WGN Digital Content Producer

Job Description

WGN-TV is searching for a Producer of Digital Content with the right mix of news judgment, creativity, and command of all things digital and social.

Responsibilities:
• Prepares, writes, copy-edits and posts news, sports, community, programming and promotional content from television and other sources for the web site, mobile platforms, and social media sites
• Maintains the home page and builds special sections for breaking news and other ongoing coverage efforts
• Monitors real-time metrics to guide content decisions
• Administers and moderates social media pages including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
• Works closely with news, programming, promotions, and sales departments
• Ensures factual, grammatical and legal accuracy online and upholds the station's established journalistic standards to avoid editorial bias

Requirements and Skills:
• Two (2) years of experience as a digital news producer or related experience
• Must be familiar with Wordpress and AP writing style
• Must have strong news judgment and work with the assignment desk to plan daily stories and content
• Excellent writing and editing skills, attention to detail
• Familiarity with news writing and journalistic standards
• Ability to function under extreme deadline pressure

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gk823q-3-129-211-72-42 in your application.