Producer, Digital Content

Tribune Publishing•Denver, CO

47d•$25 - $29

About The Position

Digital Producer KDVR FOX31 in Denver and Colorado's Very Own Channel 2 KWGN have an immediate opening for a full-time digital producer in our newsroom. Position Summary This role is responsible for updating local website, curating high-performing content, crafting homepage layouts driven by data, and helping to report news -- everything from quick-hit local stories to breaking news and enterprise reports. This role will work on building a loyal local audience by being responsive to traffic patterns and audience interest while serving as a steward of our brands. A strong knowledge of social media platforms is expected. This role may include working early mornings, nights, and/or weekends.

Requirements

2 years of experience in digital content and journalism
Ability to be fast and first at breaking news on the web; experience with severe weather coverage is a plus
Clever headline writer that gets readers to click
Strong multi-tasking abilities
Organized, technical problem solver and quick decision maker
Ability to quickly learn new things and adapt to change
Capable of researching, interviewing and writing original news articles
Knowledge of SEO best practices and AP Style
Understands social media's importance in reporting stories and delivering traffic
Enjoys working in teams and has excellent interpersonal skills
Strong communicator
Schedule flexibility
Responds well to feedback
Regularly meets measurements of success
Understands goals and regularly works towards achieving them
Strong understanding of Google Analytics; Chartbeat experience a plus
Proficiency in MS Office; HTML, CSS, Photoshop and Adobe Premiere experience a plus

Responsibilities

Monitor all forms of media (print, TV, digital, blogs and social), as well as internal tools, and be quick to report breaking news stories and always on the hunt for exclusive and or trending content that will grow engagement and drive loyal, local traffic
Curate and aggregate a steady stream of interesting content that is packaged and promoted in a way that generates engagement and repeat site visitation
Excellent at writing headlines that grow audience and engagement
Prioritize packaging content that grows page views per visitor and time on site, using headline testing, metric tools and observed patterns to guide decision making
Understand different ways to tell a story, particularly producing short videos and choosing great photos and graphics
Craft and send app alerts, desktop notifications and email alerts
Clip videos from broadcasts, create and edit videos to be published in articles
Evaluate website traffic trends to make decisions on both daily content needs and longer-term content curation that will grow local audience
Build positive working relationships with newsroom staff and management, work collaboratively on enterprise content, and creating opportunities to market web content on broadcast
Promote and distribute news content on social media and contribute to management of station-braded social accounts
Flexibility to perform additional duties