Multi-Platform Producer

Job Description

WZZM 13 On Your Side, the TEGNA owned television station in Grand Rapids, Michigan is looking for a Multi-Platform News Producer. The ideal person for this position understands news produced and crafted for multiple platforms. We are looking for a journalist that is excited to produce news for broadcast, digital and social media platforms.

This person should have solid news judgment, be innovative in the use of video, highly produced graphics, and creative writing to connect with our consumers across broadcast, online and social platforms.

Responsibilities
• Fact-checking and second-sourcing information for credibility
• Write in a conversational style
• Craft on-air news events in an engaging, exciting, and accurate manner
• Multi-tasking
• Create, unique newscasts or segments evoking emotion.
• Develop original content ideas/ story pitches
• Use creative production techniques such as graphics and new forms of media to enhance stories
• Line-produce newscasts
• Understand digital platforms and contribute news content to those platforms
• Work with digital leadership to execute web strategies to achieve identified goals
• Write articles, clip videos, post on social media, send push alerts and all other reporting efforts required of digital producers.
• Help spearhead breaking news efforts across digital, mobile, streaming, social and audio platforms

Job Requirements:
• BA/BS in journalism, communications or related field of study
• Understanding of the tenets of ethical journalism
• 1-3 years of experience producing engaging content for broadcast and digital
• Strong social media skills, including an active presence on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram
• Knowledge of ENPS, Edius, Axis Graphics preferred
• Organizational skills and the ability to work under constant time sensitive deadlines
• Ability to handle highly intensive live, breaking news situations and changing events
• Travel: Rarely: less than 10%
• Work Environment Set: Office: normally performed in a typical interior/office environment
• Physical Demands Set: Light work: Involves sitting most of the time, walking, lifting, bending, standing, etc.
• Travel: Rarely: less than 10%
• Work Environment Set: Office: normally performed in a typical interior/office environment
• Physical Demands Set: Sedentary work: Involves sitting most of the time; walking, lifting, bending, standing, etc.

About TEGNA

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) is an innovative media company that serves the greater good of our communities. Across platforms, TEGNA tells empowering stories, conducts impactful investigations and delivers innovative marketing solutions. With 64 television stations in 51 US markets, TEGNA is the largest owner of top 4 network affiliates in the top 25 markets among independent station groups, reaching approximately 39 percent of all television households nationwide. TEGNA also owns leading multicast networks True Crime Network and Quest. TEGNA Marketing Solutions (TMS) offers innovative solutions to help businesses reach consumers across television, digital and over-the-top (OTT) platforms, including Premion, TEGNA's OTT advertising service. For more information, visit

www.TEGNA.com
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