Newsletter Editor, AVLtoday

What You’ll Be Doing

Your responsibilities as a Newsletter Editor include planning, writing, editing, and publishing the most relevant, engaging, and conversational daily newsletter about Asheville, NC. This includes producing and managing daily content for the newsletter and website, regularly collaborating with an Audience Editor and other editorial team members, assisting in writing sponsored content relevant to your market, executing on engagement tactics, and more as assigned.

Requirements

• Passion for your local city, excellent news judgment, curiosity, and interest in innovative media is a must.
• The ability to identify and produce relevant content in a deadline-driven environment is a must.
• The ability to summarize into short-form, original content for newsletter and web.
• The ability to discover exceptional content before it goes mainstream.
• The ability to have an unbiased approach to content creation. Our brand is objective. We inform our readers.
• The ability to deliver publish-ready, error-free content in a simple, conversational format.
• The ability to activate the audience through surveys, polls, and questions, using their responses to inform your newsletter content, and packaging survey and poll results back into the newsletter product.
• The ability to have a conversation with our readers.
• The ability to be the example of an informed and engaged citizen.
• The ability to attend community events, be in the know when it comes to local news, and be a leader in civic development of your region.
• The ability to publicly represent the brand, as a role model of the company’s core values.
• The ability to be a team player. Each member of our team has the same goal, and working together is integral to achieving it.
• The ability to be ready to get the story. In order to be relevant and responsive, you may occasionally work outside of typical working hours as you cover breaking news.
• The ability to act as our eyes and ears, always seeking out new media trends and technology to help us continue to innovate the business.
• The ability to own your content. Creating relevant, timely, and clean content for the newsletter and web will set you up for success. You will be empowered to take ownership and should be proud to sign your name to the newsletter every day.

Qualifications

• A strong and diverse knowledge of content relevant to growing communities.
• An established community and editorial relationships.
• A track record of success in digital media.
• An interest in escaping traditional media models, with a desire to explore new story formats and create incredible short-form content with a talented team of content creators, managers, and leadership alongside you.
• Strong writing and editing skills a must!
• A personal brand. Driven, confident, adaptable, passionate, and spirited. Ownership of your brand, your opinion, and your voice.
• A know-how to innovate. Seek out new ways to think, filter, and be creative; lead the charge, report results, and do it all over again.
• A willingness to learn new tech. A solid understanding of email campaign management, data, analytics, and CMS experience would be a plus.
• A team player. Curious individual who portrays enthusiasm while learning and working with others.