Digital Content Producer

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 in 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 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, and able to make decisions under pressure and to change footing when news breaks
• Immaculate attention to detail, as well as a sense for balance, diversity and tone of the stories on our platforms
• Skillset of a frontline news editor and possess the ability to copy edit
• Know what drives digital audiences to click on stories and watch videos on desktop and mobile
• Understanding of SEO best practices, excellent AP knowledge and headline writing skills
• Strong understanding of social media best practices
• Flexibility to work different shifts, holidays, etc. on short notice to cover a 24-hour news cycle
• Ability to work well in a multi-tasking environment with frequent interruptions, while paying close attention to details
• Proficiency in Photoshop and Premiere
• Knowledge of HTML, Javascript, and other programming languages are a plus
• Working knowledge of sports, and the Kansas City demographic area are a plus
• Related military experience will be considered
• This position is fully onsite at the television station 

Diversity Statement

At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the audience we reach, ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate, and more representative of the communities we serve.

Benefits

Hearst's benefit programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.

• Medical | Dental | Vision
• 401(k) matching
• Emotional Wellness Support
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• LGBTQ+ Health Services
• Additional benefits to meet your and your family's needs