About this role
Role Overview
- Plan and shape the news of the day for millions of users, sifting through stories from hundreds of channels to use your news judgement and experience to highlight the most compelling content for our users.
- Manage breaking news events with urgency and accuracy, keeping Haystack’s platform filled with the latest updates on weekends.
- Coordinate with news partners to feature timely and impactful content.
- Support editorial planning and special coverage for major news events.
- Write and send targeted push notifications to users.
- Create engaging content such as polls, quizzes, and social media posts.
- Produce compelling social media and on-platform content, occasionally appearing on camera.
- Support audience growth through strategic content creation across various digital channels.
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience in broadcast or digital news.
- Strong journalism judgment; experience or interest in digital content creation for audience engagement.
- Familiarity or comfort appearing on camera and basic video production skills are highly desirable.
- Desire and ability to work in a fast-paced environment; enjoys working in small teams.
- Tech-savvy and able to quickly learn and adapt to new digital tools and evolving content trends.
Benefits
- Play an active role in curating and delivering news content that directly impacts millions of people.
- Work in an innovative environment at the intersection of news and technology.
- Expand your digital content creation and audience engagement skills in a fast-growing media-tech company.