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Managing Editor, BlackAmericaWeb.com

Publication or Company  Reach Media, Inc.
Industry  Entertainment, Internet/Online/New Media, Radio, Social Media
Salary Negotiable
Benefits 401K/403B, Dental, Health
Job Duration Full Time
Job Location Dallas, TX
Job Requirements Skills, Knowledge and Educational Requirements:
• Strong communication & interpersonal skills to work with diversified group of individuals.
• Solid experience proofing, editing and writing creative copy.
• Supervisory experience a must.
• Familiar with AP editing style.
• Experience managing content for digital platforms, creating compelling headlines and stories with stickiness.
• Strong understanding of social media and leveraging your social media outlets to extend reach of content to accomplish business/editorial goals.
• Ability to access newsmakers.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to multi-task and meet deadlines in a high pressured environment.
• Solid familiarity with HTML, Photoshop, and Word Press a plus.
• Experience and skilled in Microsoft software applications.
• Understanding of mobile website concepts and goals.
Compensation: Salary is commensurate with skills and experience.

Reports to: Editor and Director, BAW

Location: Position is located in Dallas, TX. No relocation will be provided.

Position Availability: Immediately
About Our Company Career opportunity for a leading-edge website, focused on news, entertainment and more for a predominantly African-American audience with BlackAmericaWeb.com, broadcast talent and digital assets. Must have experience in journalism and project management. Candidate will develop content and manage a pool of interns, curate content - articles, posts, galleries, user generated content, audio, video and social trends - to drive uniques and page views.

Candidate will work with:
• The Largest Urban Radio Network reaching 13 million listeners
• Digital including BlackAmericaweb.com, talent websites with page views in the 10 of millions and unique visitors in the millions
• Initiatives to grow social media, user generated content, e-mail strategy, streaming/apps
• Campaigns accenting blue-chip advertisers

Primary Job Responsibilities/Daily Tasks:
• Manage scheduling, and editing of content for BlackAmericaWeb.com from aggregating content, trends and user content.
• Focus on recruiting for BAW paid internship program.
• Supervise a team of interns to cover dedicated topics.
• Expand on stories generated from the Tom Joyner Morning Show and create fresh content relevant to daily news and entertainment stories.