 5 years of experience in a newsroom (print, broadcast, or both).
Knowledge of the Catholic Church and of the Archdiocese of New York
Strong interpersonal skills and a team player
Significant writing, editing, and/or video/audio production experience.
Prefer experience in community journalism.
Portfolio of work reflecting writing, video, and other digital communications projects required
Demonstrated ability to work with diverse groups of people and tell stories about and with underrepresented communities
Experience in digital content management and promotion of content through websites, social media, and email.
Spanish language a plus
Valid driver’s license and must be able to travel to all regions within the Archdiocese of New York
Compensation range for this position is: $110-120k.
Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to:
Rachel.Sheehan@archny.org