What are the responsibilities and job description for the Producer, Digital Content position at Sinclair Broadcast Group and Careers?
We are looking to strengthen our team with a multi-talented producer who possesses solid news judgment and the ability to juggle several tasks in a fast-paced newsroom environment. We need someone who can write and curate strong digital stories, clip/edit video, post on social media and fire off push alerts, all while keeping an eye on performance metrics as well as competing stations' platforms.
The best candidate will be flexible on scheduling and open to perform other news-related duties as needed. This is a full-time position that may include weekends.
If you're ready for the next challenge in your news career and you want to bring a team-first attitude to a positive-energy shop, we want to hear from you. We provide a lot of coaching and feedback so please be ready to grow!
Skills and Requirements:
- Solid news judgement
- An ability to write clean, compelling, accurate copy
- Headline writing, SEO
- A comfort with multitasking/time management
- An ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- An interest in being coachable and learning how to lead
- Strong communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Experience editing video and still photos
- Skilled with Youtube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and X
- Skilled with Adobe Creative Cloud, Photoshop
Prior TV newsroom experience is preferred, although the right entry-level candidate may be considered. A journalism or related degree is preferred.
Additional Skills :
Newsroom software such as AVID, iNews, Google Analytics and third-party social media scheduling/analytics tools