The Florida Sun Sentinel seeks a COMMUNITY MANAGER and a HOME PAGE PRODUCER. To apply for either position, send a resume and letter of interest to Kathy Pellegrino,
kpellegrino@sun-sentinel.com, with the position in the subject line.

Community Manager
This individual will work with content editors and reporters in the topic area of consumer/business with two goals in mind:
* To shape and direct content that will resonate with readers online, as well as in print.
* To help build local communities via social media, training reporters and editors to aggressively pursue opportunities to interact
with readers.
Candidates should have strong leadership skills and take initiative working one-on-one with bloggers and reporters to improve online
content, as well as develop the staff’s skills with using social media tools. The community manager will work closely with content editors and
the topic manager, attending story planning meetings to help chart coverage that can serve all content platforms. Applicants should be fully versed and actively engaged in a variety of social media tools, including Twitter, Facebook, social bookmarking and blogging software. Applicants also should have experience in content
management systems, such as Assembler. The successful candidate also will serve as back-up for Home Page producers, posting breaking news and packaging coverage on
SunSentinel.com. The candidate chosen for this position will be based in Fort Lauderdale. This is a full-time position, night and weekend shifts may be required.

Home Page Producer
This individual will work in a collaborative, fast-paced and competitive environment with editors from several departments and with other
producers to post breaking news, package coverage, feature the most lively blogs and discussion boards, process and post video and
multimedia segments and create engaging presentations on the home page of SunSentinel.com and across the site. This individual will be
expected to make real-time programming decisions that engage South Florida web users and meet audience goals. Candidates should be well rounded in their knowledge of current events, sports and pop culture. Emphasis is on news judgment; ability to write accurate, lively and concise headlines, cutlines and summaries; ability
to handle multiple tasks at once and understanding online audience interests and behavior. The successful candidate also should have previous writing or editing
experience and be able to use information supplied by reporters and gathered from other sources to write and post breaking news and sports
when necessary. Knowledge of AP style is a must. Experience using metrics tools such as Omniture and Google Trends to inform programming
decisions is important as well. The candidate also should have experience writing and diagnosing HTML and in applications such as Dreamweaver, Photoshop and Flash. Applicants should have previous experience in content management systems and be active in social media. The candidate chosen for this position will be based in Fort Lauderdale.