What are the responsibilities and job description for the Digital Producer/Writer position at WLRN Public Media?
The Digital Producer will play a key role in WLRN News' news coverage and audience engagement on digital platforms.
This producer will work with the two other digital team members, the Digital Editor and the Digital Producer, to ensure content on WLRN’s digital platforms is factual and of the highest quality. That includes news related to local and regional interests, education, the environment, arts and culture and other topics, and the use of social media to divulge them and create engagement.
This producer will also track and report on breaking news, working with our radio staff. The will also help curate WLRN.org with stories from news partners and will contribute original digital-only stories, as well as build web stories with feeds from reporters. The individual will assist the Digital Editor in editing and fact checking web posts from reporters, and the Digital Producer in producing newsletters and news alerts The producer will have experience working to tight deadlines in a newsroom environment, including digital news stories, video and social media.
Duties
- Take the lead on daily web posts on WLRN.org featuring news briefs
- Craft engaging web posts and digital buildouts from stories and radio shows
- Monitor wires, partner content and breaking news to create web stories
- Assist editors and reporters with writing web, SEO and social friendly headlines
- Work well in a collaborative team environment
- Develop and employ strong fact-checking skills
- Assist with writing and editing web posts and occasionally fill in for Digital Editor
- Assist with and occasionally lead the creation of newsletters
- Implement, and contribute to, the digital team’s social media, digital video and audience engagement strategies to promote WLRN’s work, including through the development of original content.
- Stay current on best practices in broadcast and digital journalism and recommend ways to enhance WLRN’s offerings consistent with industry best practices, Code of Editorial Integrity for Public Media Organizations, WLRN Editorial Integrity Policy, and Philanthropic Support, Corporate Support & Editorial Independence: How They Fit Together at WLRN Public Media
- Effectively engage inclusive and diverse perspectives and experiences in work produced and in organizational interactions and demonstrate respect for others in all workplace relationships
- Work with NPR Digital Services to resolve bugs/outages
- Other duties as assigned
Minimum requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Minimum 2 years of journalism experience (can include working internships)
- Experience in reporting, researching, writing, and copyediting
- Experience with social media and digital content creation in a news environment
- Familiarity with public media news and values
- Strong news judgment
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Experience with content management systems
- CMS experience in Grove a plus
- Multi-lingual: Spanish, Haitian Creole, Portuguese
- Strong writing and copy-editing skills
- Experience covering Florida and South Florida is a plus
- Photography, videography skills are a plus