Digital Content Producer (News) - Wlox

Gray Media • Biloxi, MS

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About The Position

WLOX is seeking a Digital News Content Producer to join their award-winning digital team. This opportunity is for a journalist who enjoys writing, research, being first with breaking news, and finding creative ways to interact with our audience through social media.

Requirements

• Strong verbal/written communication skills and knowledge of AP Style required
• Curiosity is required. We need someone who wants to dig for answers.
• Excellent time management and the ability to work well under pressure required
• Flexibility and on-the-spot problem-solving abilities required

Nice To Haves

• College degree in journalism preferred
• Solid understanding of social media and analytics preferred
• 1 year of experience writing and/or creating digital content preferred

Responsibilities

• Writes AP-style news stories daily for digital platforms
• Sends breaking news and trending push alerts
• Ensures factual, grammatical, and legal accuracy online and upholds the station’s established journalistic standards to avoid editorial bias
• Coaches and collaborates with reporting staff on the best ways to present their stories on our digital and social media platforms
• Has knowledge of and uses effective SEO practices
• Regularly reviews web metrics and adjusts content to optimize the display of the site to viewer interests
• Communicates effectively with producers to incorporate web and social elements into newscasts
• Posts engaging content on multiple social media platforms
• Creates graphics and videos for social engagement
• Reviews social media reaction to posts and stories to gauge user interest, feedback, and develop follow-up ideas
• Utilizes analytics to track trends and in making daily decisions
• Live-streams events

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.
• Compliance with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.
• Prohibition of any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree