Senior Digital Content Producer

WTAE Hearst Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) matching

Emotional Wellness Support

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

LGBTQ+ Health Services

Additional benefits

Job summary

WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh, PA is seeking a Senior Digital Content Producer to create and edit content for our website, mobile apps and social platforms under tight deadlines.

The ideal candidate will craft compelling headlines, manage breaking news and weather coverage, and collaborate with reporters, anchors and meteorologists to maximize visibility. This role requires strong AP style writing, video editing skills, and newsroom experience, with flexibility for nights and weekends.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in a professional TV newsroom or web-publishing environment.
• Excellent AP writing skills.
• Video editing experience.
• Experience with social media best practices.
• Flexibility to work nights, weekends, and holidays.

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

Skills

Editorial judgment

AP writing

Video editing

Social media

Deadline pressure

Photoshop

Newsroom experience

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