NORTHEAST OHIO MEDIA GROUP COMMON PLEAS COURT BEAT REPORTER

 

Bring your courts coverage experience to one of the premier court reporting jobs in the country where you'll have the opportunity to cover a beat that has regularly produced high-impact, high interest news. On this beat, you will cover all key stories about criminal and civil cases in the Common Pleas courts of Cuyahoga County, in Cleveland, Ohio. This is the largest court system in the state, with dozens of judges handling cases every day. You will report on indictments, trials and sentencings by writing, creating videos, and posting across multiple platforms including all relevant types of social media. You'll also participate in live coverage of the highest-profile cases, posting from courtrooms in real time. This beat also includes coverage of the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office.

 

We've created an entirely new media company, and we'll provide the resources to help you do the job well. If you are hungry to cover one of the top beats in one of the newsiest markets in the country, excited to provide thoughtful analysis of proceedings, and you've got the edge to recognize and use alternative story forms to bring fascinating stories to our readers, then this could be the right role for you.

 

To be a good fit for this opportunity you will have: 

• A bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Three or more years of covering courts at a daily newspaper, television station or online news agency, with a proven ability in reporting and writing
• Proven experience building, maintaining and engaging an active audience through blogging, social media and online comments
• Demonstrated experience breaking news in a beat environment in real time across multiple platforms
• Mastery of all relevant social media platforms and experience with search engine optimization (SEO) practices
• The ability to work independently under deadline pressure and prioritize tasks appropriately
• An understanding of the imperatives of multiple platforms (print, mobile, Internet, etc.) and a proven ability to utilize a broad set of tools to tell stories and engage the audience
• Experience taking photographs and producing short videos, then posting them to the web.
• An understanding of the methods and tools used to deliver content across a variety of platforms through a content management system.
• The ability to leverage relationships with sources to deliver content that differentiates the organization from competitors
• An understanding of and willingness to remain informed about industry advances, and to proactively consider new methods of reaching audiences  

The Role
As an expert on courts, legal procedure and investigations, you'll work from our Cleveland office, home, the road and coffee shops. Your goal will be to analyze and report on breaking news, covering developments in major cases as they happen, and getting the story behind the story, all in a competitive environment. We are looking for someone who can react to breaking news quickly and with the skill to take questions and respond to the community as you go. You need to be have the expertise to understand what to ask, and the willingness to ask hard questions.

Most of your time will be spent examining records, developing and mining sources and covering court proceedings; monitoring social media streams for breaking news; creating videos of yourself and newsmakers on the beat; writing blog posts; and creating in-depth stories using alternative story forms. Your focus will be to find interesting news throughout the year, which will mean finding new and exciting topics to discuss during slow times in the courtrooms. There's a wealth of information available if you know where to look.

You'll also appear on video shows produced by the Northeast Ohio Media Group, where you will engage with the audience in dissecting cases and offering day-to-day analysis of key trials. If you've had on-air and broadcast experience that would be helpful, but at a minimum you need to be excited to talk about the beat and be able to provide some level of extemporaneous analysis as an expert.

Some of your specific responsibilities will include: 

• Gathering information and writing journalistically sound news elements for use across multiple media platforms
• Learning and employing techniques for effective digital "beat-blogging" reporting across all platforms including:
• Frequent, incremental posting throughout the day
• Story aggregation and topical link-posting
• Monitoring and engaging in reader comment streams on impact pages
• Elevating comments into new posts when appropriate
• Interacting on social media platforms with story shares, objective commentary, and promotion of your topic and our content
• Understanding and employing the means for monitoring audience interest as well as posting, by competitors, on your topic, including setting up Google alerts, Twitter and RSS feeds
• Providing opinion and analysis as the authoritative voice for common pleas court coverage
• Using hardware, software and cloud-based equipment and systems for direct-to-web production and engagement
• Making appearances on television and radio as a team expert

Note: this description is intended to give you a general overview of the position and is not an exhaustive listing of duties and responsibilities. 

 

Keys to Success
To excel in this role, you must have no less than three years of experience covering courts. You'll need to come in with enough experience to have a strong understanding of the courts system, coupled with the savvy to report cleanly and clearly on what is actually happening without making undue inferences. You will come into the role ready to be a digital leader, particularly in social media, and already trained in the use of all relevant platforms. We are looking for someone who can capture the incredible "stories behind the stories" of the cases that move through the courts, and who will stay on top of newsworthy happenings. Building readership in a competitive environment will require that you continually strive to be the fastest and best at breaking news. If you have strong courts experience, thrive on competition, and have a hunger to work on a premier beat in one of the nation's great news cities, then we want to hear from you! 

 

Apply here.

