Web Producer

Job Description

The Web Producer will produce and distribute content elements across several media platforms.
• Prepares, writes, copy-edits and posts news, community and promotional content on the station's website, mobile apps and other social media accounts
• Ensures factual, grammatical and legal accuracy online and upholds the station's established journalistic standards
• Maintains the homepage and builds special sections for breaking news and other ongoing coverage efforts and initiatives from the station or company
• Monitors real-time metrics to guide content decisions and reviews past story performance to identify topics of interest to our audience
• Works closely with the greater newsroom and station to have online content properly published
• Monitors local and statewide topics and pitches trending & high-interest stories
• Finds new ways to convert one-time and regular visitors into loyal followers
• Excellent writing and editing skills, attention to detail
• Ability to function under tight deadlines and shifting priorities
• Ability to occasionally shoot and edit video for use online is a plus
• Able to identify tools that can be used to create content or measure its performance online
• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements & Skills:
• Degree in Journalism or a related field, or experience as a digital content producer or related experience
• Excellent writing and editing skills, attention to detail
• Ability to take complicated facts and data and relay them in easy to understand, fair, and accurate stories
• Familiarity with news writing and journalistic standards
• Ability to function under the pressure of tight deadlines
• Must have strong news judgment and work with the online team and greater newsroom to plan daily and long-term content
• Strong multi-tasking abilities and quick decision-making
• Valid driver's license

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-866o06-216-73-216-62-42 in your application.