WABC Digital Content Producer - Daily Hire

The Walt Disney Company•New York, NY

17h•Onsite

About The Position

Eyewitness News seeks an experienced digital content producer who can create, edit, and produce material for our digital, social, and connected TV platforms. This producer must thrive in a high-energy, non-stop news environment to help lead us on breaking news and to create compelling content that our users will want to share. Daily Hire is an employee hired to work on a daily basis with no requirement of a regular schedule.

Requirements

Minimum of 2 years of experience in audience development/news
Deep understanding of social strategy and SEO, with the desire to keep up with emerging platforms
Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
Nonlinear editing experience
Strong video production skills (such as Adobe Premiere)
Proficient with AP style
Willingness to work mornings, evenings, and weekends

Responsibilities

Managing breaking news and other content on abc7ny.com
Creating original videos
Directing live coverage
Optimizing content for more reach and impact
Helping to manage our social media presence and engage our audience
Using insights to drive editorial and strategic decision-making
Assisting in developing content across current and future platforms with storytelling that is optimized for each screen and reflective of the diversity of our audience
Working with newsroom leaders to create synergy across all platforms on station content
Managing social and multi-platform content for station accounts
Owning breaking news and the big stories with speed and accuracy, and growing new opportunities in our multi-media environment
Collaborating with content makers to maximize the sharing of our content in a multi-platform way
Using SEO (search engine optimization) to increase page views and unique visitors through Google, etc.