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Digital Platform Specialist

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Digital Platform Specialist
Illinois Public Media seeks a Digital Platform Specialist to assist in IPM's digital operation, supporting goals and objectives located on audience growth and strategic plan.
The Digital Platform Specialist is part of the team that collaborates to design, update, analyze, test, troubleshoot, and enhance Illinois Public Media's content platforms, services, and applications. This person collaborates with multiple stakeholders at Illinois Public Media (including News, Content Production, Programming, Fundraising, Operations, and Marketing) to implement best practices in digital content distribution to grow the audience and improve the user practice, while balancing responsibility across digital platform strategy and operations.
Illinois Public Media is a not-for-profit public media service of the College of Media at the University of Illinois, educating, entertaining, inspiring, and empowering by airing the best of NPR, PBS, BBC, PRX and producing award winning documentaries, art and lifestyle programs, and news and public affairs programs.

tasks and Responsibilities
Digital Content Distribution & Maintenance
   » Assists in planning and integrating content across multiple platforms including the WILL app, smart speakers, web, and on-demand streaming.
   » Works collaboratively to develop strategies for a consistent brand practice across digital platforms.
   » Maintains strong consciousness of the emerging digital landscape and user practice design trends and evaluates their appliccapability.
   » Assists in the curation of Illinois Public Media's online media all over the content lifecycle.
   » Pitches creative projects to support IPM departments in their goals.
Analytics & Support
   » Monitors data and analytics from all IPM digital platforms.
   » Assists in analyzing effectiveness of existing content platforms and helps develop models to create new digital capabilities.
   » Works collaboratively with content producers to optimize content for different platforms.
   » Works with Digital Operations team to support existing web applications, improve functionality, and better reach target audiences.
   » Advises on digital best practices regarding news and media consumption, user practice, SEO, industry research, and analytics.
   » Stays up to date on industry best practices and supports staff training efforts on digital content tools.
   » Creates necessary process documentation and guidance on station's digital assets.

Administrative
   » Participates in on-air fundraising, community outreach projects, and marketing activities on behalf of Illinois Public Media.
   » Fosters and maintains relations with staff, College of Media leaders, clients, and audience.
   » Manage student employees.
   » Other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications/ expertise, expertise and Abilities
Education - Required
   » See required practice for education information.
Education - Preferred
   » Bachelor's degree in information science, communications, or related field.
practice - Required
   » 60 semester hours or Associate's Degree equals one (1) year,
   » 90-120 semester hours or Bachelor's Degree equals two (2) years.
   » practice using graphic editing tools to prepare images for the web.
   » practice with digital content, products, and services.
   » practice launching and / or managing digital content products.
practice - Preferred
   » capability to build clear narratives through data analytics and campaign reporting (e.g., Google Analytics, Google Data Studio, other digital marketing tools).
   » Familiarity with industry metadata standards and schemas.
   » practice with digital asset management tools.
   » Familiarity with at least one markup language (e.g., HTML, Markdown, etc.)
   » capability to write copy to support digital content.

Organization: 
Illinois Public Media

Job Job location: 
Urbana, IL United States

Job Job Category: 
Digital

Deadline: 
Sunday, May 12, 2024

Employment Type: 
Full time

Send Application Materials To: 

Please apply using this linkhttps://jobs.illinois.edu.

Minimum income: 
$55,000.00

Website: 
Illinois Public Media

Email address: 
E-Mail: kiener2@illinois.edu

Job Field: 
Radio and Television

 

 

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Job Location: Urbana, Illinois
Company Type Employer
Post Date: 04/18/2024 / Viewed 1510 times
Contact Information
Company: Illinois Public Media
Contact Email: kiener2@illinois.edu


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