Digital Content Producer, KIVI

KIVI, The E.W. Scripps Company ABC affiliate in Boise, Idaho, is looking for a Digital Content Producer who will be at the forefront of how our community consumes news across every platform. You'll transform stories into compelling digital experiences that engage, inform, and connect with audiences where they are—on the web, social media, YouTube, and beyond.

What You’ll Do

Turn breaking news, enterprise stories, press releases, third‑party sources, or news tips into unique articles on the web, including headlines, thumbnails, short news alerts, teases, interactive embedded elements, outside links, maps, slideshows, and custom modules.

Post articles to social media to drive engagement and web clicks.

Cut video and assign engaging metadata for YouTube, website, app, OTT, and third‑party services.

Build and monitor livestreams to various platforms.

Edit platform‑specific social media graphics to showcase storytelling.

Assist in online coverage of major news events, breaking news and severe weather to ensure high‑quality, consistent community coverage online with attention to grammatical detail.

Actively collaborate with editorial and technical staff to migrate content to media platforms, including video, audio, vertical video, still photos, and graphics.

Build out special sections and site features to enhance coverage and increase user engagement.

Update and interact with fans/followers on social media.

Optimize the user experience by tracking live web metrics and user‑experience best practices.

Apply Search Engine Optimization (SEO) best practices to every piece of content.

Fill in to line‑produce newscasts, as needed.

Perform other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Need

BS/BA in a related discipline preferred or equivalent years of experience.

Generally 3+ years of experience in a related field preferred.

What You’ll Bring

Proven writing skills, including strong grammar and attention to detail, developed from working for a professional or student news organization.

Skilled with content management systems, video editing, image editing, and social networking.

Must have a strong desire to focus on web‑based content.

Strong relationship‑building skills essential to newsroom collaboration, along with creativity and ability to handle deadlines and multi‑tasking.

Must have working knowledge of how to use and update social media platforms.

Must have photo editing skills with ability to manipulate, crop, enhance images as needed for publishing on website.

Must have demonstrated experience with creative video editing for social and web platforms with a knowledge of video editing software.

Location
Boise, Idaho.

Equal Employment Opportunity
As an equal employment opportunity employer, The E.W. Scripps Company and its affiliates do not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender, color, religion, age, genetic information, medical condition, disability, marital status, citizenship or national origin, and military membership or veteran status, or on any other basis which would be in violation of any applicable federal, state or local law. Furthermore, the company will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship for the company.

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