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News 8 WROC in Rochester, New York is hiring a Digital Content Producer to join our award-winning digital team. The Digital Content Producer will be responsible for creating website articles, multimedia stories, original native videos, and more for our station’s various digital platforms. The ideal candidate will be able to assist with content gathering, video editing, web posting, producing live digital programming, social media monitoring and more tasks associated with the ever-evolving industry of digital media.

Digital Content Producers will work in the newsroom writing, aggregating, and publishing news stories, videos, and multimedia elements to our station’s digital platforms. The ideal candidate will be well-versed in web content production, writing, and journalism, have a working knowledge of the digital media landscape.

Requirements:

+ Strong writing and editing skills, with attention to detail and knowledge of AP style

+ Proficiency in web content management systems

+ Must be able to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment

+ Knowledge of online news journalism and best practices

+ Basic clipping and editing of video for digital delivery

+ Optimizing on-air assets for our various digital platforms

+ Determine a story’s emphasis, length, format and organizes material accordingly

+ Creates engaging stories, videos and imagery for our viewers specific to platforms

+ Posting updates and content to our station’s website and social media handles

+ Flexibility with working any and all shifts, including nights and/or weekends

+ Copy editing and correcting content across our various digital platforms

+ Gathers information through research, interviews, experience, or attendance of events

+ Ensures that all content meets station standards for integrity and production quality

+ Advanced experience with Instagram, Tik Toc and other short-video platforms preferred.

+ Perform other duties as assigned

+ Bachelor's degree in journalism and newsroom experience preferred

+ Compensation $15.50-$17/hour commensurate with applicant’s experience and skill level.

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across its television and digital platforms, including more than 310,000 hours of programming produced annually by its business units. Nexstar owns America’s largest local television broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 220 million people. Nexstar’s national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, our national news network providing “News for All America,” popular entertainment multicast networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV, and a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network. The Company’s portfolio of digital assets, including its local TV station websites, The Hill and NewsNationNow.com, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property. For more information, please visit nexstar.tv.

EEO Statement: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.