Digital Producer - Redding, CA

Req #14164 Wednesday, February 24, 2021 Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) is an innovative, digitally focused media and marketing solutions company committed to strengthening communities across our network. With an unmatched reach at the national and local level, Gannett touches the lives of nearly 140 million people monthly with our Pulitzer-Prize winning content, consumer experiences and benefits, and advertiser products and services. Gannett brands include the USA TODAY and more than 260 daily local newspaper brands, digital marketing services companies ReachLocal , WordStream, and ThriveHive and U.K. media company Newsquest. There's never been a better time to join our talented team. Visit Gannett.com/Careers to learn more about our opportunities, and visit Gannett Privacy Policy to understand our privacy policy. DIGITAL PRODUCER - Redding, CA (may be virtual / remote) The USA TODAY NETWORK - The West Region Hub is seeking experienced digital producers to join the production desk. A successful candidate must demonstrate strong news judgment to manage the websites fronts and serve as quality control on its content. Candidates should have excellent writing and copy-editing skills with prior digital news or story packaging experience. Candidates must be detail-oriented and work well under pressure to meet demanding deadlines as well as demonstrate an understanding of audience metrics and SEO with the goal of growing audience and digital subscriptions. The ideal candidate will be a strong collaborator, who can work closely with reporters, content coaches and newsroom leadership. This role will include early morning, night and/or weekend work. Typical job duties: 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, offering digital guidance. Manage home pages, programming desktop and mobile, to engage a loyal audience. D