Job Details
DIGITAL DESK PRODUCER
DIGITAL DESK PRODUCER
$20/hour
• Emerging Level
Summary
WGRZ, the TEGNA-owned station in Buffalo, NY, is looking for a Digital Desk Producer to join our growing team. This position will produce original and engaging content for all WGRZ platforms that will reach our customers whenever and wherever they are, on whatever device they are using at the time.
Category
Digital Media
Editor
Producers
Social Media
Video Editor
Video Producer
Location
Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area
Time Period
Full Time
Posted Date
Mar 18, 2024
Start Date
N/A
End Date
N/A
Job Description
WGRZ, the TEGNA-owned station in Buffalo, NY, is looking for a Digital Desk Producer to join our growing team. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, loves news and working on the cutting edge of digital and social media. This position will produce original and engaging content for all WGRZ platforms that will reach our customers whenever and wherever they are, on whatever device they are using at the time.
This person will also manage content produced by others, including copy editing, for our various desktop/mobile/social outlets. The job will also require the skills of a traditional Assignment Editor.
The successful candidate is innovative, with strong social media experience combined with solid news judgment.
Qualified candidates will have experience posting stories to digital-mobile-social platforms, working knowledge of online CMS software, video and photo-editing skills and the ability to work a flexible schedule
More important, the person we hire will want to win.
The successful candidate is innovative, with strong social media experience combined with solid news judgment.
Qualified candidates will have experience posting stories to digital-mobile-social platforms, working knowledge of online CMS software, video and photo-editing skills and the ability to work a flexible schedule
More important, the person we hire will want to win.
Responsibilities
- Produce audience first, engaging content through digital articles, videos, photo galleries, social media, push alerts, live streams and interactive elements
- Focus on accuracy and balance in articles and social content through editing and working with reporters.
- Report news as it happens online (strong breaking news skills) and generate web traffic through application of advanced social media skills
- Review and respond to news releases, news tips, emails and user generated content to identify unique, local and engaging content
- Social listening: monitor social media for breaking news, find interesting stories, track trends and report findings to newsroom
- Utilize Search Engine Optimization
- Email the newsroom about all news that comes into the building during your shift
- Participate in editorial meetings and conversations, including pitching stories
- Use digital and social analytics to inform editorial decisions
- Coordinate interviews for both TV and online
- Answering phones, listening to police scanners, gather information for producers
- Tuning in live shots and taking in feeds
Job Requirements:
- Two years’ experience working as a digital producer preferred
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to prioritize and manage requests from various sources with an ability to work well with varied personalities within deadlines
- Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills
- Outstanding interpersonal, organizational, and time-management skills
- 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.
Budgeted Compensation Range: $20/hour
Job Type
Full Time
Weekly Limit
N/A
Shift
Day
Attached Files
N/A