Digital/Desk Content Creator

KABB/WOAI is looking for a Digital/Desk Content Producer who can juggle and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced 'digital now' newsroom. A strong command of impactful writing, combined with a creative eye to find and develop engaging content for our digital and broadcast platforms are a must. We are looking for a journalist driven by accuracy and innovation to join a team focused on compelling, metrics-based storytelling.

The candidate will write/edit stories for station website and app along with overseeing the flow of news stories and information coming into the newsroom.

Responsibilities:

• Craft engaging social posts that connect with and build audience
• Assemble compelling video content for digital platforms
• Work with Digital Lead and other content creators to craft and implement multi-platform coverage of news/weather/sports
• Help implement new technologies and techniques to better reach audience where they are
• Seek out and share newsworthy content.
• Reach out to primary sources to generate/confirm story information.
• Assign and track news crews
• Identify and develop daily content
• Monitor and post to digital platforms
• Write and post content to station website and social media sites
• Compelling and accurate writing
• Listen to scanners and react to breaking news, make beat checks, monitor web sites and social media, react to developing news
• Develop and maintain contacts and sources to enterprise story ideas
• Listen for and respond to breaking news
• Assisting in the efficient operations of the assignment desk

About Sinclair

Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) is a diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and sports. The Company owns, operates and/or provides services to 185 television stations in 86 markets affiliated with all the major broadcast networks; and owns Tennis Channel and multicast networks Comet, CHARGE!, TBD., and The Nest. Sinclair's content is delivered via multiple platforms, including over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and the nation's largest streaming aggregator of local news content, NewsON. The Company regularly uses its website as a key source of Company information which can be accessed at www.sbgi.net.