Hearst Communications, Inc. is hiring: Sports Digital Producer - Audience Dallas
Hearst Communications, Inc., Dallas, TX, US, 75215
Sports Digital Producer - Audience
Join our SportsDay team and develop strategies to connect our work, including our biggest enterprise stories and projects, with the right audiences.
This role will be at the forefront of discussions about social curation, engagement and innovation on platforms such as X, Instagram and Facebook. Duties include publishing stories, creating engaging social media posts, managing our sports homepage, making decisions based on analytics, improving and testing headlines, optimizing story pages, pushing news alerts to our readers, and collaborating with writers and editors on plans for content promotion.
What will you do?
- Manage our social media accounts daily and use them to promote content
- Produce promotion plans for high-profile stories/features to maximize reach
- Analyze traffic patterns, research new technology and implement ideas for digital coverage
- Create graphics and short-form videos curated for audiences on specific social platforms
- Pitch and work with digital and multimedia projects, mobile, photo and video
- Write SEO-friendly headlines and meta titles for all content posted
- Work as part of a producer team, filling in with trending shifts as needed
- Train and develop sports producer staff in best social media practices
- Respond to social media comments and reader emails
- Curate newsletter strategy
- Work a hybrid schedule with some mandatory in-office days each week
- Work nights, weekends and occasional holidays as dictated by the news cycle, 4:30 PM - 1 AM, subject to change
- On occasion, the audience producer may be asked to help with other producer duties, such as creating original or complementary content and covering live events.
What will it take to be successful?
- Strong writing and editing skills, including the versatility to shift voice and tone based on the audience
- A solid understanding of sports, social media, internet culture and the digital space
- Expertise in headline writing and SEO best practices is required.
- One to three years of professional journalism experience. (Exceptional college graduates will be considered in lieu of professional experience.)
- Strong news judgment and excellent verbal and analytical skills
- Versatility and speed, both as a journalist and as a web producer who can post a story within seconds without much of a safety net
- Experience covering breaking news
- Strong organizational and time-management skills
- The ability to work under pressure with assigned deadlines
What We Offer
- Flexible Work Schedules – Because balance matters
- Health, Dental & Vision Coverage – Comprehensive plans to keep you and your family healthy
- 24/7 Telemedicine Access (MDLive) – Talk to board-certified doctors anytime, anywhere
- FMLA & Parental Leave – Supporting you through life’s important moments
- Retirement Benefits with Employer Contributions – Helping you invest in your future
- Onsite Fitness Center – Stay active and energized during your day
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Free, confidential support for life’s challenges
- Monthly “Health & Wealth” Webinars – Tools and tips to support your physical and financial wellness
- 18 Days of Paid Time Off + 9 Paid Holidays – Plenty of time to recharge
- 8 Hours of Paid Community Service Time – Give back to the causes that matter most to you
About The Dallas Morning News
Since 1885, The Dallas Morning News (www.dallasnews.com) has been North Texas’ trusted source for credible, independent journalism — reporting with accuracy, fairness and integrity. Each week, we reach more than 4 million people across print, digital, and social platforms, covering the stories that shape life in Dallas and across the state. From politics and public policy to business, culture and sports, our mission is to inform, engage and reflect the diverse communities we serve.
Our staff works in the office at least three days a week. The Dallas Morning News believes a collaborative and inclusive work environment is essential to a thriving workplace. We support one another as we produce revelatory work with our community in mind. We are in search of a diverse group of candidates.
About Hearst Newspapers:
With 2,500 employees across the nation, Hearst Newspapers (HNP) represents a network of 28 daily and 50 weekly publications, including the Austin American-Statesman, Houston Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News, San Francisco Chronicle and Times Union (Albany). Our portfolio also includes several top digital-only news and lifestyle sites such as Chron., CT Insider, MySA and SFGATE, along with marketing services businesses such as Medium Giant and entertainment brands such as King Features Syndicate.
At HNP, we’re investing in new and innovative ways to tell stories — growing newsrooms, diversifying tools and evolving platforms — to support the millions of people who trust us each month to help them make decisions, take action and be inspired.