Digital Producer

Job Description

Digital Producer

About GrayMedia:
Gray Media, or Gray, is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, formally known as Gray Television, Inc. The company is the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 36 percent of US television households. The portfolio includes 77 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first and/or second-highest-rated television station, as well as the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 43 markets totaling nearly 1.5 million Hispanic TV Households. The company also owns Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Gray's additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and PowerNation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.
About WNEM:
At WNEM, it is our job and inherent desire to be the best local television station in the Mid-Michigan market and the #1 digital platform across the state, region, and the country. We are committed to the highest standards of excellence in our local news, entertainment, information, and public service programming.
We have the top-rated news station plus a broadcast website. We are a Midsize market with the opportunity to grow. We are a self-starting team driven for success with unique selling opportunities for a creative seller. Essential to that effort is a foundation of honesty and integrity - qualities which help us earn and build trust with our viewers, co-workers, and business partners.
Job Summary/Description:
Digital Content Producers manage all digital platforms, including our website, news app, weather app, OTT apps, and social media platforms. Digital Content Producers fill each platform with local, regional, and trending news. Ideal candidates are detail-oriented, organized, able to work independently, and can complete multiple tasks while meeting deadlines. Candidates should be able to write in AP style and copy-edit other newsroom employees' stories. This role requires someone who is always seeking out the latest news locally, statewide, and nationally through a variety of available sources and platforms. Digital Content Producers have the daily responsibility of maintaining WNEM standards for journalism and storytelling in their work.
Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Write stories, edit, and post videos to wnem.com, mobile apps, and station social media platforms
• Edit video, images, and interviews to match scripts for use on digital sites
• Upload video and still photos to the website
• Communicate with editorial staff to post information factually, fairly, and fast to web and digital platforms
• Explore ways to increase visual content on the website and digital platforms
• Collaborate on story ideas with the news team daily
• Conduct Facebook live videos with meteorologists and reporters
• Copy-edit web story submissions from reporters and other newsroom personnel
• Livestream events using station technology on our website and social media platforms
• Monitor comments and messages on the station's social media platforms
• Monitor WNEM TV5 talent's professional social media pages
• Create unique content such as videos and graphics for social media posts
• Ensure that all content meets company standards for journalistic integrity and production quality
• Perform special projects and other duties as assigned
Qualifications/Requirements:
• Bachelor's Degree in Journalism or related field
• Capable of gathering information and conducting interviews when necessary, and conducting online research
• Computer literacy required
• Strong communication and people skills
• Competitive, energetic, self-starter who wants to win
• Strong writing and organizational skills
• Ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work evenings and weekends
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 who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)
WNEM-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company

Gray Media encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus before the first workday.
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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-vewjzm-18-97-14-80-42 in your application.