Posted On: January 4, 2017

Journalism Job

Media Organization: News Deeply

Company Description

News Deeply is dedicated to bringing thought leaders together, enhancing public engagement, and improving the user experience of complex global issues. Our team of journalists and technologists builds unique, user-centered resources that fuse news, live events, information design, and social participation. On News Deeply digital platforms, our reader engagement shows in our metrics. Our banner site, Syria Deeply, has seen a peak 60% return rate and a recent average of eight minutes spent on site. Through our media resources and events we have connected government decision makers, business leaders, policymakers, ambassadors from several countries, well-regarded academics, and well-connected organizers worldwide. Ebola Deeply, launched in October 2014, served as a real-time crisis monitor during the deadly outbreak.In addition to our single-subject information hubs, the News Deeply team ideates and creates custom projects for think tanks, institutions, and private sector partners.

Job Description

News Deeply builds networks of passionate communities that allow key stakeholders to engage and exchange valuable insights. Our knowledge-driven platforms serve as the go-to hub for each topic, bringing together influencers in an immersive content experience that includes articles, videos, newsletters, data and research, community conversations and events.

We are seeking a Community Manager based in New York. This person will lead audience engagement and development efforts within 2 key channels, Water Deeply and Arctic Deeply, and 2-3 additional channels likely to be launched. This is a high impact role, working closely with our editorial and product teams internally and with our stakeholder audience externally.

Interested parties should write to jobs@newsdeeply.org with a resume and cover letter.

Responsibilities:

● Map, grow, and strengthen our audience of policymakers, academics, corporates, NGOs, and journalists
● Engage the community through editorial projects (e.g., Q&As, op-eds), conversations on each platform and social media, live and virtual events, and user research
● Understand and translate user needs, metrics, and journeys into actionable items to be executed in conjunction with the editorial and product teams
● Develop and execute effective amplification and promotion efforts through social media, newsletters, and media partnerships

Requirements:

● 3-5 years of experience in journalism, social media, copywriting, public relations, community outreach, user research and/or data analysis
● Excellent writing and editing skills
● Experience in amplifying content and engaging with expert audiences across social platforms, such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Quora
● Comfort with high-touch engagement with high-level stakeholders
● Creativity, problem solving, and grit, with ability to pick up the slack and be the glue between multiple teams
● Team player, with experience working with and coordinating across multiple priorities and team members in several timezones
● Domain experience in environmental issues and communities is a big plus
● Desire to work in a high-impact environment with colleagues who are passionate to surface vital information and connect communities on the topics that matter deeply to the state of work
● Note: Some travel may be required

To Apply

Interested parties should write to jobs@newsdeeply.org with a resume and cover letter.