Digital Content Producer

This role is responsible for updating WTNH's website and mobile app, curating high-performing content, crafting homepage layouts driven by data, and helping to report news -- everything from quick-hit local stories to breaking news and enterprise reports. This role will work on building a loyal local audience by being responsive to traffic patterns and audience interest while serving as a steward of our brands. A strong knowledge of social media platforms is expected. This role may include working early mornings, nights, and/or weekends.

This is not an on-air position.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Report and write news quickly and accurately

Distribute content on WTNH.com and WTNH’s social media platforms

Monitor all forms of media and hunt for newsworthy content

Pitch and write enterprise stories that stand out from competition

Clip videos from newscasts and create digital-original video clips

Review copy and correct errors in content, grammar and punctuation, following prescribed editorial style and formatting guidelines

Push engaging and breaking stories on mobile app

Other duties as assigned

SKILL/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

2 years of experience in digital content and journalism

Must have attention to detail, copy editing, grammatical and basic AP Style writing skills

Highly detail-oriented with excellent news judgment

Ability to multi-task in times of breaking news, severe weather, etc.

Adobe Analytics and Chartbeat experience a plus

Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Premiere experience a plus

Understands social media’s importance in reporting stories and delivering traffic

Can communicate, coordinate and collaborate with other members of the newsroom

Schedule flexibility

Responds well to feedback

Regularly meets measurements of success

Understands goals and regularly works towards achieving them

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