In pursuit of what remains a very fuzzy vision of a journalism future driven by artificial intelligence, Tronc is now seeking to hire a “content specialist” to develop and maintain “news content harvesting robots.”
Successful candidates are motivated, self-directed, and passionate about shaping the future of news distribution by working at the intersection of hard-hitting journalism and big data. Work with our team of content specialists and ontologists to craft customized information solutions for our hundreds of clients worldwide. Day to day responsibilities include designing and deploying specialized content harvesting robots, creating and enhancing tools to facilitate data collection, and expanding and refining our industry-leading news ontology.
Responsibilities:
- Develop, maintain and upgrade content harvesting robots
- Develop and refine news ontology
- Use content management system to move records among databases for editorial review and customer delivery
- Collaborate with contributors and TCA departments to manage customer accounts, establish and configure content delivery, and support platforms and feeds.
- Monitor delivery channels and robot performance and troubleshoot content gathering and delivery problems. Send corrections and kills as required.
- Support sales and marketing efforts by developing customized product and delivery solutions and participating in client outreach and demonstrations as required.
- Work with cross-functional teams on enterprise data strategy and contribute to special projects
“It is disappointing that we have to defend commonly used services in content aggregation,” a Tronc spokeswoman tells Politico. “Tribune Content Agency’s SmartContent product has relied on this functionality for nearly a decade to aggregate content from over 500 news contributors.”
