News Director Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in digital journalism, digital media, audience development, social/video content, online publishing, or a related content environment.
• A proven track record of creating digital content that earns and grows an audience.
• Exceptional writing, editing, story-framing, and headline-writing skills.
• Strong editorial judgment and ability to make responsible decisions quickly, particularly during breaking or developing news.
• Deep familiarity with Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, including platform-specific formats, audience behavior, discovery, and best practices.
• Strong understanding of social and short-form video storytelling, including hooks, pacing, captions, thumbnails, titles, and vertical video.
• Hands-on experience creating, editing, publishing, and packaging digital content.
• Experience using analytics and performance data to identify opportunities and make actionable content decisions.
• Strong understanding of SEO, search and social discovery, newsletters, apps, push notifications, and digital audience development.
• Experience collaborating with and coaching reporters, writers, personalities, producers, or other content creators.
• Strong organizational, communication, and project-management skills, with the ability to thrive in a fast-moving environment.
• Familiarity with CMS platforms, social publishing tools, analytics platforms, and digital/video production workflows.
• High school diploma.
• Eligibility to work in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of New Jersey communities, culture, issues, and personalities.
• College coursework or a BA/BS degree.
• Curiosity about emerging platforms, creator trends, changing audience behaviors, and new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead digital news and content strategy for New Jersey 101.5, identifying, developing, and executing original and breaking-news coverage across platforms.
• Create, edit, publish, and package content for websites, apps, social media, video, newsletters, and other digital channels.
• Partner with journalists, on-air personalities, producers, and creators to turn ideas and existing content into platform-specific digital experiences.
• Improve social and video storytelling through platform-native hooks, headlines, captions, thumbnails, pacing, formats, and creative approaches.
• Coach and collaborate with content teams on digital storytelling, SEO, audience development, social strategy, and evolving best practices.
• Use audience and content analytics to assess performance, identify opportunities, test ideas, and inform editorial decisions.
• Expand content distribution through SEO, search and social discovery, newsletters, apps, push notifications, and other audience-growth channels.
• Support day-to-day news priorities and coordination while balancing breaking news, daily production, and longer-term audience-growth initiatives.
• Serve as a digital content resource across New Jersey brands, helping teams capitalize on strong stories and audience opportunities.
• Explore new platforms, technologies, and AI-assisted content and workflow tools while maintaining strong editorial standards and human judgment.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and bonus program.
• 3 weeks of paid time off and 9 paid holidays.
• Medical, dental, vision, and pet insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Company-provided laptop.
• Casual, high-energy work environment.
• Opportunities for upward mobility within a growing media organization.
• Company discounts.
• Volunteer Time Off.