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Digital Producer/Anchor - Omaha, NE

Employer: WOWT-TV

Job Description:

Are you someone who lives and breathes current events, always hungry for the next big story? If so, you'll be right at home in this Monday-Friday Morning Digital Producer/Anchor position, where every day is a new adventure. We’re looking for a passionate journalist to engage with our morning audience. You'll spearhead the creation, reporting, and continuous updating of content across all our digital platforms – from our website and app to our social media channels and even our streaming Digital Alert Center. But that's not all – when breaking news hits, you'll orchestrate the action, sending out timely push alerts and setting up live streams that you'll anchor on our state-of-the-art OTT platforms. It's your chance to shine, delivering crucial updates to our viewers in real-time. Qualified individuals will be: able to work well in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment; self-motivated; flexible; extremely organized; very detail-oriented; tenacious yet tactful; a strong problem solver; able to work well under pressure in order to meet project deadlines, and will have a positive attitude. Create unique and arresting content that makes WOWT stand out on social media. Write and publish clear, error-free content to WOWT’s website, app, and social media. Write, push, and publish breaking news, weather, and traffic incidents with urgency and accuracy. Understand and prioritize search engine optimization when writing and posting articles. Anchor live events on digital/streaming platforms, use social media to engage viewers. Seek out innovative new ways to share information on digital platforms.

Job Requirements

We prefer a candidate with a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications or related field. Prefer at least two years’ experience. Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills are a must. Strong initiative and attention to detail and solid news judgement. Understanding of current events and sports. Knnowledge and experience using emerging technologies, content and digital communication methods to develop new programs and strategies. Ability and willingness to work hard in a fast-paced, multi-tasking, team-oriented environment and reprioritize quickly and efficiently to rapidly changing needs and situations. Good communication skills and strong people skills are necessary. Work assignments could at times include evening, weekends and holidays. Regular and reasonable work attendance is required. Consistent tardiness will not be tolerated. Job Description is subject to change, and does include the right of management to add duties "as assigned.

Job Details

Job Type:	Full Time
Number of Openings:	1
Wage:
Hours:
Job Category:	Broadcasting, Journalism, Media Arts

Contact Information

Andrea Westphal

3555 Farnam St
Omaha, NE 68131

Application Method(s)

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