Digital Content Producer

This is a Full Time Job

WCVB-TV is building a team of journalists dedicated to growing and diversifying the station's digital storytelling - original video and multiplatform content that lives across WCVB's digital platforms (web, app, YouTube, social, streaming) and within Chronicle and News broadcasts. We are seeking candidates for two off-camera positions.

One position is based in the News department and is focused on fast-turn digital publishing, breaking news video, and enterprise/investigative reporting that extends NewsCenter 5's original journalism. The second position is based in Chronicle and is focused on field-produced, Chronicle-style long-form storytelling built for digital-first release in addition to broadcast use.

What You'll Do

Field Production & Storytelling
• Produce original video stories from pitch to final edit, largely working independently in the field
• Conduct interviews, gather b-roll, and craft narratives with strong visual and storytelling quality
• Bring either a Chronicle-style sensibility (tone, pacing, visual craft) or a news-enterprise sensibility (depth, context, follow-up reporting) to assigned stories, depending on the context
• Ability to travel throughout New England - occasionally outside the region - is required
• In-person attendance is required

Digital-First Publishing
• Produce and edit short-form and long-form video optimized for digital platforms, including web, app, YouTube, and social
• Turn content on a fast timeline - including breaking news - without sacrificing production quality
• Package stories with strong titling, structure, and visual hooks suited to each platform
• Adapt Chronicle and newsroom material for streaming, social, and other digital-first formats

Enterprise & Long-Form Storytelling
• Develop digital-first stories that go beyond the day's headlines - true crime, investigative, lifestyle, archival, and multi-part features
• Identify opportunities to advance a story or archival footage beyond its initial reporting
• Identify opportunities to expand a single story into a series, or structure stories with future broadcast compilation in mind

Audience & Growth
• Track platform trends and audience behavior, and identify stories with strong shareability
• Experiment with emerging formats and growth strategies, evaluate results, and share what works with the team
• Contribute to analytics-informed content planning, including for weekends and streaming events
• Collaborate closely with digital, newsroom, and Chronicle teams to maximize reach

Qualifications
• 3 years of experience in video production, TV news, digital media, and/or documentary-style storytelling
• Strong mastery of the Adobe editing suite
• Demonstrated ability to work independently in the field, from pitch through final edit
• Comfort balancing speed with production quality in a high-volume environment
• Working knowledge of platform algorithms, digital video trends, and audience behavior
• Strong writing skills and command of AP style

Preferred / Bonus Skills
• Experience producing serialized, episodic, or multi-part digital content
• Experience with YouTube and social platform optimization
• Familiarity with leveraging archival content to build context or reimagine past stories in new formats
• Experience developing or supporting strategy for streaming events with on-air talent

What Success Looks Like
• Increased video views, watch time, and engagement across digital platforms
• Growth in YouTube subscribers and overall channel performance
• Consistent production of high-quality, platform-optimized video
• Effective repurposing and extension of newsroom and Chronicle material
• Energetic, inspirational collaboration across editorial, digital, and production teams