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Senior Digital Content Producer
The E.W. Scripps Company
Baltimore, MD, United States
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Description
WMAR-TV, the E.W. Scripps-owned station in Baltimore, MD is seeking a Senior Digital Content Producer. In this role, you will organize, write and update content on digital platforms with a primary focus on Scripps local news websites, mobile apps, and social media platforms. This role functions as a multimedia producer and has responsibility for a niche specialty such as video or data visualization.
What You Will Do:
• Write, edit, publish and manage content on multiple digital platforms, including the station's local website, mobile and social networks
• Deliver compelling content using current production and web-delivery tools. Optimize the user experience by being attentive to live web metrics and user experience best practice
• Create content that is aligned with and enhances the station's brand; enhance content with outside links, maps, slideshows
• Apply SEO best practices to every piece of content
• Update and interact with fans/followers on social media
• Coordinate with editorial and technical staff to facilitate the migration of multimedia content to new media platforms, including video, audio, still photos and graphics
• Assist in online coverage of major news event, breaking news and severe weather to ensure high quality consistent community coverage online
• Build out special sections and site features to enhance coverage and increase user engagement
• Work with other departments, including sales and marketing, as needed on site and/or station initiatives that require content integration
Education & Experience
• BS/BA in related discipline or commensurate experience
• Generally 5+ years of experience in related field
• Experience with Content Management Systems, HTML, Audio Editing, Image Editing, CSS and Social Networking required
Skills & Abilities
• Must have a strong desire to focus on web-based content
• Must have basic HTML formatting skills and knowledge of how to FTP/publish web content
• Must be creative, have good people skills and be able to handle deadline pressure and need to multi-task
• Must have strong newspaper-style writing, editing and headline skills
• Must have knowledge and experience with still-image photography using digital cameras/hand held video cameras
• Must have working knowledge of how to use and update social media platforms
• Must have photo editing skills with ability to manipulate, crop, enhance images as needed for publishing on website
• Basic video editing skills a plus
About Scripps
The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE: SSP) serves audiences and businesses through a growing portfolio of television, radio and digital media brands. With 33 television stations, Scripps is one of the nation's largest independent TV station owners. Scripps runs an expanding collection of local and national journalism and content businesses, including Newsy, the next-generation national news network; podcast industry leader Midroll Media; and fast-growing national broadcast networks Bounce, Grit, Escape and Laff. Scripps produces original programming including "Pickler & Ben," runs an award-winning investigative reporting newsroom in Washington, D.C., and is the longtime steward of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Founded in 1878, Scripps has held for decades to the motto, "Give light and the people will find their own way."
As an equal employment opportunity employer, The E.W. Scripps Company and its affiliates do not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis on race, sex, sexual orientation, gender, color, religion, age, genetic information, medical condition, disability, marital status, citizenship or national origin, and military membership or veteran status, or on any other basis which would be in violation of any applicable federal, state or local law. Furthermore, the company will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship for the company.
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