Digital Content Producer (Overnight)

The New York Post provides readers with the best in News, Sports, Pop Culture and Entertainment – with signature wit, irreverence and authority averaging 90 million unique viewers a month. Over the past 223 years, The Post has evolved into a multi-platform media company spanning print, digital, video, audio, app, television and commerce.

The New York Post is currently seeking a Digital Content Producer (Tues-Sat, 11pm-7am EST) to join our team. This producer will be working closely with a great team of reporters and editors to produce and craft a range of compelling stories, spanning news, sports and features, across our site.

This is an opportunity to become part of an iconic media organization and its digital success story.

Responsibilities:

Produce and package stories for online, mobile and tablet

Enhance the presentation of stories through the use of photos, video and other multimedia content

Write smart, pithy headlines that grab readers’ attention

Use social media and digital tools for news gathering and discovery

Monitor traffic and overall site metrics

Work cooperatively as a team member under tight deadlines

Expect to write 2-3 stories per shift on a wide variety of topics that can include breaking, trending, lifestyle or celebrity news

Produce and publish the NY Post iPad app on a nightly basis

Publish out posts to social media

Qualifications:

2+ years’ experience in an online news environment

Ability to leverage multimedia content to enhance stories and user experience

Journalism chops; understanding what to promote, what is breaking news

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines

Familiarity with content management systems, photo editing software, SEO and web analytics tools a plus

Willingness to work overtime, weekday nights and on weekends

At The New York Post we recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, our ranges reflect our good faith estimate to pay fairly as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate’s experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

In addition to compensation, the company provides eligible employees a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including “elective” benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce.

As an equal opportunity employer, the New York Post does not discriminate in hiring or the terms and conditions of employment because of an individual’s race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The New York Post will consider the provision of reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental disabilities of otherwise qualified applicants to enable them to participate in our application process and to effectively perform the essential functions of the job, unless doing so would impose an undue financial or operational hardship.

Pay Range: $50,000 - $60,000

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