Senior Digital Content Producer

Hearst; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) matching

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Emotional Wellness Support

Job summary

WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh, PA is seeking a Senior Digital Content Producer to create content for its website, mobile products and social media. You will be an excellent storyteller who can edit and publish breaking news and weather under constant deadline pressure.

You will report to the Digital Content Manager and collaborate with reporters, anchors, and meteorologists to maximize coverage, including live streams and multimedia projects across all platforms.

Qualifications

• Excellent storytelling and AP writing skills.
• Video editing experience with industry standard tools.
• Proficiency in Photoshop.
• Experience with social media best practices.
• Flexibility to work nights, weekends and holidays to cover a 24-hour news cycle.
• 3-5 years of experience in a professional television newsroom or web-publishing environment.

Responsibilities

• Write/edit and publish breaking news and weather for the station website and social platforms.
• Create compelling headlines and mobile push notifications for breaking news and severe weather.
• Collaborate with Reporters, Assignment Editors, Anchors, and Meteorologists to post content quickly and accurately.
• Manage LIVE streams of newscasts and breaking news.
• Develop multimedia special projects and cross-promote content across platforms.
• Contribute ideas to grow the station’s digital platforms.

Job description

WTAE-TV, the ABC affiliate in Pittsburgh, PA is looking for a well-rounded Senior Digital Content Producer who will create content for its website, mobile products and social media platforms. You must be an excellent storyteller who can edit and create content facing intense competition under constant deadline pressure. Breaking news and weather are huge in our area, and our digital producer must know how to maximize it all, while accomplishing their daily responsibilities. You will report to the Digital Content Manager.

Responsibilities

• Write/edit and publish breaking news and weather, daily news, sports and feature stories for our station website, and other social media platforms
• Write compelling headlines; especially for mobile and social media and carefully create mobile push notifications for breaking news/severe weather
• Work with Reporters and Assignment Editors to ensure content is posted accurately and fast
• Work with Anchors, Reporters and Meteorologists on streaming live events
• Work with Producers, Assignment Editors and Managers to ensure cross promotion of content across all platforms
• Develop multimedia special projects
• Manage LIVE streams of newscasts and breaking news
• Contribute ideas to help grow our station’s digital platforms

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience in a professional television newsroom or web-publishing environment
• Compelling news and editorial judgment
• Excellent AP writing skills
• Video editing experience
• Experience with social media best practices
• Flexibility to work different shifts (including nights and weekends), holidays on short notice to cover a 24-hour news cycle
• Work well in an environment with frequent interruptions
• Proficiency in Photoshop
• Related military experience will be considered

Values in Action

At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That’s why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization that fosters collaboration and open communication, ensuring that the content we create is authentic, accurate, and connected to the communities we serve.

Benefits

Hearst’s benefit programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.

• Medical | Dental | Vision
• 401(k) matching
• Emotional Wellness Support
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• LGBTQ+ Health Services
• Additional benefits to meet your and your family’s needs