DESCRIPTION

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.

JOB EXPERIENCE

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

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.

ADDITIONAL INFO

HOW TO APPLY

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