Audience Team Assistant

Our company is committed to being trusted voices of light and truth reaching hundreds of millions of people worldwide.
Audience Assistant
Deseret.com seeks a full-time digital journalist with the skills to internalize its brand, understand its audience and optimize content for maximum reach.
This job will challenge you to:

• Make decisions for the Deseret.com homepage, mobile app and social media channels based on brand strategy and audience considerations
• Critically evaluate headlines, image selection and story placement
• Use data and analytics and how they inform decision making
• Quickly identify news trends on the web and social media
• Communicate the needs of the site and audience to editors and reporters
• Ensure quality control of SEO elements and identify opportunities for reach
• Enhance content with graphics, videos, photos, links and other elements
• Assist in compiling effective newsletters
• Interact with audiences through our comment moderation system

You are the right fit if you:

• Exercise sound news judgment
• Insist upon accuracy and excellence
• Understand the needs of distinct audiences: homepage, mobile, search, social, newsletter, etc.
• Are able to write compelling web headlines, social media posts and app notifications
• Are immersed in trending and breaking news
• Can think clearly and act decisively in a bustling newsroom environment
• Are a good communicator who is comfortable giving and receiving feedback
• Have a basic understanding of SEO best practices
• Are a competent copy editor

You're an even better fit if you:

• Can pivot when strategy and audience needs evolve
• Value innovation in the news industry
• Are Google Analytics certified
• Know Associated Press style and Utah culture, history and politics
• Are comfortable with regular weekend and night shifts
• Consider yourself a continuous learner and someone who can learn from mistakes

Our team
You will join an energetic group of digital innovators who care deeply about Utah, journalism
and the 173-year legacy of the Deseret News. We don't take ourselves too seriously, but we are
serious about working together to grow our business.
Our mission
The best part of working at the Deseret News - aside from having great colleagues - is to fulfill an inspiring mission: To be trusted sources of light and truth influencing hundreds of millions of people worldwide.
Our company
The Deseret News is the oldest news organization in Utah and the longest continuously operating company in the Beehive State. It is a subsidiary of the Deseret Management Corporation, whose other media companies include Deseret Digital Media, Deseret Book, Bonneville International and Boncom.