This editor will drive digital-first news gathering, champion multimedia storytelling, and ensure our journalism reflects and serves diverse communities. Responsibilities: * Help lead a Digital-First ...
This editor will drive digital-first news gathering, champion multimedia storytelling, and ensure our journalism reflects and serves diverse communities. Responsibilities: * Help lead a Digital-First ...
This editor will drive digital-first news gathering, champion multimedia storytelling, and ensure our journalism reflects and serves diverse communities. Responsibilities: * Help lead a Digital-First ...
This editor will drive digital-first news gathering, champion multimedia storytelling, and ensure our journalism reflects and serves diverse communities. Responsibilities: * Help lead a Digital-First ...
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The Managing Editor for Alliance Life will provide strategic content development, curation, and ... Manages the editorial direction of Alliance Life for a digital-first web platform and print ...
The Managing Editor for Alliance Life will provide strategic content development, curation, and ... Manages the editorial direction of Alliance Life for a digital-first web platform and print ...
The Managing Editor for Alliance Life will provide strategic content development, curation, and ... Manages the editorial direction of Alliance Life for a digital-first web platform and print ...
The Managing Editor for Alliance Life will provide strategic content development, curation, and ... Manages the editorial direction of Alliance Life for a digital-first web platform and print ...
Weekend/Breaking News Editor
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This editor will drive digital-first news gathering, champion multimedia storytelling, and ensure our journalism reflects and serves diverse communities. Responsibilities: * Help lead a Digital-First ...
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Columbus, OH · On-site
This editor will drive digital-first news gathering, champion multimedia storytelling, and ensure our journalism reflects and serves diverse communities. Responsibilities: * Help lead a Digital-First ...
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$19.75 - $27/hr
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Passionate aboutcreating elevated and effortlessdigital campaigns and social-first, in-app content ... Support the post-shoot process of editing, reviewing footage, coordinating sound ...
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This role is responsible for ideating, capturing, editing, and curating social-first video and content for owned and paid social channels, in-app commerce experiences, community storytelling, and ...
This role is responsible for ideating, capturing, editing, and curating social-first video and content for owned and paid social channels, in-app commerce experiences, community storytelling, and ...
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$14.25 - $18/hr
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Student Assistant 1 - HCS
Columbus, OH · On-site
$14.25 - $18/hr
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Direct Response Copywriter - REMOTE
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$75K - $105K/yr
Take ad concepts from idea to execution - writing the copy, briefing designers and video editors ... WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE During your first six months, you will: * Develop a strong command of ...
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Direct Response Copywriter - REMOTE
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$75K - $105K/yr
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Direct Response Copywriter - REMOTE
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$75K - $105K/yr
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This role is responsible for ideating, capturing, editing, and curating social-first video and content for owned and paid social channels, in-app commerce experiences, community storytelling, and ...
This role is responsible for ideating, capturing, editing, and curating social-first video and content for owned and paid social channels, in-app commerce experiences, community storytelling, and ...
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This role is responsible for ideating, capturing, editing, and curating social-first video and content for owned and paid social channels, in-app commerce experiences, community storytelling, and ...
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This role is responsible for ideating, capturing, editing, and curating social-first video and content for owned and paid social channels, in-app commerce experiences, community storytelling, and ...
This role is responsible for ideating, capturing, editing, and curating social-first video and content for owned and paid social channels, in-app commerce experiences, community storytelling, and ...
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The selected candidate can gain hands-on experience shooting, editing, and producing content ... first client!). * We are a values-driven agency: * We are curious and recognize the power of ...
The selected candidate can gain hands-on experience shooting, editing, and producing content ... first client!). * We are a values-driven agency: * We are curious and recognize the power of ...
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Gannett rating
7.3
Based on 35 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz
36th of 67 rated media
Job description
The Columbus Dispatch/Dispatch.com, the leading news and information provider in the state capital of Columbus and part of the USA TODAY NETWORK, seeks a strategic, digitally fluent journalist to lead our weekend breaking news coverage and daily media site in nearby Newark. This editor will drive digital-first news gathering, champion multimedia storytelling, and ensure our journalism reflects and serves diverse communities.
Responsibilities:
- Help lead a Digital-First Newsroom: Direct breaking and exclusive news coverage with a focus on speed, accuracy, and digital impact. Assign and edit coverage for all platforms, prioritizing mobile, web, and social distribution.
- Champion Video Storytelling: Collaborate with visual editors, reporters, and producers to create compelling video content for social platforms (TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube) and dispatch.com.
- Urgent Sourcing Across Channels: Develop and execute strategies for real-time sourcing and verification using social media, public agencies, and community sources. Monitor social platforms for breaking news, trending topics, and user-generated content; verify and incorporate multimedia from public and official sources.
- Audience Engagement: Identify top trending stories of the day, based on analytics and audience potential, specific to attracting search and social audiences. Use analytics and audience insights to shape coverage, drive subscriptions, and deepen engagement. Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and inclusivity.
- Mentorship and Collaboration: Mentor reporters in digital news gathering, compelling narratives, and diverse sources. Collaborate across the newsroom and USA TODAY Network to enhance story forms and audience reach.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Expertise in digital-first news gathering, video production, and social media sourcing.
- Expertise with public records, data reporting, and data visualization.
- Strong news judgment, editing skills, and command of journalism ethics.
- Proficiency with analytics, audience funnel strategies, and digital content optimization.
- Ability to verify and curate user-generated content and multimedia from social platforms.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in journalism, media production, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- Three or more years of newsroom editing experience, with a track record in digital and public safety journalism.
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams in a fast-paced, multi-platform environment.
Application Instructions
We are eager to learn more about you and how you fit this role. When you apply, don’t limit your upload to a resume; show us what you’ve done. To do so, put together a single document file that includes the following, in this order:
1. Your resume – one to two pages.
2. A cover letter that outlines how you would approach the job.
It is important that these items be assembled into a single document and uploaded in PDF format. Completing these steps will ensure that your application receives the highest consideration.
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Year founded
1906