Digital Content Producer, WFTS

In this role, you will organize, write, edit, and update both written and video news content. You will creatively showcase this content while being aligned with the station's and/or Scripps brand.

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 on various platforms.
• Edit platform-specific social media graphics to showcase storytelling.
• A working use of AI tools to produce content, news articles and features, while applying station standards and your news judgement to ensure accuracy, clarity and high standards.
• 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.
• Assist the assignment desk in answering phone calls, emails, viewer requests, and other duties.
• Actively collaborate with editorial and technical staff to migrate content to media platforms, including video, audio, vertical video, still photos, and graphics.
• Build 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 the ability to handle deadlines and multitasking
• 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