New Media Assoc. Editor, NESN, Watertown, Mass.

New England Sports Network, Ltd
New Media Associate Editor
United States - - Massachusetts Watertown

SUMMARY:
Reporting to the Director of New Media and under the direction of the New Media Editor, the Associate Editor will plan, develop, and implement editorial, promotional, and user-generated content for NESN.com. This position is responsible for finding creative and innovative ways to tell stories by utilizing a wide-range of multimedia tools. The Associate Editor will be part of a collaborative and growing team that is chartered with successfully designing, developing, launching and maintaining NESN’s new media platform. This position is responsible for working Sunday – Thursday from approximately 3pm – 12am or later as needed.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Conceive, develop, edit and execute story packages; guide the development of and edit articles/blogs from staff, on-air talent and freelance writers and bloggers.
Develop and edit original written content; select relevant wire service stories and statistics.
Edit content on various platforms to ensure a consistent and appropriate 'look and feel' and editorial voice
Work with programming and production staff to develop editorial strategies and packages
Working with the New Media Editor, to provide direction to production assistants and interns to help prepare various content for NESN.com
Determine and prioritize stories and ensure content has a consistent energy and "feel", and is compelling, engaging, understandable, informative and current
Develop and coordinate schedule of daily video to be posted; tag video with appropriate compelling metadata.
Participate in developing, implementing and maintaining an efficient workflow
Participate in developing and implementing best practices to effectively engage a consumer audience, properly integrate technology and product, cross-promotion and site accuracy
Work with the New Media team to ensure that content plans and executions are in-line with overall business goals
Successfully complete other related tasks/projects as needed

EDUCATION:
BA/BS in English, Journalism, Communications or a related industry; MA a plus

QUALIFICATIONS:
Strong knowledge of New England sports is a must
Two to four years experience developing, editing and managing new media/online content
Four to six years experience in media as a writer, editor, online producer or related job
Basic understanding of HTML
Must be detail-oriented, have excellent organization skills and a proven track record in multi-tasking effectively
Ability to successfully work in a fast-paced, loosely structured, growing and changing work environment
Must have strong written and verbal communication skills, and interpersonal skills
Proven ability to apply “out-of-the-box” thinking and a positive attitude required to successfully build NESN.com
Ability to work afternoon-evening hours, Sunday – Thursday, and have the flexibility to work some holidays needed

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