WABC Digital Content Producer - As Needed

Disney Cruise Line - The Walt Disney Company; New York (NY); On-site; Confidential; Part time

Job summary

WABC-TV, part of Disney Entertainment, is seeking an experienced digital content producer to create, edit, and produce material for our digital, social, and connected TV platforms in a fast-paced news environment.

This role focuses on breaking news, original video, and content optimization for reach, with required 2+ years in audience development and strong SEO, plus Adobe Premiere skills and AP style. The position supports morning/evening/weekend shifts.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in audience development/news.
• Deep understanding of social strategy and SEO, with the ability to keep up with emerging platforms.
• Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure.
• Nonlinear editing experience.
• Strong video production skills (Adobe Premiere).
• Proficient with AP style.
• Willing to work mornings, evenings, and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Using insights to drive editorial and strategic decision-making.
• Assist in developing content across current and future platforms with storytelling optimized for each screen.
• Collaborate with newsroom leaders to create synergy across platforms.
• Manage social and multi-platform content for station accounts.
• Own breaking news and big stories with speed and accuracy.
• Collaborate to maximize sharing of content across platforms.
• Use SEO to increase page views and unique visitors.

Skills

Audience development

Social media strategy

SEO optimization

Deadline-driven

Video production

AP style

Flexible hours

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism/TV/Production

Tools

Adobe Premiere

Job description

Disney Entertainment’s eight-owned ABC stations are multiplatform leaders in local news and information. WABC-TV has been the leader in local news in the New York City area for more than 60 years. Producing more than 45 hours of live, local news and weather each week, Channel 7 “Eyewitness News” is the most-watched local news in New York and the United States. Quality news and programming, groundbreaking technology, and ongoing community outreach are the hallmarks of excellence that have consistently kept WABC-TV, New York’s No. 1 station and the most-watched television station in the nation.

Eyewitness News seeks an experienced digital content producer who can create, edit, and produce material for our digital, social, and connected TV platforms. This producer must thrive in a high-energy, non-stop news environment to help lead us on breaking news and to create compelling content that our users will want to share.

Some of the specific duties include managing breaking news and other content on abc7ny.com, creating original videos, directing live coverage, optimizing content for more reach and impact, and helping to manage our social media presence and engage our audience.

An As-Needed employee is hired to work on a daily basis with no requirement for a regular schedule.

What You Will Do

• Using insights to drive editorial and strategic decision-making
• Assist in developing content across current and future platforms with storytelling that is optimized for each screen and reflective of the diversity of our audience
• Working with newsroom leaders to create synergy across all platforms on station content
• Managing social and multi-platform content for station accounts
• Owning breaking news and the big stories with speed and accuracy, and growing new opportunities in our multi-media environment
• Collaborate with content makers to maximize the sharing of our content in a multi-platform way
• Using SEO (search engine optimization) to increase page views and unique visitors through Google, etc.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in audience development/news
• Must have a deep understanding of social strategy and SEO, with the desire to keep up with emerging platforms
• Must be able to meet deadlines and work under pressure
• Nonlinear editing experience
• Strong video production skills (such as Adobe Premiere)
• Proficient with AP style
• Must be willing to work mornings, evenings, and weekends

Required Education

• Bachelor’s Degree (related degree preferred in Journalism, TV/Production, etc.)

The pay rate for this role in New York is $40.00 to $50.00 per hour. The base pay actually offered may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, among other factors. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.