Freelance Digital Producer

Freelance Digital Producer

Location:

Bethpage, NY, US, 11714

Brand: News12

Requisition #: 6001

News 12 is our award-winning, hyper local news station covering communities throughout Long Island, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Westchester, Hudson Valley, Connecticut and New Jersey. News 12 New York is our National streaming service for regional news, weather and News 12 originals.

If you're committed to delivering high quality news and storytelling with a hyper local lens, we have positions available for both on and off-air talent with opportunities for development and growth.

Job Summary

News 12 is looking for a creative and driven Digital Producer to assist in the production of daily news content. The candidate will have a desire to grow their skills or learn about digital news production for all seven regions covered by News 12 Networks.

Responsibilities

• Organize strong, compelling digital news copy.

• Attend all editorial meetings for your individual region.

• Write scripts for web stories.

• Identify and perform quick edits on videos to accompany digital stories.

• Outline a daily editorial plan based on coverage for your region.

• Send push alerts and update the website for developing and breaking news stories.

• Must always be ready to change course and assist with the latest news or developing stories.

• Must possess a strong collaborative spirit and understand the vision and creativity necessary to handle digital content.

• Coordinate with multiple different departments to meet deliverable deadlines and expectations.

• Publish content to various social media channels.

Qualifications

• Basic background/education in news and digital news publishing

• Excellent writing skills.

• Strong grammar, copy editing and communication skills

• Basic Photoshop and video editing familiarity are a plus

• Ability to learn new systems and software quickly

• Familiarity with SEO, Twitter, Facebook and other social media outlets

• Organizational skills and ability to work under tight deadlines

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to recruiting, hiring and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds regardless of gender, race, color, creed, national origin, religion, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

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This position is identified as being performed in/or reporting to company operations in New York State. Salary ranges are supplied in compliance with New York State law. Pay is competitive and based on a number of job-related factors, including skills and experience. The starting pay rate/range at time of hire for this position in the posted location is $47,040.00 - $77,280.00 / year. The rate/range provided herein is the anticipated pay at the time of hire, and does not reflect future job opportunity.

Nearest Major Market: Long Island

Nearest Secondary Market: New York CIty