Digital News Editor, Successful Farming
NewsletterJobs.io · Des Moines Metropolitan Area · 1 wk ago
Full-time
About The Position
Major goals and objectives and location requirements: Hybrid 3x a week - Des Moines In-office
Expectations
- Covering news for Agriculture.com, including writing articles, coordinating with the news and editorial team, and reporting on new equipment launches.
- Executing on news distribution, including updating the homepage, posting to social media, producing social media videos, and sending the daily newsletter.
- Coordinating posting freelance and partner articles to Agriculture.com. This includes editing articles to align with Successful Farming’s style and tone, and following best practices to optimize for Google Discover. This may include adding multimedia to these articles, including interactive graphs and charts and additional images.
- Travel to cover industry news events, including new product launches.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Ag Communications, and/or equivalent experience.
- Experience with social media and using a content management system is preferred.
Experience
- 3+ years of writing experience required.
Specific Knowledge, Skills, Certifications And Abilities
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to follow directions with minimal supervision.
- Ability to consistently follow established strategic templates and editorial guidelines.
- Ability to manage multiple projects/articles simultaneously.
- Agriculture interest or background.
- Self-starter attitude.
Travel
% Travel Required (Approximate): 15%