DIGITAL NEWS PRODUCER - KNOE

Gray Television•Monroe, LA

64d

About The Position

KNOE-TV 8 is searching for the next Digital Content Producer to join our award-winning, fun-loving team. The ideal candidate is a driven and dedicated journalist with strong writing skills who loves to write! The candidate will help compose engaging social media posts and assist in the operation of our streaming platforms.

Requirements

The successful candidate will be creative, extremely detail-oriented, and have very strong problem-solving, multi-tasking, and communication skills
Positive and professional attitude in a fast-paced and dynamic environment under deadline pressure
Able to work well with a team
Flexible to work mornings, nights, and weekends
Working knowledge of web and social media platforms
A desire to grow in a newsroom
A bachelor's degree in communications or journalism
Strong grasp of visual design, grammar, and spelling

Nice To Haves

At least one internship in a newsroom is a plus

Responsibilities

Demonstrate excellent writing, copy-editing, and storytelling skills
Write accurate and compelling web articles
Use Associated Press style on a daily basis
Break news with accurate and timely push notifications through the KNOE apps
Craft thoughtful and eye-catching text, photo, and video posts for Facebook, Instagram, and other social media platforms
Research story ideas from viewer calls, emails, or direct messages
Brainstorm and carry out creative ideas to increase web traffic and audience engagement
Design compelling and engaging graphics and visual elements to help our journalists communicate their stories
Operate KNOE's Streaming Live Desk to stream events for the audience
Collaborate and communicate with reporters, other digital team members, producers, anchors, reporters and managers to gather content for online and on-air