Courier Journal Digital Producer/Planner Exempt (Louisville Guild)

Job Description Posted Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 11:00 PM |Current USA TODAY Co. Employees- Please ensure you are using our abbreviated process on the internal Careers site by logging into Dayforce through MyApps| USA TODAY Co., Inc. is a diversified media company with expansive reach at the national and local level dedicated to empowering and enriching communities. We seek to inspire, inform, and connect audiences as a sustainable, growth focused media and digital marketing solutions company. Through our trusted brands, including the USA TODAY NETWORK, comprised of the national publication, USA TODAY, and local media organizations, including our network of local properties, in the United States, and Newsquest, a wholly-owned subsidiary operating in the United Kingdom, we provide essential journalism, local content, and digital experiences to audiences and businesses. We deliver high-quality, trusted content with a commitment to balanced, unbiased journalism, where and when consumers want to engage. Our digital marketing solutions brand, LocaliQ, supports small and medium-sized businesses with innovative digital marketing products and solutions. USA TODAY Co. open roles are featured on various external job boards. When applying to a position at USA TODAY Co., you should be completing an application on USA TODAY Co. Careers via Dayforce. Job postings directing you to complete an application on other external sites may not be valid. If you are a California resident, you acknowledge that by applying for a job with us, this California Job Applicant Privacy Notice will apply to our collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information. To connect with us, visit www.usatodayco.com The Courier Journal/courier-journal.com , the leading news and information provider in Kentucky and part of the USA TODAY NETWORK, seeks an experienced digital producer who will be part of a team that helps manage the newspaper's digital content across a number of platforms to ensure our content is compelling and engaging for our audience. This person will be part of the team that plays a critical role in our goals to be urgent each day with news and information that is relevant and timely for our audience. The successful candidate will have experience with audience metrics and the ability to write clear, accurate copy and social posts using AP style. Candidates must be detail-oriented and work well under pressure to meet demanding deadlines, as well as demonstrate an understanding of audience metrics and SEO with the goal of growing the audience. The candidate must demonstrate strong news judgment to manage the website’s fronts, send alerts, write daily newsletters and serve as quality control on its content. The ideal candidate will be a strong collaborator who can work closely with reporters, content coaches and newsroom leadership. The Courier Journal was awarded a 2020 Pulitzer Prize for its breaking news coverage. It’s a high-performing newsroom focused on meeting the demands of an engaged readership. Louisville has some of the highest-profile coverage opportunities in the country: national championship-caliber college basketball teams; SEC and ACC football; and the world-famous Kentucky Derby. Our coverage is built on digital storytelling and mobile consumption, which includes real-time reporting, smart analysis, video, deep storytelling and social engagement. Responsibilities: Edit, produce and publish content, optimizing for SEO and digital best practices. Edit sensitive content for clarity, fairness, legal issues, spelling, grammar, punctuation and style. Work with reporters and editors on projects to produce in-depth story packages. Create engaging social media posts on all relevant platforms, editing video or creating graphics as needed. Use metrics to determine traffic patterns and make changes tied to the data. Familiarity with Parse.ly and Google Analytics products is a plus. Manage courier-journal.com home pages, progra…

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