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Job Opportunity: Digital Producer and Reporter, News:WFYIJob description: Digital Producer and Reporter, News Listing description POSITION PURPOSEThe Digital Producer and Reporter, News will identify local trending stories that resonate with our target audiences and execute WFYI & WBAA online and social media strategies. This position also involves crafting compelling headlines, selecting impactful images and ensuring our social media strategies effectively engage a broader and more diverse audience while implementing best SEO practices. The ideal candidate for this function is a digitally savvy person who thrives in a fast-paced environment, has a passion for storytelling and a strong knowledge of digital media. This individual also understands how to best use strong visuals and has demonstrated practice with social media journalism.As a reporter, this function finds and quickly reports everyday stories that answer the information needs for our primary local audiences - the Indianapolis metropolitan area and Tippecanoe County. They lgain what people want to know. Some stories may take the form of Instagram and TikTok builds/reels, while others may be published across all available platforms. This is a mission-critical function for our station as WFYI sets goals to extend our policy-equity reporting to larger, more diverse audiences. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIESTo be prosperous in this function, an individual must be able to execute in a satisfactory manner the essential functions and responsibilities listed below. We will make reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to execute these functions.» Manage WFYI/WBAA news social media accounts, such as TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X and YouTube. » Follow digital journalism trends and identify new strategies we could employ to better serve our audiences. » Ensure news stories are strategically featured on WFYI & WBBA sites and streaming platforms while implementing best SEO practices. » Identify and follow local groups who are highly engaged in the communities that we serve to discover what our audience wants to know. Present those topics as story pitches to the everyday news team and determine how best to employ unique story telling opportunities and execute them. » Collaborate with our marketing team to ensure news social media practices support and complement station goals.? » Provide weekend, night and holiday news coverage as needed. EDUCATION AND/OR practiceRequired:» Bachelor's degree in communication, journalism or equivalent practice. » practice with storytelling techniques on social media platforms. » Demonstrated proficiency in AP Style, audio and video production, and photography and photo editing. » Project management and production practice. » capability to excel in a collaborative team environment with a high level of personal motivation. » capability to work simultaneously on short and long-term projects. Preferred: » practice with computer-assisted reporting. » practice in data analysis methods. » Previous work in both broadcast and digital news reporting. » Familiarity with community engagement journalism. » Previous work in collaborations. Organization: WFYI Job Job location: Indianapolis, IN United States Job Job Category: Production/Programming Deadline: Thursday, October 31, 2024 Employment Type: Full time Send Application Materials To: Apply for Digital Producer and Reporter, News Website: WFYI.org Email address: E-Mail: hrrecruiting@wfyi.org Job Field: Radio and Television
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