Digital Weather Producer

Job Description

We are seeking a Digital Weather Producer to be a part of our amazing team and support a Washington, DC based national weather product. Our goal is to offer audiences on multiple platforms something different. The kind of coverage they care about, the kind that impacts their lives but that they cannot find anywhere else.

In this role, you will be responsible for the day-to-day content production and coordination of our social media platforms. You will work with our team of 200 Meteorologists to determine the content that matches each social media platform. You will also collaborate with other team members to generate digital content. In this role you will working three nights a week and weekend days.

Essential Duties and Requirements including the following:
• Possess solid news judgment
• Must be a compelling and accurate writer
• Must be able to multitask and manage time effectively
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced and deadline-driven environment
• Possesses strong leadership skills
• Must love the weather
• Strong ability to learn, teach and coach
• Ability to lead planning efforts for digital platforms
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to execute news strategies and goals daily
• Flexibility and on-the-spot problem solving abilities are a must
• Proficiency with non-linear editing (i.e. Avid) and newsroom systems, such as iNews
• Understanding of publishing tools for multiple platforms
• Ability to use video and graphics to produce content
• Other duties may be assigned

Experience:
• Must have at least two (2) years of previous content producing experience
• A journalism degree is preferred

When applying online, please include a recent web link of your work.

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace!

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-re4j30-3-135-205-146-42 in your application.