 

NORTHEAST OHIO MEDIA GROUP CAMPAIGN COORDINATOR

 

If you have strong customer service and administrative support skills and are seeking a challenging position where you can take ownership of your responsibilities and grow your skills and career, this Campaign Coordinator role could be a great learning and development opportunity for you. Leveraging your knowledge of digital advertising products, you will provide quality support at a number of levels for sales and fulfillment functions.  You'll learn the full range of our offerings, work alongside talented and knowledgeable sales people and gain the organizational "big picture."

This is a stepping-stone position for a driven professional who genuinely enjoys helping others and contributing to the team. Prove yourself and demonstrate your talent and you could pursue other opportunities within the Northeast Ohio Media Group, such as a sales or marketing role.

 

The Plain Dealer, Sun News and cleveland.com

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree (preferred) or the equivalent combination of education and experience
• A minimum of two years of experience in a customer service or administrative support role
• Working knowledge of digital advertising products (display, mobile, video, SEM, SEO) 
• Experience with and strong skills in digital and Internet technology
• The ability to understand and translate reporting metrics in order to offer proactive account optimization recommendations
• Outstanding analytical aptitude and the ability to understand and explain the financial information included on customer invoices
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
• The ability to quickly learn and use new technology; prior experience with salesforce.com is highly desirable

Your core characteristics and competencies should include:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including proficiency with proper English punctuation, spelling and grammar
• Outstanding organizational and multi-tasking skills, attention to detail, and the ability and desire to follow-up and follow-through
• The ability to accurately handle multiple simultaneous activities on tight deadlines
• The ability to communicate clearly and effectively with both internal and external customers
• A personable and helpful manner
• A team-player attitude

The Role 

As a Campaign Coordinator, your mission will be to provide sales and administrative support to help facilitate the sale and fulfillment of digital and print advertising products. Supporting a team of four to five Account Executives and the Sales Manager, you will help run reports, research and find data, assist with launching orders, answer calls, enter and order ads, and manage customer phone inquiries. You will serve as the hub of communication among multiple groups, monitoring campaigns, generating reports, tracking revenue and providing cross-functional administrative and customer service support across sales, content and other workgroups.

 

Some of your specific activities will include:

• Performing support tasks associated with sales, creative and fulfillment
• Using your product knowledge and expertise to assist sales in developing strong pre-campaign proposal recommendations
• Working directly with customers to gather essential information and resolve routine questions/issues as they arise, including coordinating the development of digital advertising by working with internal and external creative teams
• Reviewing and monitoring the accuracy of order entries and scheduling, being proactive in resolving problems and issues before they cause live production errors
• Consulting in the client's business, including generating and evaluating campaign reporting and comparing performance to the client's desired KPIs in order to make proactive optimization recommendations
• Keeping abreast of and engaged with current digital campaigns to ensure success for our clients
• Developing and maintaining professional working relationships with all customers and coworkers

Note: this description is intended to give you a general overview of the position and is not an exhaustive listing of duties and responsibilities.   

 

Apply here.  

 

NORTHEAST OHIO MEDIA GROUP DIGITAL SALES SPECIALIST

 

The Digital Sales Specialist is responsible for generating digital revenue primarily through coordinated sales calls with account executives deployed at Local Market Group hubs. SSC will provide expertise with digital advertising to existing and prospective clients and display an ability to generate revenue across all platforms according the client's needs. This individual will work with the sales team to prepare for client presentations and to assist in the individual assessment for each client and work together to come up with individual proposals tailored to each client need.

 

Required education, experience and skills:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Comprehensive knowledge of needs-based selling
• Proven success of increasing sales in a competitive marketplace
• CRM sales management software experience with a leading platform, SalesForce preferable
• Excellent communication and presentation skills - written and verbal
• Strong team player
• Assertive, goal-oriented and self-motivated
• Ability to multi-task, handle pressure and work under deadlines
• Proficient in MS Office Suite including Excel, Word, Power Point and Outlook
• Passion for digital advertising
• Prospect, propose and close new digital campaigns while expanding existing client programs through a team-selling approach
• Coach Account Executives to grow business by representing our most advanced digital products and ensuring campaigns are properly implemented, monitored and optimized
• Meet with clients along with Account Executives, providing expertise in digital advertising solutions as well as guidance on needs-based selling to include pre-call planning, need assessments, proposals, and closing techniques
• The product suite includes graphical display ads on AL.com and ad networks, mobile, video, text, apps, digital directories, search engine marketing, search engine optimization, social media optimization and print

Duties and responsibilities:

• Coach small teams of Account Executives in value-based selling, and develop their knowledge of digital media.
• Exceed established revenue goals.
• Proactively identify opportunities not uncovered by sales team.
• Develop and maintain relationships with marketing executives and advertising agencies.
• Ensure campaigns are optimized.
• Maintain and optimize campaigns and renew or up-sell.
• Serve as a marketing consultant by providing industry insights through up-to-date knowledge of industry trends.
• Build relationships/partnerships through networking.

 

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