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Business Unit

WHEC-TV

Employee Classification

Full Time Regular

About Us

WHEC-TV, News10NBC, strives to create a community of acceptance and inclusion, built on a strong foundation of transparency, integrity and creativity. We are committed to delivering important Enterprise stories in addition to In-Depth and Investigative reporting every day. We consistently challenge ourselves to improve user experiences in our broadcast, digital and social media platforms. As a Hubbard Rochester, NY employee, you are surrounded by opportunities for growth while working with some of the very best talent in the industry. Our mission is to inform, educate and entertain as we engage and strengthen our community and create value for all stakeholders. At News10NBC, we value you and everything that makes you uniquely you.

Job Overview

This position is responsible for producing content on company's website(s) to include local local news, weather, sports and public information content.

Job Responsibilities

+ Writes print stories for websites using such sources as broadcast scripts, Associated Press wire stories and raw news facts.

+ Create images to appear with stories using an online tool, edit video clips and post to website.

+ Work with Reporters, Anchors, Photographers and Producers to generate interactive elements and additional content for news stories.

+ Identify and post engaging social media content on station's various platforms that matches overall goals for news and community outreach.

+ Maintain community contacts and awareness of local and national current events.

+ Constantly generate new, fresh and unique content that is up-to-the-minute and community focused.

+ Meet or exceed content quotas ad determined by management.

+ Answer phones and listen to scanners.

+ Report to work on time and work established schedule/hours. Ability to work other hours or alternate schedules as needed, as assigned by the News Director or other manager.

+ Complete other duties as assigned and needed.

Qualifications

+ Two years of news writing experience preferred (newspaper or web writing).

+ Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.

+ Computer proficiency, including experience with digital publishing content management systems; photo editing, video editing, and basic HTML tags.

+ Sound news judgment and excellent writing skills (including spelling and grammar); and copy-editing skills.

+ Ability to have initiative, judgment and hands-on determination to take a web story from conception to post under tight deadlines.

+ Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with outside vendors and content providers.

+ A passion to constantly generate new, fresh and unique content that is up-to-the-minute and community focused.

+ Prior experience using major social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube is required.

+ Must be flexible to work any assigned shift including nights, weekends, holidays; and extended hours.

Compensation and Benefits

When extending an offer, the company considers a variety of factors such as (but not limited to) the candidate's work experience, education/training & key skills as well as internal peer equity and other market and business considerations. The hourly range for this position is $19.00 to $22.00 per hour. For information regarding our benefits, please copy the link below and paste in your browser: https://hubbardbroadcasting.com/our-company/working-here/

Req Affirmative Action Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer, including disability/vets.

Req Diversity Statement

Hubbard Broadcasting has been committed to representing the communities we serve since our founding over 100 years ago. The same holds true today. We know the best way to accomplish this is by recruiting and retaining top talent from diverse cultures, life experiences, and world views. With dignity and respect, we value YOU and everything that makes YOU uniquely YOU.