Digital News Producer, Chron

Hearst • Houston, TX

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Chron is seeking a Digital News Producer to join its audience team and help drive daily coverage, optimize the site experience, and extend the reach of its journalism across Houston and Texas. The role combines audience production with fast-turn news writing. The successful candidate will use strong news judgment and awareness of real-time audience interests to produce clean, accurate, engaging stories and video grounded in verification and light additional reporting.

The position is scheduled Sunday through Thursday and serves as the lead audience producer on Sundays. It reports to the Deputy Managing Editor of News & Sports, with a dotted line to Chron’s Audience Editor.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of experience in a digital newsroom as a digital content producer, reporter, or audience producer.
• Strong news judgment, particularly about issues Texans care about, and the ability to prioritize quickly in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to write clean, accurate, and engaging news stories on tight deadlines.
• Experience with breaking news and/or trending content workflows.
• Familiarity with content management systems and digital publishing tools.
• Understanding of audience metrics and tools such as Google Trends, Google Analytics, or Marfeel.
• Solid understanding of AP Style and journalistic standards.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across newsroom teams.
• Interest in Houston and Texas news and understanding of what resonates with local audiences.

Responsibilities

• Write 2–3 quick-turn stories daily, including breaking news and trending topics, emphasizing speed, accuracy, and strong headlines.
• Shoot and edit timely, shareable video for audiences on platforms outside Chron’s own channels.
• Serve as lead audience producer on Sundays, helping guide coverage, distribution, and real-time decisions.
• Package and distribute Chron content across social platforms to drive traffic, with an emphasis on emerging and secondary platforms such as Reddit and Nextdoor.
• Track newsletter cadence and performance, identify gaps, trends, and opportunities, and regularly share insights with the audience manager.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed