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About The Role
The digital content producer works alongside both the WHYY News digital and radio teams. The candidate writes, edits and produces content that publishes on both digital and audio platforms, although digital workflows are prioritized. The digital content producer distributes works to connect our audience with news and information and contributes to growing user engagement.
Major Duties And Responsibilities
Produce, write and edit content that meets the needs of targeted audiences on digital platforms
Identify top trending stories of the day and determine how to maximize for audience
Edit and publish stories for radio and web, as well as social media
Produce audio/video/photo and text-based stories from wire copy, social media, staff feeds, original reporting, and network feeds.
Take feeds from the field and develop packages on tight deadlines that might include aggregated news, social media, graphics and photos, and audio.
Optimize content for user experience across digital platforms
Create and/or optimize content for newsletters
Produce original news stories as assigned and other news content that supports WHYY’s daily journalism coverage and special projects
Participate in assignment and decision-making process and react to needs of the news cycle to prepare content for digital platforms
Monitor AP, PBS, NPR and other outlets for relevant stories
Support content sharing with partners.
The regular schedule includes a weekend shift (Tuesday to Saturday) and a midday start time
Available to work nights and weekends as needed per the news cycle, as well as assigned holidays per the overall newsroom scheduling processes
Maintain a regular and predictable attendance.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing
Industries
Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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