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Contract Job

Digital Producer

Nexstar

Chicago, IL 03-25-2022
 
  • Paid
  • Contract
  • Mid (2-5 years) Experience
Job Description

WGN-TV is searching for a Producer of Digital Content for per diem and vacation relief needs .

Responsibilities
• Prepare , write, copy-edit and post news, sports, community, programming and promotional content from television and other sources for the web site, mobile platforms, and social media sites
• Build special sections and other custom content for breaking news and other ongoing coverage efforts
• Administer and moderate social media outreaches including Facebook pages and Twitter accounts
• Work closely with news, programming, promotions, and sales departments
• Ensure factual, grammatical and legal accuracy online and uphold the station's established journalistic standards to avoid editorial bias

Qualifications
• Three (3) years of experience as a digital news producer or related experience
• Must be familiar with Wordpress and AP writing style
• Must be regularly available for shifts on weekdays and weekends, across all dayparts
• Must have strong news judgment and work with the assignment desk to plan daily stories and content
• Excellent writing and editing skills, attention to detail
• Familiarity with news writing and journalistic standards
• Ability to function under extreme deadline pressure

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d862p9-3-144-27-148-42 in your application.

Company Profile
Nexstar

Nexstar Media Group is America’s largest local television and media company with 196 full power stations (including partner stations) in 114 markets addressing nearly 63% of US television households and a growing digital media operation.