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Be responsive to events in the 24/7 news cycle.

Identify trending topics and the news of the moment.

Understand what stories will resonate with our audience.

Exercise sound news judgment and make decisions consistent with our brand.

Assign, edit and write stories based on sound sourcing, credible reporting, fairness and accuracy.

Coordinate quickly across teams.

Experiment with new formats and pivot to meet the audience’s needs.

Lead a team that produces content that quickly reacts to the news cycle while surfacing what’s most relevant to the audience.

Optimize content for search, social and other distribution channels.

Grow readership.

Understand the brand and voice of the Deseret News.

Are plugged in to what's happening nationally and internationally.

Can mine social media, newsletters and analytics tools like Parse.ly for story ideas.

Understand the needs of distinct audiences: homepage, mobile, search, social, newsletter, etc.

Insist upon accuracy and excellence.

Are a good communicator who is comfortable giving and receiving feedback.

Know how to assign and delegate.

Keep pace with industry trends.

Can write headlines that are impossible not to click on.

Are driven by goals and motivated to drive readership.

Have 5-10 years of newsroom experience.

Hold a degree in journalism or media studies.

Don’t mind working nights and weekends.

Understand Utah culture, history and politics.

Love using tools like Parse.ly, Google Trends and others to identify what could resonate with audiences.

Have a foundational knowledge of SEO.

Subscribe to several newsletters.

Receive multiple notifications a day from different news apps.

Are Google Analytics certified.

Can look at Google Trends and come away with five story ideas.