Producer, Digital

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.; Brownsville (TX); Presencial; USD 50.000 - 70.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. seeks a Digital Producer to lead the transition to multi-platform newsrooms, train teams in new methods, and create/edit original content beyond on-air pieces. The role focuses on strategy, social media engagement, and building brand across platforms.

The candidate will refine story emphasis, conduct background research, and produce content for on-air and digital channels while maintaining high standards of journalistic integrity and production quality.

Formación

• Degree in journalism; daily newspaper or news site experience required; live, working web samples and/or print pages preferred
• Proficiency in Associated Press style, Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and Basic HTML preferred
• CSS, Flash and other relevant technology skills is a plus

Responsabilidades

• Develops and leads winning strategy for station content
• Shoots and edits content for on-air and digital
• Produces reports for all platforms
• Writes stories for the web and other digital platforms
• Builds and calendars digital campaigns to promote local shows and specials
• Pitches on-brand local and trending stories during morning meetings
• Determines a story's emphasis, length, and format, and organizes material accordingly
• Gathers information about events through research, interviews, experience or attendance at political, news, sports, artistic, social or other functions
• Ensures that all content meets company standards for journalistic integrity and production quality

Conocimientos

AP style

Newsroom experience

Social media savvy

Educación

Bachelor's degree in journalism

Herramientas

Adobe Photoshop

Dreamweaver

Basic HTML

CSS

Descripción del empleo

The Digital Producer leads the transition from broadcast focused newsrooms to multi-platform newsrooms through active daily example; providing training in methods, processes and tactics; as well as in creating/editing original content beyond that which is produced for on-air.

• Develops and leads winning strategy for station content
• Expert understanding of Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms
• Reviews copy and will correct errors in content, grammar, and punctuation, following prescribed editorial style and formatting guidelines
• Use our Social Media and Website to build and reinforce brand recognition and drive viewers to television
• Determines a story's emphasis, length, and format, and organizes material accordingly
• Research and analyze background information related to news stories in order to be able to provide complete and accurate information
• Gathers information about events through research, interviews, experience or attendance at political, news, sports, artistic, social or other functions
• Pitches on-brand local and trending stories during morning meetings
• Checks reference materials such as books, news files or public records to obtain relevant facts
• Shoots and edits content for on-air and digital
• Produces reports for all platforms
• Ensures that all content meets company standards for journalistic integrity and production quality
• Builds and calendars digital campaigns to promote local shows and specials.
• Writes stories for the web and other digital platforms
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Finds new ways to use Social Media and our website to engage with viewers

Requirements & Skills:

• Degree in journalism; daily newspaper or news site experience required; live, working web samples and/or print pages preferred
• Proficiency in Associated Press style, Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and Basic HTML preferred
• CSS, Flash and other relevant technology skills is a plus
• Maintain positive work environment through active team participation and cooperation with co-workers in all departments
• Responds positively to feedback