Digital News Producer

• Base Pay $60,000.00 - $75,000.00 / Year
• Required Degree 4 Year Degree
• Manage Others No

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The Baltimore Sunislookingforafast ,curious,andhighlymotivatedjournalisttohelpusbuildabroaderandmoredynamicdailynewsreportforourreaders.

Thisisajobforsomeonewholovesthenews—andlovesfindingit.

The Digital News Producer will continuously monitor The Sun's network of content partners, news organizations, government agencies and other reliable sources to identify important and compelling stories our readers should know about. The producer will select, edit, aggregate and, when appropriate, build original stories from that material for The Sun's digital platforms and expanded e-edition.

We'relookingforsomeonewithexcellentnewsjudgmentwhocanmovequicklyacrosssubjects.

Onanygivenday,thatmightmeanidentifyingasignificantinvestigationfromapartnernewsroom,spottinga

Marylandconnectioninanationalstory,turningagovernmentannouncementorpublicdocumentintoaclearnewsstory,orrecognizingaconsequentialdevelopmentbeingreportedelsewherethat

TheSunshouldpursueorincludeinitsreport.

Therightpersonwillbeintellectuallycurious,competitiveandcomfortablemakingdecisions.

Wewantsomeonewholooksatalargevolumeofinformationandinstinctivelyasks:
What'snew?

What'simportant?

Whatwillourreaderscareabout?

Andwhatarewemissing?

• Monitor The Sun 'scontentpartners,including
  
  Sinclair,NOTUS,The Epoch Times ,The Frederick News Postandothernewsproviders ,andidentifystrongmaterialforpublicationorfurtherdevelopment.
• Constantlyscanotherlocal,regionalandnationalnewssourcesforstoriesanddevelopmentsrelevantto
  
  Sun readers.
• Selectandprioritizestoriesforanexpandeddailye-edition and
  
  TheSun'sdigitalreport.
• Writeandproduceaccurate,engagingstoriesfrompressreleases,publicrecords,government announcements,partnerreportingandotherappropriatelyattributedsourcematerial.
• UseAIandotherdigitaltoolstoaccelerateresearch,discoveryandproductionwhileindependentlyverifyingfacts,sourcesandfinalcopy.
• Rewrite,update,contextualizeandpackagepartnermaterialasappropriateunder
  
  TheSun'sagreementsandeditorialstandards.
• Writestrongheadlines,summariesandotherdigitaldisplaylanguage.
• Recognizewhenastorywarrantsadditionaloriginalreportingandalertorworkwiththeappropriate Suneditororreporter.
• Maintainhighstandardsforaccuracy,attribution,fairnessandtransparencyevenwhileworkingatspeed.
• Help The Sunexperimentwithnewwaystousepartnerships ,technologyandthebreadthofthenewsecosystemtogivereadersaricherdailyreport.

• Theabilitytoworkquicklyandaccuratelyacrossmultiplestoriesandsubjects.
• Acompetitiveinstinctandadesiretofindimportantstoriesbeforeothersdo.
• Comfortworkingwithmaterialfromnewsorganizationswithdifferenteditorialperspectivesandidentifyingworthwhilejournalismregardlessofitssource.
• Aninstinctforaccountabilityjournalismandstoriesinvolvinggovernmentperformance,public spending,taxes,regulation,publicsafetyandthedecisionsofpowerfulinstitutions.
• FamiliaritywithAI-assistedresearchandproductiontools,oraneagernesstomasterthem.
• Soundjudgmentaboutsourcing,verification,attribution,copyrightandthedistinctionbetweenconfirmedinformationandclaimsthatrequireadditionalreporting.
• Theabilitytoworkindependently,prioritizeaggressivelyandproduceconsistentlythroughoutashift.

Experience in a digital newsroom, breaking-news operation, local television newsroom, wire service, homepage or audience team is strongly preferred. We care more about speed, judgment, curiosity and demonstrated ability than a particular career path.

This is a hands-on news-production job for a journalist who wants to help determine what The Baltimore Sun covers and put more timely, consequential and interesting journalism in front of our readers every day.

Individual compensation may vary from the target range based on several factors, including experience, internal pay equity, and other relevant business consideration.