Weekend Digital Content Producer for News & Social

Gray Local Media, Inc; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

WKYT-TV/Gray Media in Lexington, KY is seeking a digital content producer to support our award-winning digital platforms with a dedicated team, live streaming capabilities, drone access, and a podcast studio.

You will publish breaking content quickly to our website and social channels, clip and distribute footage with the Streaming Desk, and collaborate with the Sports Department on game nights to publish highlights rapidly across platforms. Strong editorial judgment and ethics are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism/communications or related field (or equivalent newsroom/digital experience).
• Experience publishing quickly and accurately on web and social platforms.
• Familiarity with newsroom CMS and basic video editing tools; willingness to learn our editing system.
• Strong news judgment, clear writing, and accuracy under deadline pressure.
• Excellent communication and collaboration in a fast-paced, team-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Publish breaking/news content quickly and accurately to our website and station social platforms.
• Work with Streaming Desk to clip, distribute, and optimize live/near-live content.
• Collaborate with Sports Department on game nights to publish highlights fast across platforms.
• Edit and publish content in social apps (IG/TikTok) with vertical video and captions.
• Create vertical video content and operate newsroom editing system for social-ready videos.
• Coordinate daily with news managers, producers, reporters, photographers, weather, and sports to plan coverage.
• Strengthen stories with clean writing, headlines, basic graphics/templates, and consistent branding.
• Write clearly for multiple platforms under tight deadlines with editorial judgment and ethics.

Skills

Publish quickly

Video editing

In-app editing (IG/TikTok)

Newsroom CMS

Editorial judgment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in journalism/communications

Tools

Newsroom CMS

Video editing tools

Job description

WKYT-TV/Gray Media in Lexington, KY is seeking a digital content producer to support our award-winning digital platforms with a dedicated team, live streaming capabilities, drone access, and a podcast studio.

You will publish breaking content quickly to our website and social channels, clip and distribute footage with the Streaming Desk, and collaborate with the Sports Department on game nights to publish highlights rapidly across platforms. Strong editorial judgment and ethics are essential.