Digital Manager

Location: Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Company

hirify.global operates a network of local news websites and media platforms.

What you will do

• Manage, train, and coach web producers, web reporters, social media producers, and local digital journalists.
• Bridge broadcast and digital operations by attending editorial meetings and coordinating newsroom priorities.
• Oversee packaging, promotion, and distribution of editorial content across multiple websites and media platforms.
• Use traffic trends and audience insights to increase in-market readership, pageviews per visitor, time on site, and user interaction.
• Lead special digital coverage projects, including severe weather, breaking news, and enterprise databases.
• Monitor news websites, blogs, and social media for breaking news and trends, and create high-performing content when needed.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience gathering or producing news and information, including 3 years working primarily on the web.
• Experience building online databases for investigative, election, weather, or similar projects.
• Knowledge of SEO best practices and AP Style.
• Strong understanding of Google Analytics; Chartbeat experience is a plus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Ability to work across multiple websites while balancing in-market needs, make quick decisions, solve technical problems, and learn new technology independently.
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills, with the ability to take direction, implement new ideas, adapt to industry changes, and work under pressure.
• Self-motivated, competitive, and assertive, with the ability to balance multiple competing projects and priorities.
• Availability for flexible schedules, including nights and weekends.
• Bachelor's degree.

Nice to have

• Experience with Chartbeat, HTML, CSS, or Photoshop.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time role in a local newsroom environment.
• Work may span multiple websites and regional assignments according to business needs.
• Schedule flexibility is required, including nights and weekends.