The role
Own a local TV newsroom's digital output, from push alerts and web stories to social, video and live streams. You'll also produce and anchor the p.m. digital-only newscast.
What you'll do
- Send push notifications and update web stories as breaking news unfolds
- Write and produce digital news content and social posts for the station's channels
- Split your time between the assignment desk and content creation
- Produce video, photo galleries and live streams for local reporting
- Produce and anchor the p.m. edition of the digital-only newscast
What they're looking for
Must-haves
- Weekend hours and flexible shifts for breaking news
- Strong AP Style and conversational broadcast writing
- Video editing for digital formats
- Photoshop, Canva or similar for graphics
- Valid driver's license, clean record, and able to carry 35+ lbs
Nice to have
- Previous professional newsroom experience (they'll train the right person)
- Proven record of digital and social media success
Skills and platforms
- Digital content creation
- Breaking news management
- Social media management
- Video editing
- Graphic design
- Journalism
- AP Style
- Broadcast writing
- News anchoring
- Content production
- Research
- Critical thinking
- Multimedia production
- Collaboration
- Time management
The company
Employer hidden.
Award-winning local TV news station · Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
A local TV station in Wausau, Wisconsin, on air since 1954 and part of the largest owner of top-rated local TV stations in the US. It produces 30+ hours of news a week.
The company is hiring directly, so you apply straight to them.
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