Digital Content Producer, KTNV

KTNV, The E.W. Scripps ABC affiliate in Las Vegas, Nevada, is seeking a creative Digital Content Producer. This role involves organizing, writing, editing, and updating written and video news content across multiple platforms. You will be responsible for transforming news into engaging articles, posting to social media, cutting video for various platforms, building livestreams, and optimizing content with SEO. The goal is to creatively showcase content, align with the station's brand, and connect with the community through compelling digital experiences.

Must Have

• Organize, write, edit, and update written and video news content
• Turn breaking news into unique web articles
• Post articles to social media to drive engagement
• Cut video and assign engaging metadata for various platforms
• Build and monitor livestreams
• Edit platform-specific social media graphics
• Assist in online coverage of major news events
• Collaborate with editorial and technical staff
• Apply Search Engine Optimization (SEO) best practices
• Proven writing skills with strong grammar and attention to detail
• Skilled with content management systems, video editing, image editing, and social networking
• Working knowledge of how to use and update social media platforms
• Photo editing skills
• Demonstrated experience with creative video editing for social and web platforms

Good to Have

• BS/BA in related discipline or equivalent experience
• Strong desire to focus on web-based content
• Strong relationship building skills
• Creativity and ability to handle deadlines and multi-tasking

Perks & Benefits

• Vibrant neighborhoods
• Outdoor adventures in nearby desert landscape
• Growing arts and cultural scene
• Red Rock Canyon for hiking and rock climbing
• Lake Mead and Mount Charleston for year-round recreation
• Professional sports teams (Vegas Golden Knights, Las Vegas Raiders)
• Thriving food scene
• No state income tax
• Affordable housing
• 300+ days of sunshine annually

If you're passionate about digital storytelling and ready to shape how Las Vegas experiences the news, then we have a great opportunity at KTNV, The E.W. Scripps ABC affiliate in Las Vegas, Nevada. We're seeking a creative Digital Content Producer who will organize, write, edit, and update both written and video news content across multiple platforms. You'll creatively showcase content while staying aligned with our station's brand, and connecting with our diverse community through compelling digital experiences.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Turn breaking news, enterprise stories, press releases, third party sources, or news tips into unique articles on the web, including but not limited to headlines, thumbnails, short news alerts and teases, interactive embedded elements, outside links, maps, slideshows and custom modules.
• Post articles to social media to drive engagement and web clicks.
• Cut video and assign engaging metadata for YouTube, website, app, OTT and third-party services.
• Build and monitor livestreams to various platforms.
• Edit platform-specific social media graphics to showcase storytelling.
• Assist in online coverage of major news events, breaking news and severe weather to ensure high quality, consistent community coverage online with attention to grammatical detail.
• Actively collaborate with editorial and technical staff to migrate content to media platforms, including video, audio, vertical video, still photos and graphics.
• Build out special sections and site features to enhance coverage and increase user engagement.
• Update and interact with fans/followers on social media.
• Optimize the user experience by tracking live web metrics and user experience best practices.
• Apply Search Engine Optimization (SEO) best practices to every piece of content.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

• BS/BA in related discipline preferred or equivalent years of experience
• Generally 3+ years of experience in related field preferred

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

• Proven writing skills, including strong grammar and attention to detail, developed from working for a professional or student news organization
• Skilled with content management systems, video editing, image editing and social networking
• Must have a strong desire to focus on web-based content
• Strong relationship building skills that are essential to newsroom collaboration, along with creativity and ability to handle deadlines and multi-tasking
• Must have working knowledge of how to use and update social media platforms
• Must have photo editing skills with ability to manipulate, crop, enhance images as needed for publishing on website
• Must have demonstrated experience with creative video editing for social and web platforms with a knowledge of video editing software

WHERE YOU'LL LIVE, WORK AND PLAY:

Las Vegas is far more than just the famous Strip. As a resident, you'll discover vibrant neighborhoods, outdoor adventures in the nearby desert landscape, and a growing arts and cultural scene. Red Rock Canyon offers world-class hiking and rock climbing just minutes from the city, while Lake Mead and Mount Charleston provide year-round recreation opportunities. The city boasts professional sports teams including the Vegas Golden Knights and Las Vegas Raiders, plus a thriving food scene with celebrity chefs and local favorites. With no state income tax, affordable housing compared to other major metros, and 300+ days of sunshine annually, Las Vegas offers an exceptional quality of life beyond the neon lights the tourists see.

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