Digital Content Producer

Job Description

KOLR10/FOX49 in Springfield, Missouri is recruiting for a Digital Producer. The right candidate is a motivated self-starter. We are looking for a skilled writer who can craft headlines and drive user engagement. This role is responsible for curating high-performing enterprise content and crafting homepage layouts driven by data. Our digital producers have excellent news judgment and never miss a breaking news story. They're also on top of trending topics and ensure our digital products are fresh and engaging.

Additional Responsibilities:
• Monitor all forms of media (print, TV, digital, blogs, and social) and be quick to report breaking news stories and content that will grow engagement and drive loyal, local traffic
• Excellent at writing headlines that get views and engagement
• Prioritize packaging content that grows page and video views using headline testing, metric tools, and observed patterns to guide decision-making
• Understands different ways to tell a story, particularly by producing short videos and choosing great photos.
• Build positive working relationships with newsroom staff and management, collaborate on enterprise content, and create opportunities to market web content on broadcast.
• Promote and distribute news content on social media.

Skill/ Experience Requirements
• Experience in digital content and journalism
• Clever headline writer that gets readers to click
• Organized, technical problem solver and quick decision-maker
• Capable of researching, interviewing, and writing original news articles
• Knowledge of SEO best practices, AP Style, and social media importance
• Enjoys working in teams and has excellent interpersonal skills
• Ease with/ability to learn new technology independently and quickly
• Strong communicator
• Schedule flexibility
• Regularly meets measurements of success
• Experience with shooting and editing original video is a plus

Education Requirements:
• Bachelor's Degree

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rz0k47-18-226-17-86-42 in your application.