Digital News Content Producer

Job Description

Digital News Content Producer - KMVT

About KMVT:

KMVT is the dominant news source for the Magic Valley. KMVT is located in Twin Falls, Idaho, a community along the Snake River, known for its amazing canyon, and Shoshone Falls. Twin Falls is a rapidly growing community, amid amazing agriculture and recreation.

Winter in Idaho brings the opportunity for snow sports all over the state, and our station is 45 minutes from world-class skiing in Sun Valley. Home to the ''Niagara of the West'', Shoshone Falls is higher than Niagara Falls and a unique and beautiful site to enjoy. Kayak and explore the Snake River or dine in a great local restaurant, featuring fresh Idaho potatoes.
Of course, you will find any big-time retail store that you would anywhere else around the country, as well as a growing downtown region that continues to add new local businesses/restaurants.

Job Summary/Description:

KMVT, the #1 station in Southern Idaho, is looking for a Digital Content Producer with a passion for news gathering, solid news judgment, and the ability to thrive working under a deadline. Candidates should be able to think quickly and clearly and will display strong leadership and organizational skills. This job requires flexible hours and the ability to produce compelling breaking news on-air and for our digital platforms. Candidates should craft compelling headlines and social media posts to create maximum engagement with every news story. They must be able to work independently to act on news tips and confirm details with officials.

Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Producing dynamic written and video news content in a fast-paced environment for distribution across all KMVT digital and streaming platforms, including KMVT.com, the news app, OTT, and social media.
- Working quickly to send out breaking news, weather, and traffic alerts, including push notifications.
- Collaborating with members of the digital team and the newsroom to produce and distribute news content.
- Posting to our social media platforms using digital publishing tools, video editing software, and other resources.
- Creating innovative and user-friendly elements for consumption across our platforms, including photo galleries, interactive charts, and other embedded content.
- Additional duties as assigned, including conducting interviews for stories to appear in a digital format or on air.

Qualifications/Requirements:
- 1-2 years experience producing digital news and social media content preferred
- Ability to effectively multitask and prioritize tasks to meet numerous deadlines
- BA or BS in Journalism/Communications/English or equivalent background.

Interested applicants can go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on ''apply now'', upload your resume, and references

(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)

KMVT-TV/Gray Television, Inc. is a drug-free company

Gray Television encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus before the first workday.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gqejqz-3-133-59-209-42 in your application.