Producer, Digital Content

Nexstar Media; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 31,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

FOX 5/KUSI in San Diego is seeking a Multimedia Producer with strong news judgment, creativity, and digital savvy. You will write, edit, and publish engaging content for online and broadcast audiences, including livestreams and social platforms.

You’ll manage video and photo editing, post breaking stories, and monitor metrics to guide coverage. Flexible schedule, including nights and weekends, is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in journalism or video production or at least 2 years of related experience.
• Proficient with Adobe video/photo editing and production tools.
• Experience with website and social brand management and audience growth.
• Excellent video editing, writing and editing skills; attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Prepares, writes, edits, posts news content for fox5sandiego.com and kusi.com and social media.
• Identifies opportunities for graphics and videos for social media and apps.
• Maintains website homepages and coverage sections; supports real-time metrics reviews.
• Sourcing video from newsroom systems and editing for online and social use.
• Writes concise texts for social posts, alerts, and platforms.
• Monitors local topics and perspectives to drive content decisions.
• Meet tight deadlines with shifting priorities.

Skills

News judgment

Video editing

Writing

Social media management

SEO best practices

Education

Bachelor's in journalism or video production

2+ years editing/digital content experience

Tools

Adobe Video Editing

OBS/VMIX

WordPress

ENPS

Job description

FOX 5/KUSI is looking for a Multimedia Producer with the right mix of news judgment, creativity, and command of all things digital and social media, who is adept with writing breaking news and original stories for online and broadcast audiences, as well as livestreaming and editing video.

Job Description

• Prepares, writes, copy edits and posts news, community and promotional videos, photos and written content for fox5sandiego.com and kusi.com , social media, broadcast news, and streaming and mobile apps
• Spots opportunities for creative graphics and videos for our social media, streaming app and website
• Models best practices for social media posting, video editing, content management and streaming app scheduling
• Ensures factual, grammatical and legal accuracy and upholds the station's established journalistic standards
• Maintains the website homepage and special sections, and other ongoing coverage efforts and initiatives from the station and company
• Monitors real-time metrics to guide content decisions and reviews past video and article performance to identify topics of interest to our audience
• Works closely with the greater newsroom and station contributors to have online and streaming content properly published
• Able to source video from the newsroom systems to edit new videos and photos for use online, for social media and streaming platforms
• Able to write multiple, concise texts that accompany content shared on social media, through mobile and desk alerts, and other platforms
• Monitors local and statewide topics and pitches trending high-interest videos and articles
• Finds new ways to convert one-time and regular visitors into loyal followers
• Excellent video and photo editing skills, writing and editing skills, and attention to detail
• Ability to function under tight deadlines and shifting priorities
• Able to identify tools that can be used to create content or measure its performance online
• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements & Skills

• Bachelor's degree in journalism or video production, or has at least 2 years of experience with video editing, as a digital content producer or related experience
• Must be familiar with Adobe video and photo editing and production tools, video content management, streaming platforms, OBS/VMIX, ENPS, WordPress, SEO best practices
• Must have proven experience with website and social account brand management and audience growth
• Excellent video editing, writing and editing skills, attention to detail
• Familiarity with news writing and journalistic standards
• Ability to function under extreme deadline pressure
• Must have strong news judgment and work with the online team and the greater newsroom to plan daily and long-term content
• Ability to produce Spanish-language content is a plus
• Basic HTML, CSS, Flash and other relevant technology skills are a plus
• Schedule flexibility to work nights, weekends and holidays
• Strong multi-tasking abilities and quick decision-making

Compensation starting at $27/hr commensurate with experience and skill level.

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