Digital News Content Producer

Job Description

Digital News Content Producer

About Gray Media:
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 WXIX:
WXIX-TV, FOX19 NOW, is the FOX affiliate serving Cincinnati and the Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana tri-state area, the nation's 37th DMA. FOX19 NOW, the station that's ''Always Local, Always Now,'' produces more than 73 hours of News per week. FOX19 NOW is the leader in Morning News with local coverage from 4:30 a.m. until Noon each weekday. The station airs early evening news from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. weekdays and the market's #1 (A25-54) late, local News starting at 10:00 to 11:30 p.m. FOX19 NOW is the Flagship Station of the Cincinnati Bengals. FOX19 NOW is proud to serve the community on multiple platforms and broadcast some of the most popular programming in the Tri-State, including NFL on FOX, Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy!, and the FOX prime time schedule.
Job Summary/Description:
WXIX FOX19 is looking for a Digital Content Producer to join our award-winning team. The successful candidate understands the importance of enterprise storytelling, content generation, and live/breaking news on the FOX19 digital and social platforms. The employee will be responsible for generating digital content for FOX19.com and the station's social media platforms. The person will also take part in the station's efforts to expand local programming on the FOX19 streaming platforms (FOX19 app on Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV).
Duties/Responsibilities include (but are not limited to) the following:
* Work under tight deadlines on a flexible schedule that includes weekends, holidays, shift coverage, breaking news, and severe weather
* Monitor news sources to develop news content for digital platforms
* Write and post content, including news stories, videos, and pictures, across all FOX19 digital and social platforms
* Assignment desk duties (from time to time)
* Work with members of the FOX19 News Team to create original content for streaming platforms
* Other duties as assigned by supervisor
Qualifications/Requirements:
* Excellent writing, storytelling, and editing skills
* Experience with Edius software
* Solid news judgment
* Work under pressure; meet deadlines
* Familiarity with all distribution platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Streaming, etc.
* A Bachelor's Degree in Broadcast Journalism or equivalent is required
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)
WXIX-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-9z69w4-216-73-216-129-42 in your application.