Digital Content Manager

Job Description

Digital Content Manager - WNDU

About WNDU:

WNDU is the ''This is Home'' station in Michiana and we live that brand every day. Our station has a positive, team-oriented culture that we cherish. We are located on the beautiful campus of The University of Notre Dame. WNDU is in an ideal location, close to Chicago and Indianapolis and just 30 minutes from Lake Michigan. The South Bend area is a thriving destination for first-rate education, sports, arts, and entertainment. Joining the WNDU team is an opportunity to grow your career by working in a positive and energetic environment.

Job Summary/Description:

WNDU 16 News, the NBC affiliate Serving Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan is looking for an experienced Digital Content Manager to lead daily operations on web, mobile, social and digital programming. We're looking for an aggressive leader who will assert his or her voice across all parts of the newsroom, representing all things digital at all times. We need someone who will think big and act urgently, a leader who is comfortable with coaching, You will be a member of the news management team, work with other department managers on major station initiatives, and be a liaison with Gray Digital Media to ensure our newsroom is adopting corporate resources and best practices, and is a leader within the company and our industry.

Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Works with News Director and Marketing Director on strategic vision for digital department and platforms including WNDU.com, WNDU's social media accounts and Digital channels
- Oversee and successfully expand our Digital news Desk and social media content
- Analyzes data/analytics to improve station success on all platforms
- Contributes to digital content by writing web stories daily
- Develop daily digital coverage plans and special content plans
- Administrative duties such as weekly scheduling and training new employees
- Assist in training and providing valuable feedback for the news team
- Cross departmental collaboration and willingness to work in a team environment

Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in journalism, broadcast media or related field
- Minimum three years of experience in television news
- Previous experience in digital field required
- High-level understanding of journalistic ethics
- Ability to adjust and excel while working a flexible schedule

Qualified, interested applicants may 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)

WNDU-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 by the first workday.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g61xz0-18-191-186-72-42 in your application.