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WMC is in search of a Digital Content Producer to join our team. The ideal candidate will be a journalist with strong writing skills who creates news content across all digital platforms. They are an innovative self-starter who beats deadlines and the competition, handles pressure, and strives to be first and best with the story. The right candidate must have a passion for local and national news and excel at writing and creating content for all digital platforms.
Duties/Responsibilities will include (but not be limited to):
– Work quickly and accurately to send out breaking news, weather, and traffic alerts via push notifications, social media updates, and web stories that are updated as news develops.
– Demonstrate excellent writing, copy-editing, and storytelling skills.
– Coordinate livestreams across multiple platforms.
– Monitor news sources and conduct research to develop digital and social media content.
– Collaborate and communicate with reporters, other digital team members, producers, anchors, and managers to gather content for online and on-air.
– Write engaging digital headlines and compelling captions for social media.
– Explore ways to increase visual content on all digital and social media platforms.
– Perform other duties as assigned.
– The position may require evening and weekend work.
Qualifications/Requirements:
– Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, or a related field
– Strong news judgment and the ability to gather information
– Resourceful with online research and fact-checking
– Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with solid knowledge of AP Style
– Able to work well under pressure, meet daily deadlines, and handle limited supervision
– Highly self-motivated with a proactive mindset and strong sense of initiative
– Familiarity with Canva, basic video editing tools, and social media scheduling platforms preferred
– A sharp eye for detail and a willingness to learn new and evolving technologies
– Comfortable working independently and collaboratively as part of a team
If you feel you’re qualified and want to work with a great group of people, go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on “apply now”, upload your resume, cover letter, and references
(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)
WMC-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company
Additional Info:
Gray Media provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Gray Media complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Gray Media expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Gray’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.
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If you feel you’re qualified and want to work with a great group of people go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on “apply now”, upload your resume, cover letter and references. |
