Digital Producer, CBS Stations

Job Description

Freelance Digital Producer, CBS Stations (South Region)

CBSNews.com is looking for a 3 month term Freelance Digital Producer to write, edit and produce news coverage across platforms for the Miami and Dallas-Fort Worth stations. This role is responsible for creating digital breaking news coverage, writing and editing stories across a wide range of topics, clipping and optimizing video on CBSNews.com and on YouTube, and executing on growth initiatives across platforms.

Responsibilities:
- Coordinate, produce and update web coverage of news stories, gathering the latest information from a variety of sources, always being mindful of CBS News standards
- React quickly to breaking news, writing and publishing articles and running live blogs
- Clip and optimize videos for CBSNews.com, YouTube and other platforms, writing compelling, SEO-friendly headlines and descriptions
- Manage the station's homepage to present the best of the journalism we produce
- Work with reporters and producers to publish the best of our reporting online
- Proactively plan content around key news events and tentpoles
- Track content performance and use analytics to inform story selection across platforms
- Send push alerts on breaking news, weather and other high-interest stories

Basic Qualifications:
- You have 3+ years of experience in a digital breaking news environment and a proven ability to react quickly as news develops
- You are a skilled writer who can produce quality copy on deadline
- You have experience executing on SEO strategies
- You have a knack for framing content in an engaging way for a digital audience
- You're deeply familiar with analytics platforms like Google Analytics, Omniture, Chartbeat and Parse.ly
- You thrive in a collaborative team environment

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gwkxjj-18-227-183-51-42 in your application.