Audience Producer

Hearst Connecticut Media Group’s journalists cover communities in Fairfield and New Haven Counties and beyond, serving readers across platforms, including our sites, app, newsletters, social media accounts and more for eight daily and 14 weekly newspapers.

We’re looking for an enterprising, audience-focused and collaborative Audience Producer to join Hearst Connecticut Media Group’s team at a time when we’re growing digital subscriptions.

The Audience Producer would join a team that oversees, manages and creates content for nine daily news sites. Producers curate and package stories from multiple sources, including the editorial staff, wires and more, and publish that content across platforms.

The coverage needed is for the very important night shift (3pm - 11pm) Tue - Sat schedule. As such this role will be exempt from office requirements but can come to our Norwalk or New Haven occasionally if they so choose.

Duties and responsibilities:

Works collaboratively with editors, reporters, photographers and other audience team members to curate, package and elevate stories and headlines across platforms that engage and retain local readers

Communicates effectively across departments during breaking and planned news events to alert readers to key story developments via newsletters, mobile alerts, social posts and more

Uses strong editorial judgment to create and curate engaging content, combing local and non-local online news resources for relevant stories, photos, videos and more for our readers

Demonstrates a high comfort level with analyzing and interpreting metrics and uses them to inform coverage decisions in real-time and the long-term

Qualifications:

Excellent writing, editing and verbal communication skills

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in journalism, English, communications or related field preferred

Experience in a news environment preferred

Demonstrated success working in a deadline-driven environment

Highly organized and detail-oriented with a proven ability to effectively juggle multiple tasks

Ability to speak a second language like Spanish a plus

Comfortable with night and weekend work

To apply:

Send a cover letter and resume for review.

HCMG is committed to growing and retaining a more diverse workforce that better reflects the communities we serve. We strongly encourage all people of working age, who are traditionally underrepresented in media to apply, including women, people of color, applicants with disabilities, those from the LGBTQ+ community and veterans.

Some great candidates may not check all the boxes for this role. If you’re a passionate, dedicated worker who's interested in Hearst Connecticut Media Group but don’t have all the skills listed here, please still reach out and tell us more about what you bring to the table. Here's a look at Hearst CT's 2023 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion report: https://bit.ly/3H7UNkV

This full-time job with benefits is based in Connecticut and is not eligible for remote candidates.