Nexstar Broadcasting is hiring: Digital Content Producer _ Full Time in Los Ange

Digital Content Producer (full-time)

KTLA, the #1 station in the nation’s #2 market, is looking for an experienced digital journalist to produce content for KTLA.com.

The Digital Content Producer is responsible for writing, reporting and posting news stories on KTLA.com and across multiple social media platforms, including Facebook, X and Instagram. They must have excellent newswriting skills and news judgment, including the ability to curate and research stories independently.

The digital producer must have a comprehensive knowledge of reporting, sourcing, transparency and journalism ethics, with a commitment to integrity and accuracy.

Crucially, the producer must be able to quickly write accurate, concise and clear stories that put the most interesting, important details up top and are easily readable for our audience. Producers must be their own copy editors, producing stories and social posts that employ AP Style and are free of typos, grammatical errors and spelling/punctuation mistakes.

They will also be detail-oriented, organized, and able to juggle stories and duties while working closely with the rest of the digital team. The ability to multitask comfortably and professionally under intense deadline pressure is crucial.

They must be able to prioritize among competing stories those that are most important to our audience. Must be able to follow directions, perform duties, work well with others and make independent decisions. The producer must be adaptable to changing technologies and expectations.

Must be able to integrate digital content with broadcast coverage. That requires working effectively with the assignment desk, show producers and on-air reporters, navigating a variety of personalities and communication styles.

The candidate must be comfortable with digital technology, as they will manage video livestreams and edit and post video clips to KTLA.com and KTLA’s social media channels. Experience with nonlinear video editing and web publishing systems is crucial.

Knowledge of Photoshop or similar photo editing tools is preferred.

Familiarity and comfort with X, Facebook and Instagram are required, and the candidate should be able to think creatively about social posts and must understand how social media is essential to a news organization. The producer should also be willing to adapt, experiment and follow new developments in social media.

Requirements:

Previous experience in a local newsroom, especially on a digital platform or in local television news, is strongly preferred. Producers must be able to respond to breaking news with speed, writing and juggling multiple stories throughout the day and producing clean copy without the support of a copy editor. The ability to continually update and rewrite stories with the newest information – while promptly posting updates on the station's social media accounts – is a must. Bachelor's degree and three years of experience in news required. The candidate must have excellent command of the English language, both verbal and written. The candidate must be flexible about scheduling: The position involves work at various times of the day, including early mornings, nights, weekends and some holidays, as well as last-minute requests to fill in for other producers' sick calls. The producer’s schedule may change depending on KTLA’s needs.

KTLA will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

Compensation: $33/hour+ commensurate with skill level and experience.

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Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across its television and digital platforms, including more than 310,000 hours of programming produced annually by its business units. Nexstar owns America’s largest local television broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 220 million people. Nexstar’s national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, our national news network providing “News for All America,” popular entertainment multicast networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV, and a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network. The Company’s portfolio of digital assets, including its local TV station websites, The Hill and NewsNationNow.com, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property. For more information, please visit nexstar.tv.

EEO Statement: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

In Summary: The Digital Content Producer is responsible for writing, reporting and posting news stories on KTLA.com and across multiple social media platforms, including Facebook, X and Instagram . The producer must be able to quickly write accurate, concise and clear stories that put the most interesting, important details up top and are easily readable for our audience .

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Productor de contenido digital (a tiempo completo)

KTLA, la estación número uno en el mercado nacional #2, está buscando un periodista digital experimentado para producir contenido para KtLA.com.

El Producidor de Contenidos Digitales es responsable de escribir, informar y publicar noticias en KTLA.com y a través de múltiples plataformas de redes sociales, incluidas Facebook, X e Instagram. Deben tener excelentes habilidades para redactar noticias y juzgar las noticias, incluyendo la capacidad de curar e investigar historias independientemente.

El productor digital debe tener un conocimiento exhaustivo de la información, el abastecimiento, la transparencia y la ética del periodismo, con un compromiso de integridad y precisión.

Es crucial que el productor sea capaz de escribir rápidamente historias precisas, concisas y claras que pongan los detalles más interesantes e importantes en la cima y sean fácilmente legibles para nuestra audiencia.

También estarán orientados al detalle, organizados y capaces de hacer malabares con historias y tareas mientras trabajan en estrecha colaboración con el resto del equipo digital.

Deben ser capaces de priorizar entre las historias en competencia aquellas que son más importantes para nuestra audiencia, deben poder seguir instrucciones, cumplir tareas, trabajar bien con otros y tomar decisiones independientes.

Debe ser capaz de integrar contenido digital con la cobertura televisiva, lo que requiere trabajar eficazmente con el escritorio de tareas, los productores y reporteros en directo, navegar por una variedad de personalidades y estilos de comunicación.

El candidato debe estar cómodo con la tecnología digital, ya que administrará vídeos en vivo y editará y publicará videoclips a los canales de redes sociales de KTLA.com y KtLAs.

Se prefiere un conocimiento de Photoshop o herramientas similares para editar fotos.

Se requiere familiaridad y comodidad con X, Facebook e Instagram, y el candidato debe ser capaz de pensar creativamente sobre las publicaciones sociales y comprender cómo los medios sociales son esenciales para una organización de noticias.

Requisitos:

Se prefiere tener experiencia previa en una redacción local, especialmente en una plataforma digital o en noticias de televisión locales. Los productores deben ser capaces de responder a las últimas noticias con velocidad, escribir y hacer malabares con múltiples historias durante todo el día y producir copias limpias sin el apoyo de un editor de copia. La capacidad de actualizar continuamente y reescribir historias con la información más reciente mientras se publican rápidamente actualizaciones en las cuentas de redes sociales de la estación es obligatoria.

KTLA considerará a los solicitantes calificados con antecedentes criminales de una manera consistente con la Iniciativa para la Oportunidad Justa de Los Ángeles.

Compensación: $33/hora+ proporcional al nivel de habilidad y experiencia.

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Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) es una compañía de medios diversificada líder que produce y distribuye contenido atractivo local y nacional de noticias, deportes y entretenimiento a través de sus plataformas televisivas y digitales, incluyendo más de 310.000 horas de programación producidas anualmente por sus unidades comerciales. Nex Star posee el mayor grupo de radiodifusión local de Estados Unidos compuesto por afiliados de redes principales, con 200 estaciones propias o asociadas en 116 mercados estadounidenses alcanzando 220 millones de personas. Las propiedades nacionales de televisión de Nex star incluyen The CW, la quinta red principal de transmisión de América, NewsNation, nuestra red nacional de noticieros que proporciona News for All America, las populares cadenas multimédicas de entretenimientos Antenna TV y Rewind TV, y una participación del 31,3% en TV Food Network.

Declaración de EEO: Todos los solicitantes calificados recibirán una consideración para el empleo sin tener en cuenta la discapacidad, el estatus de veterano protegido o cualquier otra característica protegida por leyes locales, estatales o federales, reglas o regulaciones.