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Digital Editor - Hunting

Outdoor Sportsman Group

Posted: April 17, 2024

Position Summary

This Digital Editor supports all digital media branded by various shooting titles, which include: Petersens Hunting, Game&Fish, Bowhunter, North American Whitetail, Wildfowl, and Gun Dog.

In addition to the Digital Editors day-to-day responsibilities, attendance to reoccurring directive meetings will be required. The Digital Editor will adjust the pace in the workflow to ensure that each deadline is achieved in a timely manner. The Digital Editor has the primary duty to complete these tasks: 

Essential Functions/Responsibilities

  • Work with the Hunting Publisher, Print Editors and Director of Digital Editorial to develop content strategies aligned with short-term and long-term goals
  • Collaborate as needed with Ad Sales, Social, Marketing, Research, TV Programming and Design teams to plan and develop site content, style and layout
  • Participate in developing engaging content, proofread, edit for SEO, interject affiliate marketing and publish
  • Work with other Digital Editors and content providers to ensure brand consistency and voice
  • Keep up to date with SEO best practices
  • Use reporting tools to analyze website traffic and user-engagement metrics
  • Help manage content distribution to social media, marketing and newsletter platforms to increase web traffic
  • Help maintain editorial calendar
  • Ensure compliance with law (e.g. copyright and data protection)
  • Stay up to date with developments and generate new ideas to draw audiences attention
  • Solicit press releases or additional information from clients/manufacturers regarding new products 
  • Responsible for inputting any content corrections as directed
  • Create written content describing firearm-related products to be featured on digital platforms
  • Research and remain up to date on style change recommendations and changes within the annual Associated Press style guide (digital)
  • Maintain, update and apply style guides
  • Maintain an up-to-date working knowledge of firearms, ammunition and accessories
  • Contribute to OSG media outlets as directed, including print, television broadcast video, social media and digital video
  • Must be legally qualified to own firearms 
  • The ability to travel on OSG business, such as tradeshows and meetings

Working Conditions & Physical Demands:

  • Typical Office Conditions 

Performance Requirements/Skills

  • Technical knowledge of HTML and web publishing
  • Strong skills in SEO and knowledge of web traffic metrics
  • Knowledge of social media marketing
  • Ability to write and edit material on tight deadlines
  • Ability to conduct interviews for stories
  • Extremely strong attention to detail
  • Strong organizational and time-management skills
  • A passion for the outdoor industry, specifically the hunting and shooting industry
  • Ability to work independently, with minimal guidance, and have enough discretion to resolve complex problems
  • Strong working knowledge of the Associated Press Stylebook
  • Experience with Photo editing software such as Adobe Photoshop
  • Experience with Microsoft Office
  • Ability to work evenings and weekends as schedule dictates
  • Willingness to travel 3-4 times a year for up to a week at a time 

Education/Experience 

  • Bachelors Degree in Journalism, English, or related field or Equivalent editorial work experience required.
  • Minimum 2+ years of experience in the shooting industry 

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