Digital Content Producer

Job Summary/Description:  

WVUE is looking for a full-time digital content producer to embrace its growing digital efforts and publish content to all FOX 8 multimedia platforms. The candidate must have an outstanding writing ability, excellent communication skills, and must thrive in a deadline-driven, fast-paced environment. The candidate must also have strong, aggressive journalism skills, including the ability to gather news from a variety of sources to produce enterprise content for WVUE multimedia platforms. Someone with a sense of service who wants to tell stories in a highly ethical, journalistic environment and have a great time doing a tough job.

Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Write and publish news/weather content across all digital platforms (website, CTV app, news app, social media)
- Manage and produce streaming content (live streams, on-demand video)
- Gather and curate user-generated content
- Outstanding writing ability and excellent communication skills
- Thrives in a deadline-driven, fast-paced environment
- Strong, aggressive journalism skills
- Ethical storytelling with a sense of service
- Create photo galleries, interactive maps, and infographics
- Edit and clip video for online use
- Monitor streaming performance and optimize for engagement

Qualifications/Requirements:

- 2-3 years of experience producing digital, streaming, and social media content
- BS/BA in Journalism/Communications or equivalent background
- Must be willing to work in New Orleans, LA
- Flexible work hours required; must be willing and able to work a variety of shifts including but not limited to: mornings, afternoons, evenings, late nights, holidays, weekends, and possible overtime hours.
- If you want to be a part of an award-winning, aggressive newsroom that makes a difference in their community, apply online and attach a resume and links to your work. Pre-employment drug test required. No phone calls please. EOE-M/F/D/V

If you feel you’re qualified and want to work with a great group of people,  go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on "apply now", upload your resume, cover letter, and references

(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)

WVUE-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company

Additional Info:

Gray Media provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Gray Media complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Gray Media expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Gray’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.