Digital Producer

FOX21 News is looking for our next Digital Content Producer to join our tight-knit, energetic, and hardworking digital team. If you love to write, are a great multi-tasker, and can work quickly, this is the job for you. This role is responsible for updating the website, curating high-performing content, crafting homepage layouts driven by data, and helping to report the 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.

Position Responsibilities

· Writes local breaking news content

· Writes original stories as needed

· Monitor all forms of media (print, TV, digital, blogs and social) and be quick to report breaking news stories and always on the hunt for exclusive and or trending content that will grow engagement and drive loyal, local traffic

· Excellent at writing headlines that grow audience and engagement

· Prioritize packaging content that grows page views per visitor and time on site, using headline testing, metric tools and observed patterns to guide decision making

· Curate and aggregate a steady stream of interesting content that is packaged and promoted in a way that generates engagement and repeat site visitation

· Evaluate website traffic trends to make decisions on both daily content needs and longer-term content curation that will grow local audience

· Build positive working relationships with newsroom staff and management, work collaboratively on enterprise content, and create opportunities to market web content on broadcast

· Promote and distribute news content on social media

Skill/ Experience Requirements

2 years of experience in digital content and journalism
Capable of researching, interviewing, and writing original news articles
Clever headline writer that gets readers to click
Strong multi-tasking abilities
Organized, technical problem solver and quick decision maker
Knowledge of SEO best practices and AP Style
Enjoys working in teams and has excellent interpersonal skills
Ease with/ability to learn new technology independently and quickly
Strong communicator
Some schedule flexibility (nights, weekends)
Regularly meets measurements of success
Strong understanding of Google Analytics; Chartbeat experience a plus
Proficiency in MS Office; HTML, CSS and Photoshop experience a plus

Compensation

Compensation range from $18.00/ hr + commensurate with experience and skill level.
Benefits include Medical, dental, vision, Life Insurance, and 401K with company match.