Digital Content Producer

This is a Full Time Job

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KMBC 9 News is seeking a resourceful Digital Content Producer to create content for its website, mobile, and social media platforms. The ideal candidate will be an excellent storyteller and multi-tasker, able to work under deadline pressure, especially during breaking news.

• Salary: Not mentioned
• Workplace Requirements: Fully onsite at the television station
• Years of Experience Required: 1-3 years of professional newsroom experience
• Education Requirements: Not mentioned
• Hard Skills Required: Writing, editing, Adobe Creative Suite, Google Trends, SEO, content management systems, Google Analytics, HTML, Javascript, Photoshop, Premiere
• Soft Skills Required: Strong editorial judgment, ability to make decisions under pressure, multitasking, collaboration, attention to detail
• Preferred Skills/Experience: Knowledge of Kansas City area, sports, related military experience

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KMBC 9 News is looking for a resourceful Digital Content Producer who will be responsible for creating content for its website, mobile, and social media platforms. The successful candidate will be an excellent storyteller, content creator, and multi-tasker who can work while facing intense competition under constant deadline pressure. The candidate must have the ability to remain calm and level-headed, but react aggressively and decisively, during breaking news situations with or without a manager present.

Responsibilities:
• Write, edit, and publish breaking news, daily news, sports, weather, and feature stories for the station's website, mobile app, and social media platforms.
• Regularly create social content, including graphics and videos, and post to the station's Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube platforms.
• Write sharp, compelling headlines and push alerts with accuracy.
• Have passion for social media engagement, site traffic analytics, and taking ownership of helping meet the station's digital KPI goals.
• Curate the KMBC.com homepage and app regularly throughout shifts.
• Keep tabs on the pulse of the social media landscape across the KC Metro area.
• Add to KMBC/KCWE newsroom's long-term planning and strategic vision.
• Respond positively to feedback and direction from all newsroom and station managers.
• Foster collaboration between newsroom positions, all dayparts, and between departments.
• Maintain a positive work environment through active team participation and cooperation with coworkers in all departments and corporate teams.

Requirements:
• Experience as a writer or editor for a newspaper or news website.
• Extensive experience creating graphic and video content, preferably using the Adobe Creative Suite.
• Experience with Google Trends, SEO best practices.
• Publishing experience within a content management system.
• Familiarity with local newsgathering workflow and terminology, Google Analytics, Parsley, Social News Desk, Braze, Restream, OBS, ENPS, and other third-party digital services.
• 1-3 years of professional newsroom experience.
• Strong news and editorial judgment, able to make decisions under pressure and adapt quickly when news breaks.
• Immaculate attention to detail, with a sense of balance, diversity, and tone of the stories on our platforms.
• Frontline news editing and copy-editing skills.
• Understanding of what drives digital audiences to engage with stories and videos on desktop and mobile.
• Knowledge of SEO best practices, AP style, and headline writing.
• Strong understanding of social media best practices.
• Flexibility to work different shifts, holidays, etc., on short notice to cover a 24-hour news cycle.
• Proficiency in Photoshop and Premiere.
• Knowledge of HTML, Javascript, and other programming languages is a plus.
• Working knowledge of sports and familiarity with the Kansas City demographic area are a plus.
• Related military experience will be considered.

This position is fully onsite at the television station.