Digital Content Manager Job at KDRV-TV | KDKF-TV in Medford

Does this sound like you? You're driven, smart, full of energy, and as digitally and socially savvy as they come. You are a leader, you want to win, and you strive for you and your team to make a difference every day. You're (very) competitive, sharp, resourceful, quick-thinking, and not afraid to try something new.

KDRV in Medford, Oregon, is seeking a Digital Content Manager. We are looking for a news junkie who is hungry and lives and breathes content, and wants to take that next step to join the #1 station in Southern Oregon and Northern California.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee team that writes, produces, and optimizes compelling, local and national news and event-based content relevant to local users and beyond, including text stories, photos/graphics, live streaming content, breaking news, and social media elements.
• Prioritize allocation of digital resources to cover the most important stories, based on data derived from real-time analytics and trends.
• Drive coverage of breaking news, capitalize on stories and topics of interest, and guide the digital team's editorial decisions.
• Serve as digital leader and resource in the newsroom to ensure the station's digital and social media dominance.
• Pitch original story ideas and use your unique style, creativity, and originality to develop those ideas and to implement them on digital platforms.
• Analyze daily web and social media metrics, and monitor long-term performance trends to identify successes and opportunities for growth and improvement.
• Work closely with editorial, promotions/marketing, and sales departments to assist with conceptualizing and producing high-profile creative material.
• Collaborate with the Web Sales Manager to generate and maintain sponsored online content, and work with corporate digital leads and other digital managers across the station group to oversee all production and quality aspects of the station's website.
• Follow group standards for digital publishing. Maintain continuous communication with other FTS digital teams and the Group Content Team. Other duties as deemed necessary and assigned.

Requirements:

Experience developing and publishing unique content, including news, for digital and social platforms preferred. BA/BS degree a plus, preferably in Journalism, Communications, or related field with emphasis on digital publishing. Strong desire to advance in a digital news career. Superior news judgment, writing, and copy-editing skills. Fanatical attention to detail. Thrive under pressure. Stellar communication skills. SEO and social media expert. Proficient in content management systems, video publishing, live streaming, and digital analytics tools. Video and photo editing experience.

If this position, located in a hidden gem of the country, surrounded by Mountains and Lakes, sounds like the perfect spot for you to take your digital craft to new heights, please send your resume to bneuhoff@kdrv.com.

Seniority level and Employment type

• Mid-Senior level
• Full-time

Job function and Industries

• Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution