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Associate Producer, Special
Projects
The Associate Producer reports to
the NJ.com Director of Engagement and will take production ownership
of special projects, including the Hurricane Sandy Recovery
Scorecard and NJ.com’s groceries platform. The Associate Producer
will also assist with homepage production and other production tasks
as assigned.
Job Functions:
Sandy Recovery Scorecard
● Assists in the development and
presentation of a Sandy Recovery Scorecard that measures progress in
Sandy recovery, holds public officials accountable and gives
citizens a voice in the recovery effort
● Works closely with strategic partners in the Scorecard effort to
coordinate their contributions and ensure deadlines are met for
elements of this special project
● Aggregates and uses Repost.us technology to present the
Sandy-related content of others to readers of NJ.com
● Helps manage social media efforts related to the Scorecard and
Sandy recovery efforts under the guidance of the social media
producer
● Helps coordinate effort of interns and citizens to gather
recovery-related data for the Scorecard
● Assists in publicizing town halls or other events designed to
involve citizens in the recovery process
● Monitors engagement results (page views and public interaction)
against goals for the Sandy Recovery Scorecard project
Groceries Platform
● Posts third-party recipe and food
content to groceries blog
● Works closely with sales team to ensure groceries’ partners
content is up to date
● Builds and curates daily groceries eNewsletter
● Helps manage social media efforts related to groceries under the
guidance of the social media producer
● Other duties as defined
Required Knowledge, Skills and
Abilities:
● Proficient in MS Office Suite
● HTML
● Movable Type or equivalent blogging software
● Experience with web-based content management applications
● Early adopter of new technologies, new processes and best
practices for creating and maintaining digital content to grow
audience
● Results-oriented, with experience in a deadline-oriented
environment
● Good communications and problem solving capabilities
Minimum Job Requirements:
● Bachelor’s degree from a
four-year college or university or equivalent combination of
education and experience
● Educational background in journalism, communications or a related
field highly preferred
● 2-3 years professional experience writing, producing and packaging
digital content
● Ability to work on a flexible schedule if and as needed to provide
24/7 site coverage
To apply, please send cover letter
and resume to
opportunities@nj.com.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
E-083013
Local Reporter for Middlesex
County
The Local Reporter is responsible
for generating dynamic, engaging content Middlesex County for NJ.com
and engaging the local community both online and off, through a
visible presence on the web site and in the assigned county. In
addition to interacting with users, the Local Reporter continuously
seeks to generate and promote user-generated content.
Job Functions:
Content creation and promotion
● Cover news countywide, both
reporting on breaking news and developing enterprise coverage, with
a particular focus on an assigned beat in Middlesex County. Combine
aggregation with original reporting to produce dynamic coverage for
the web.
● Post a minimum of four optimized blog entries daily, including
multimedia whenever possible, meant to inform and engage users.
● Help maintain relevant county Facebook pages and Twitter accounts
and use them to promote County content; continuously interact with
users on those social networks.
● Establish contact with engaged community users; encourage them to
contribute to the County pages (via guest blog posts, photos and
videos) and highlight their contributions on County pages.
● Collaborate with the NJ.com SEO and SMO producers to ensure best
practices are followed relative to the content.
Community involvement
● Maintain an active, regular
presence in the community, serving as the face of the effort for
NJ.com in Middlesex County
● Establish contact with town newsmakers and leverage those contacts
to generate content and promote the County page
● Appear regularly at community events for the purpose of generating
information for blog posts, as well as videos and photos
● Other duties as defined
Required Knowledge, Skills and
Abilities:
● Working knowledge of New Jersey’s
structure, systems and geography
● Strong reporting and writing ability
● Comfortable working in breaking news situations; understanding of
the standards and philosophy of real-time news
● Proficient in MS Office Suite
● Experience with web-based content management applications
● Early adopter of new technologies, new processes and best
practices for creating and maintaining digital content to grow
audience
● Results-oriented, with experience in a deadline-oriented
environment
● Good communications and problem solving capabilities
● Established track record of planning and implementing large-scale
digital media projects and growing audience
Minimum Job Requirements:
● Bachelor’s degree from a
four-year college or university and 2 years related experience
and/or training or equivalent combination of education and
experience
● Educational background in journalism, communications or a related
field highly preferred
● Experience covering transportation, real estate and/or business
preferred.
● Professional experience writing, producing and packaging digital
content in a fast-paced, competitive situation
● Demonstrated ability with producing and editing multimedia
● Ability to work a flexible schedule, as needed, to provide 24/7
site coverage
To apply, please send cover letter
and resume to
opportunities@nj.com.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
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Vice President, Communications
New Jersey Business & Industry
Association (NJBIA) has an excellent opportunity for a dynamic Vice
President, Communications with a minimum ten years of
writing/editing experience with an association, or other print or
social media outlet or PR position. The incumbent will develop,
implement and manage external communications programs.
Managing a staff of 4, this
position focuses on NJBIA’s public image and brand, communicates
with Association members and public and functions as press contact
for the Association. Key tasks include developing plans for staff to
comment in the media and expanding NJBIA social media presence.
Other duties include news conferences, management of production of
all publications and promotions, speechwriting, design and
maintenance of the website, and participation in special events.
Also, conducting annual and ad hoc surveys. Must cultivate
excellent relationship with media and attract media attention for
legislative positions and attendance for seminars, programs and
events.
Required Skills:
• Excellent writing, editing, and speaking skills
• Skilled in electronic media including: web, email, and
social media
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced, high pressure environment
• Strong knowledge of the legislative and political process
• Skilled with Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Excellent media relations skills
• Good administration and management skills
• Strategic thinker
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Must meet tight deadlines
Other Requirements:
• BA
• Must be able to work 40+ hours per week and attend early or
evening events in NJ.
A cover letter is required for this
position. Equal Opportunity Employer.
Please email cover
letter and resume to
BMcGrane@njbia.org. No phone calls please.
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