Digital Content Producer (Part-Time) - WHIO TV

Position Overview

The Digital Content Producer works with a 24-7 team to monitor, gather and create news content for use on all media platforms—TV, digital website, mobile applications and social media. The right candidate will have a passion for news, discovering the facts and urgent reporting of those facts to the users and viewers of WHIO news.

WHIO is the #1 CBS affiliate in the country and the dominant #1 station in Southwest Ohio. Our news team has won countless AP, SPJ, and Emmy Awards for our news coverage on both digital and broadcast platforms. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Keen sense of news judgement for each media platform—what drives audience on that platform    
• Multi-platform mindset—Gather news through all platforms
• Newsgatherer—excels at developing relationships and trust with contacts and sources
• Team Player—need to be able to handle other assignments as needed, showing flexibility, adaptability, problem solving skills, a person who collaborates with team members, with a positive, can-do attitude
• Distribute content on all platforms--broadcast TV, radio, digital apps, social media
• Understanding of Newsroom Logistics and ability to move crews—we’re a content distributor not just a newsroom
• Provide urgent writing of content for all platforms: TV, digital, social, etc.
• Sense of Urgency—ability to work under pressure
• Wiling to evolve, learn new skills, new technology, embrace change
• Be able to prioritize a large volume of writing assignments based on urgency, platform needs and deadlines
• Knowledge of writing for all platforms—broadcast, digital, social, push alerts, radio
• Responsible for monitoring a variety of “in” points for news—police, fire scanners, social media, email, internal wires, phone calls
• Identify newsworthy content from scanners        
• Ability to recognize trending stories online, provide timely updates for multiple platforms    
• Must be social media savvy and possess thorough grasp of the use of social media for audience engagement        
• Detail Oriented, highly organized planner
• Must be able to take direction
• Must be able to work any shift, including overnights, weekends—the newsroom is 24/7
• Must be accessible to contact during big breaking news situations and “all hands-on deck” are needed
• Strong understanding of grammar, spelling, ability to make cold calls, ask questions

Minimum Qualifications

• Study in a relevant field required (Journalism, Communications, Social Media, Broadcast Technology, English)
• No professional news experience required
• Must have a valid driver's license and clean driving record

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in Journalism preferred