KARE-TV in Minneapolis/St. Paul is seeking a Digital Content Producer.
TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) serves local communities across the U.S. through trustworthy journalism, engaging content, and tools that help people navigate their daily lives. Through customized marketing solutions, we help businesses grow and thrive. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches approximately 100 million people every month across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. For more information, visit TEGNA.com.
At KARE 11, the TEGNA-owned NBC affiliate in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, we're on a mission to revolutionize how we deliver news and engage with our audience. We're looking to hire a creative Digital Content Producer who's not just keeping up with the digital revolution, but leading it.
You’ll be key to the growth of KARE 11+, our 24/7 streaming app for television, by creating compelling streaming programs that keep our viewers coming back for more. Your creativity will also flow through our website, mobile platforms, and social media channels, crafting stories that resonate and engage.
We're looking for a digital Swiss Army knife. You'll handle video production, editing, and writing. Your news judgment should be sharp, your SEO skills on point, and your ability to decode digital metrics second to none. You'll be first to respond when news breaks, with live streams, push alerts, and posts across all platforms.
If you have two years of experience as a video producer or journalist and can write content that's accurate and captivating, we want to hear from you. Bonus points if you're fluent in AP style and can navigate Google Trends, Google Analytics, and Taboola like a pro.
Responsibilities:
- Create, write and edit long-form streaming video content for KARE 11+
- Write and publish articles for KARE 11 digital platforms
- Aggressively cover breaking news through live streaming, articles, push alerts and social media posts
- Curate KARE 11 website and mobile app
- Ensure quality, accuracy and balance in articles and social content
- Monitor search and social trends and report findings to the newsroom
- Use digital and social analytics to inform editorial decisions
- Implement best practices across KARE 11 digital and social platforms
- Perform additional tasks as assigned by digital team supervisors
Requirements:
- Two years of experience working as a video producer or journalist
- Excellent video editing skills
- Strong writing, copy editing, and proofreading skills
- Knowledge of AP style and basic journalism principles and ethics
- Sound news judgment and ability to work both autonomously and as a part of a team
- Ability to prioritize and manage requests from various sources
- Outstanding interpersonal, organizational, and time-management skills
- Experience in digital metrics, particularly Google Trends, Google Analytics and Taboola
- Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends
Benefits:
TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.
Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA’s 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.
Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor’s appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.
TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.
* Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.
EEO statement:
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