Digital News Content Producer

Job Description

Digital News Content Producer - WKTB

About WKTB:

Telemundo Atlanta is a premier Spanish-language television station providing award-winning local news and programming. Telemundo Atlanta is available to the Atlanta DMA on a million watts full power over-the-air signal on channel 47.1. Telemundo Atlanta has received 61 Emmy® Awards since 2012, including the top honor of Station Excellence in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017 and News Excellence in 2017, 2018 and 2019. Telemundo Atlanta was nominated for Best Newscast and News Excellence in 2020. Telemundo Atlanta is the first Spanish-language television station to receive the coveted Overall Station Excellence recognition in Georgia. Telemundo Atlanta produces essential daily local news, which can also be accessed over our website www.telemundoatlanta.com and mobile application.

Job Summary/Description:

Telemundo Atlanta is looking for an experienced Digital Content Producer to join their award winning team. The Digital Content Producer contributes to the overall digital goal writing, editing and distributing in social media channels stories and videos that are engaging for the Latino audience. The Digital Editor daily production is driven by the analytics reports and the behavior of readers on a daily basis.

Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Producing dynamic written and video news content for all digital platforms including station website/apps and social media channels
- Working quickly to send out breaking news, weather, and traffic alerts, including push notifications, social media updates and web stories that are updated as news develops
- Creating innovative and user-friendly elements for consumption across our platforms
- Ability to perform assignment desk duties including monitoring news wires/police reports, maintain phone lists of sources, keep files/records of upcoming news events
- Generate & provide story ideas, research as necessary
- Able to identify content that is engaging for the Hispanic audience
- Work in collaboration with videographers and reporters to gather daily news stories
- Analyze data during the day to produce the best content possible to reach the digital goals

Qualifications/Requirements:
- Minimum 3 years of digital/news content producing experience at a local news or network news organization
- Planning/assignment desk experience strongly preferred. Ambition to excel and a work ethic that leads by example
- Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Broadcasting, Communications or equivalent training/experience strongly preferred
- Enjoy a fast paced environment
- Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks simultaneously

If you feel you're qualified and want to work with a great group of people go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on ''apply now'', upload your resume, cover letter and references

(Current employees that are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro employee portal)

WKTB-TV/Gray Television Group, Inc. is a drug-free company

Gray Television encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus prior to or by the first workday.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rj1z51-18-223-43-142-42 in your application.