Digital Editor

To bring creative and digital-savvy thinking and interesting storytelling ideas into the UU World magazine editorial team. To increase the development of digital only content and translate print magazine content for digital platforms. To brainstorm and generate story ideas to cover national and local topics aligned with the UUA organizational priorities, justice issues, and values. The UUA's justice priorities include voting rights; climate justice; combatting criminalization; LGBTQ and gender equity; racial justice; centering Black, Indigenous, and People of Color voices; the Movement for Black Lives; and dismantling white supremacy culture in our congregations, the broader faith tradition, and the wider world.

Principal Responsibilities

Manage the production and publishing of digital content including the development of visuals, headlines, and compelling multi-media features for stories.
Frame and develop digital content, including the adaptation of print content, for UUWorld.org and associated digital channels (social media, website, email).
Establish story and editorial frameworks as part of UU World team including collaborating with reporters, editors, UUA staff, and other stakeholders.
Use an analytics-driven approach to content production and storytelling.
Assist with breaking news (as needed).
Develop and pursue new and innovative strategies to get UU World Magazine to new digital audiences.
Participates in department meetings to align editorial and operational activities; works with the communications team to maintain an online editorial calendar aligned with editorial plans and UUA priorities.
Performs other duties as requested by supervisor.

Qualifications

This is a Grade 11 position (expected hiring range $48,000-$68,000 depending on experience). Note that qualifications may be met as a result of lived experience, volunteer work, professional experience, and/or formal or informal training. Requirements include:

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, English, or a related discipline; and five years experience in a digital newsroom, editorial writing, copyediting, or related fields (minimum).
We are interested in good storytellers who understand and have experience with multimedia formats, SEO content creation, and CMS platforms (familiarity with Drupal preferred).
Need to have a solid social media background and knowledge of best practices in various platforms.
Understand metrics. Has substantial knowledge of recent trends in online readership and knows how to present workable Google Analytics data, social media reports, and newsletter metrics.
Experience editing and adapting images and video for the web using available professional tools (Adobe Creative Suite, Canva).
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word).
We are looking for a team player who is attentive to detail and can work comfortably under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
We give particular value to proficiency in social justice. The candidate should have a deep interest in Unitarian Universalist values and an eagerness to work in an organization where the dismantling of white supremacy is a high priority. Must bring a passion and knowledge about BIPOC and LGBTQ issues.
Work or lived experience with communities of color or indigenous peoples is of especial value.