Digital Content Producer

Job Description

About WBTV:

WBTV was the first television station to sign on in the Carolinas and is considered the ''most trustworthy source of news and information'' in the area according to research. WBTV First Alert Weather is the certified most accurate forecast for the market as measured by WeatherRate. Being ''On Your Side'' for viewers, clients and the community is the guiding principle of WBTV and helps drive its award-winning newscasts and quality local journalism.

Job Summary/Description:

WBTV is looking for a Digital Content Producer to join our team. The right candidate will execute an aggressive multi-platform content strategy by developing and posting engaging content on digital and social media platforms. Strong writing skills, excellent time management skills, news judgment, and a working understanding of social media platforms are key to success in this position. This position will include assignment desk responsibilities. The right candidate has solid news judgment and can juggle multiple tasks simultaneously. It is critical that a Digital Content Producer has the ability to communicate clearly and effectively under deadline.

Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- The Digital Content Producer works closely with news managers, reporters, anchors, meteorologists, and photojournalists to create and showcase original content and curate quality images, text, and sound for all platforms and social media
- Posts news stories to the station's website, apps, and social media
- Executes live coverage on multiple platforms during breaking news, severe weather, and developing stories
- Creating and publishing content to digital and social media platforms to enhance the On Your Side brand
- Posts engaging content on WBTV social media platforms
- Copy-edits digital stories from reporters and other newsroom staff
- Knowledge and use of effective SEO practices
- Livestreams events using station technology for WBTV's streaming platforms
- Attends and contributes during daily editorial meetings
- Newsgathering (including developing story ideas, confirming information, breaking news coverage)
- Monitoring scanners and social media

Qualifications/Requirements:
- Excellent writing and copy-editing abilities in adherence with AP Style guidelines
- Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Demonstrates solid news judgment
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Working understanding of social media platforms
- Basic newsgathering (including developing story ideas, confirming information, breaking news coverage)
- Basic knowledge of video and still photography and editing a plus

Qualified, interested applicants may go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on ''apply now'', upload your resume, cover letter and references

WBTV-TV/Gray Television Group, Inc. is a drug-free company

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rb350x-3-138-174-174-42 in your application.