Digital Producer

Job Description

The Digital Producer produces, reports, shoots, writes, edits and feeds news production content specifically for digital and social media platforms in a manner that is clear, engaging and meaningful to conchovalleyhomepage.com and our mobile apps. This position requires some holidays and weekends.
• Assists in the development in helping the Digital Team with winning strategy for station content
• Expert understanding of Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms
• Reviews copy and will correct errors in content, grammar, and punctuation, following prescribed editorial style and formatting guidelines
• Use our Social Media and Website to build and reinforce brand recognition and drive viewers to television
• Determines a story's emphasis, length, and format, and organizes material accordingly
• Research and analyze background information related to news stories in order to be able to provide complete and accurate information
• Receives assignments and evaluates leads and tips to develop story ideas
• Gathers information about events through research, interviews, experience or attendance at political, news, sports, artistic, social or other functions
• Pitches on-brand local and trending stories during morning meetings
• Pitches stories to news managers and news producers which are relevant to the local community
• Checks reference materials such as books, news files or public records to obtain relevant facts
• Shoots and edits content for on-air and digital
• Produces reports for all platforms
• Ensures that all content meets company standards for journalistic integrity and production quality.
• Writes stories for the web and other digital platforms
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Finds new ways to use Social Media and our website to engage with viewers

Requirements & Skills:
• Degree in journalism; daily newspaper or news site experience required; live, working web samples and/or print pages preferred.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written with the ability to ad lib when required
• Maintain positive work environment through active team participation and cooperation with co-workers in all departments
• Responds positively to feedback
• Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks simultaneously

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gx036q-3-135-194-18-42 in your application.