Site Producer and Breaking News Reporter

Job Description

NBC4 WCMH-TV in Columbus, Ohio, has an immediate opening for a breaking news reporter and site
producer for its digital team. The candidate will be responsible for updating the website, curating
high-performing content, crafting homepage layouts driven by data, and helping to report news. The
person should also be a skilled writer who can craft content and headlines that drive user engagement.
And the candidate needs to be able to quickly produce breaking news content from a variety of topics.

Position Responsibilities
• Report news quickly and accurately
• Monitor all forms of media (print, TV, digital, blogs and social) and be quick to report breaking
news stories and always on the hunt for crime and/or trending content that will grow
engagement and drive loyal, local traffic
• Craft original content that stands out from competition
• Understand types of stories that drive traffic on the web
• Work with management to deliver a content mix that reflects the needs of our audience
• Curate and aggregate a steady stream of interesting content that is packaged and promoted in a
way that generates engagement and repeat site visitation.
• Excellent at writing headlines that grow audience and engagement
• Build positive working relationships with newsroom staff and management
• Promote and distribute news content on social media

Skill/ Experience Requirements
• 2 years of experience creating content for the web
• Knowledge of AP style
• Enjoys working in teams and is a strong communicator
• Ability to quickly learn new things and adapt to change
• Thrives under pressure and able to meet deadlines
• Self-motivated and competitive
• Ability to be fast and first at breaking news on the web
• Able to deliver multiple stories for the web each day on a wide range of topics
• Familiar with contact information for various agencies to obtain information as quickly as
possible.
• Understand social media's importance in reporting stories and delivering traffic
• Schedule flexibility (weekends)
• Regularly meets measurements of success

Education Requirements
• Bachelor's Degree

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r72mb6-3-141-24-134-42 in your application.