• Digital Content Producer

    Nexstar Media Group (New Haven, CT)


    This role is responsible for updating WTNH's website and mobile app, curating high-performing content, crafting homepage layouts driven by data, and helping to report news -- everything from quick-hit local stories to breaking news and enterprise reports. This role will work on building a loyal local audience by being responsive to traffic patterns and audience interest while serving as a steward of our brands. A strong knowledge of social media platforms is expected. This role may include working early mornings, nights, and/or weekends.

     

    This is not an on-air position.

     

    •RESPONSIBILITIES

    + Report and write news quickly and accurately

    + Distribute content on WTNH.com and WTNH’s social media platforms

    + Monitor all forms of media and hunt for newsworthy content

    + Pitch and write enterprise stories that stand out from competition

    + Clip videos from newscasts and create digital-original video clips

    + Review copy and correct errors in content, grammar and punctuation, following prescribed editorial style and formatting guidelines

    + Push engaging and breaking stories on mobile app

    + Other duties as assigned

    + SKILL/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

    + 2 years of experience in digital content and journalism

    + Must have attention to detail, copy editing, grammatical and basic AP Style writing skills

    + Highly detail-oriented with excellent news judgment

    + Ability to multi-task in times of breaking news, severe weather, etc.

    + Adobe Analytics and Chartbeat experience a plus

    + Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Premiere experience a plus

    + Understands social media’s importance in reporting stories and delivering traffic

    + Can communicate, coordinate and collaborate with other members of the newsroom

    + Schedule flexibility

    + Responds well to feedback

    + Regularly meets measurements of success

    + Understands goals and regularly works towards achieving them

     

    This is an hourly position. The annual pay range for this position is $38-$45K. Other benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Parental Leave, Vacation and 401K match.

     

    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.