DIGITAL NEWS EDITOR

Job no: 220260-AS
Work type: Staff-Full Time
Department:PUB MEDIA/WPR
Location: Madison
Categories: Communications, Editing, Broadcasting, Media

Position Summary:

We are looking for a talented journalist with strong editing skills, a passion for digital and excellent news judgment to expand our weekend coverage. This is a weekend position with a schedule that includes some weekdays. The digital editor will edit digital content and curate WPR.org and other digital platforms, and post to social media. Partnering with other members of the Digital Content Team, this position will work with reporters and producers throughout the organization to ensure top-quality content engages our audiences. The position will collaborate with others to help craft web stories and create original content. We need someone committed to journalistic excellence and making audience-centric decisions. We need someone comfortable working alone on weekends, but who is also a team player. Someone who can juggle multiple editorial projects while maintaining daily commitments. This position reports to the Director of Digital Media.

Position Duties:

List of Duties

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Degree and Area of Specialization:

Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field preferred.

Minimum Years and Type of Relevant Work Experience:

Two years or more demonstrated experience working directly in online journalism required. (Work performed in school can be counted toward experience.)

NOT REQUIRED BUT DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
- Strong knowledge of Wisconsin current events and issues.
- Proven ability to work in both independent and collaborative settings.

Additional Information:

1. Work week will typically run from Thursday to Monday. Regular shifts will roughly correspond to "normal business hours," but with some changes based on staffing needs.

2. Knowledge and skill in all facets of online news production, including writing for the web, copyediting, photography and photo editing, data visualization and audio/visual production.

3. Excellent writing, grammar and proofreading skills. Knowledge of AP Style.

4. Aural and visual acuity to capture and edit sound and pictures/video for non-broadcast news platforms.

5. Ability to work for sustained periods at computer work station.

6. Ability to work non-standard hours in support of major activities and emergencies.

Department(s):

A464000-PUBLIC MEDIA/WPR

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Negotiable
ANNUAL (12 months)

Instructions to Applicants:

Apply online at https://jobs.hr.wisc.edu by March 15, 2020. The job number is 220260. All of the following must be received for your application to be complete: 1) Resume; 2) A cover letter describing how your experience relates to the job duties and minimum and desirable qualifications; 3) Three samples of your work -- submit screen shots or links to your best work, showing your ability to write well for the web, make use of images, slideshows and other digital 'extras' to tell a story; 4) If available, please include links to a special project or series page you have created.

As applicants progress to interviews, they will need to provide at least three professional references with titles, emails, and phone numbers (include at least one supervisory reference).

Questions? Contact: Kate O'Connor, Wisconsin Public Radio, 821 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706;
608-262-5221; kate.oconnor@wpr.org.

Contact:

Kate O'Connor
kate.oconnor@wisc.edu
608-262-5221
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )

Official Title:

BROADCAST SPECIALIST(R22DN)

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Renewable

Job Number:

220260-AS

The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is engaged in a Title and Total Compensation (TTC) project to redesign job titles and compensation structures. As a result of the TTC project, official job titles on current job postings may change in Spring 2020. Job duties and responsibilities will remain the same. For more information please visit: https://hr.wisc.edu/title-and-total-compensation-study/.

Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

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Applications Open: Feb 14 2020 Central Standard Time
Applications Close:Mar 15 2020 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time