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Job Description
- Ensure the WTOP.com homepage reflects the top news of the day and is updated in a timely manner.
- Assign daily tasks to web staff, such as writing and editing news articles, creating photo galleries, editing video, and related digital production work.
- Ensure articles posted to WTOP.com are optimized with engaging headlines.
- Write and copyedit articles using AP and WTOP style guidelines.
- Oversee the handling of breaking news on WTOP.com, including the timely sending of email and app alerts.
- Monitor and use website analytics to make decisions about content placement on the homepage.
- Actively look for ways to drive pageviews and engagement.
- Coordinate with news managers, reporters, radio producers and web staff to ensure seamless content production across platforms.
- Brainstorm and develop story ideas that impact and reflect WTOP’s diverse coverage area.
- Coordinate with the social media team to distribute the top news of the day.
- Keep a pulse on trending topics and bring them to life on WTOP.com through articles, galleries, videos, polls, surveys and more.
- Edit and post video as needed, ensuring video content is timely, accurate and aligned with WTOP editorial standards.
- Communicate effectively with reporters filing web articles, photos and videos, and work with the digital team to ensure WTOP's high journalistic standards and core brand attributes are met on a daily basis.
- Maintain high attention to detail with content, including grammar, punctuation and fact-checking.
- Maintain awareness of the radio product, including weather and traffic reports.
- Provide effective leadership to the department.
- Able to work an established schedule and other hours, as needed, including weekends and overnights.
- Perform other duties as assigned.