Sr. Digital Producer, WLS
Aplicar ahora Aplique más tarde Job ID 10123235 Ubicación Chicago, Illinois, Estados Unidos Business ABC Owned TV Stations Fecha de publicación 03/06/2025Detalles del empleo:
ABC 7 Chicago's #1 news is looking for a highly skilled and versatile, self-motivated, flexible, data-driven, and tech-savvy candidate to join the Digital Team as a Senior Digital Producer. As an integral part of our team, you will be responsible for creating engaging, captivating, and hard-hitting news content for all digital platforms. You will be expected to innovate and prioritize tasks to help us reach our goals. ABC 7 Chicago covers the local and national news stories of the day and how those stories impact local communities.
Responsibilities:
- Timely posting of local and national news on all digital platforms, including but not limited to websites, apps, and social media.
- Work with news managers, assignment editors and talent to coordinate online news coverage.
- Complete special projects for various station departments, including sales and marketing.
- Assist with implementation of new content tools.
- Complete synergy requests from the station group and the Disney company.
- Curate digital content for all of ABC 7 Chicago's digital platforms, including but not limited to website, news app, streaming app and social media.
- React and respond to breaking news quickly and accurately.
- Identify compelling stories that will resonate with our diverse audiences.
- Monitor analytics in real time to assess the effectiveness of content presentation and adjust as necessary.
- Help train new producers and interns.
- Use SEO (search engine optimization) to increase unique visitors and video starts.
Basic Qualifications:
- Minimum of 2 years of experience as a digital news producer, preferably in a newsroom or digital media environment.
- Available to work flexible hours, including nights and weekends.
- Strong editorial skills, news judgement and writing skills.
- Excellent communication with team leader.
- Proven ability to multitask and thrive in a fast-paced news environment.
- Strong independent worker, as well as a standout colleague.
- Proficient in AP Style.
- Solid knowledge of basic HTML.
- Ability to shoot and edit video using Adobe Premiere a plus.
Required Education:
- Bachelor's degree in journalism or a related field from a four-year accredited college or university or equivalent years of experience.
The hiring range for this position in Chicago, IL is $85,700 - $114,900 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
Acerca de ABC Owned TV Stations:
El Disney Entertainment Television crea contenido original de entretenimiento y noticias para las plataformas de transmisión de la empresa y sus redes de cable y difusión.
Acerca de The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, junto con sus subsidiarias y afiliadas, es una empresa internacional diversificada líder en entretenimiento familiar y medios de comunicación que incluye tres segmentos comerciales principales: Disney Entertainment, ESPN y Disney Experiences. Desde sus humildes comienzos como estudio de dibujos animados en la década de 1920 hasta su reconocido nombre en la industria del entretenimiento en la actualidad, Disney continúa con orgullo su legado de crear historias y experiencias de clase mundial para toda la familia. Las historias, los personajes y las experiencias de Disney llegan a consumidores e invitados de todos los rincones del mundo. Con operaciones en más de 40 países, nuestros empleados y miembros del elenco trabajan juntos para crear experiencias de entretenimiento que sean apreciadas a nivel local y global.
Este puesto es en WLS Television, Inc. , que forma parte de una empresa comercial que denominamos ABC Owned TV Stations.
WLS Television, Inc. es un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades. Los solicitantes recibirán consideración para el empleo independientemente de su raza, religión, color, sexo, orientación sexual, género, identidad de género, expresión de género, nacionalidad, ascendencia, edad, estado civil, condición de militar o veterano, afección médica, información genética o discapacidad, o cualquier otro fundamento prohibido por la ley federal, estatal o local. Disney defiende un entorno empresarial donde las ideas y decisiones de todas las personas nos ayudan a crecer, innovar, crear las mejores historias y ser relevantes en un mundo en constante evolución.