Hearst Magazines

AUDIENCE REPORTER-PRODUCER

The Express-News newsroom is seeking an enterprising, audience-focused and versatile journalist to manage and create content serving San Antonio, South Texas and beyond. Reporter-producers aggregate and report general assignment, trending and breaking news stories; curate and package stories from multiple sources, including the editorial staff; and publish across all digital platforms, including our website, app, newsletters, and social media accounts.

Your duties on the team:

• Write original stories intended to grow our audience. Reporting topics will lean heavily into content types that have demonstrated value with subscribers and non-subscribers alike.
• Plan for, post and package stories on Express-News platforms. This requires sharp news judgment and fluency with real-time analytics. Tasks include adding links, photos, and other related assets to stories, and sending breaking news emails and app alerts.
• Help compile newsletter campaigns and post to social media accounts.
• Monitor and act on website analytics, making content decisions that drive audience trust and growth.
• Write compelling headlines for digital audiences, optimized for search engines and social platforms.
• Contribute to digital projects, including photo galleries, guides and more. Work with digital project managers, editors and writers on innovative packages and new ways of storytelling.

Skills you bring to the team:

• Working knowledge of tactics to maximize reach and build an audience.
• Understanding of best practices for audience engagement and the ability to implement that knowledge.
• Idea generation and collaboration: Keep fresh ideas flowing and work with others to shape ideas into compelling stories that connect with readers across the region.
• Excellent writing and communication chops.
• Top-notch organization skills, assuring audience needs and deadlines are met.

Requirements:

• Some news writing experience and familiarity with AP Style.
• Awareness of media standards around fair use and accurate citation for content.
• Knowledge of web and social media analytics tools, content management systems and search optimization platforms.
• Sound news judgment and strong understanding of local content
• Ability to work effectively in an organization that emphasizes teamwork
• Demonstrated success working in a deadline-driven environment.
• Proven ability to effectively juggle multiple tasks and/or projects

This is a full-time position and includes working one weekend day. Other shifts or hours may be required as news warrants.

About the San Antonio Express-News

The Express-News is the third-largest daily newspaper in Texas and the only daily in San Antonio. It serves a metro area of 2.5 million people. By one name or another, it traces its roots back to 1865. Over the past three years, the paper has reorganized to focus on digital journalism and substantially increased the audience for its subscriber website, ExpressNews.com. Over the same period, the Express-News has won a George Polk Award, two IRE (Investigative Reporters and Editors) Awards, and numerous regional and state journalism prizes.

It is part of Hearst, a diversified global media, services and information business. Hearst Newspaper Group includes the Express-News, the Houston Chronicle, the Austin American-Statesman, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Albany Times Union and other daily and weekly papers.

About Hearst Newspapers:

With 2,500 employees across the nation, HNP encompasses a network of 24 daily and 52 weekly publications, including the San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News and Albany Times Union, several top digital-only news and lifestyle sites, marketing services businesses, and entertainment businesses such as King Features Syndicate.

At HNP, we are investing in new and innovative ways to tell stories – growing newsrooms, diversifying tools, evolving platforms – to support the millions of people who trust us each month to help them make decisions, take action and be inspired.

Be a part of something bigger – your headline awaits.

Recognizing the diverse needs of our candidates, if you are interested in applying for employment and need assistance or an accommodation to use our website or regarding the application process, please contact us by email at hnpemployment@hearst.com. Please do not use this email address to inquire about the status of applications. We will only respond to inquiries concerning requests for a reasonable accommodation through this email address.

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