Digital Content Producer

Nexstar Media Group • Fayetteville, AR

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About The Position

This role is responsible for updating the KNWA/FOX24 news website, curating local content, crafting homepage layouts driven by data, and helping to report the news -- everything from quick-hit local stories to breaking news and enterprise reports. The successful candidate will have strong writing skills, an aptitude for social media, and a passion for content creation. The ability to shoot and edit video is desirable for the role, as well. Above all, we're looking for someone with an optimistic outlook and a winning attitude.

Requirements

• Degree in Journalism or a related field, or experience as a digital content producer or related experience
• Excellent writing and editing skills, attention to detail
• Ability to take complicated facts and data and relay them in easy to understand, fair, and accurate stories
• Familiarity with news writing and journalistic standards
• Ability to function under the pressure of tight deadlines
• Must have strong news judgment and work with the online team and greater newsroom to plan daily and long-term content
• Strong multi-tasking abilities and quick decision-making

Nice To Haves

• Ability to shoot and edit video

Responsibilities

• Prepares, writes, copy-edits and posts news, community and promotional content on the station's website, mobile apps and other social media accounts
• Ensures factual, grammatical and legal accuracy online and upholds the station's established journalistic standards
• Monitors real-time metrics to guide content decisions and reviews past story performance to identify topics of interest to our audience
• Works closely with the greater newsroom and station to have online content properly published
• Monitors local and statewide topics and pitches trending & high-interest stories
• Finds ways to convert one-time and regular visitors into loyal followers
• Strong writing and editing skills, attention to detail
• Ability to function under tight deadlines and shifting priorities
• Performs other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Broadcasting and Content Providers
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree