What are the responsibilities and job description for the Digital Producer position at WLRN Public Media?
Position: Digital Producer — Miami
Station: WLRN News
Company: South Florida Public Media Group,Inc.
FLSA Status: Full-time, Exempt
Reports to: Digital Director and Vice President for News
Schedule: 9 a.m. -6 p.m. Monday-Friday, or as assigned
Location: Based in Miami
Digital Producer, WLRN Public Media
The Digital Producer will play a key role in WLRN News' news coverage and audience engagement on digital platforms.
This producer will work with the two other digital team members, the Digital Editor and the Digital Producer, to ensure content on WLRN’s digital platforms is factual and of the highest quality. That includes news related to local and regional interests, education, the environment, arts and culture and other topics, and the use of social media to divulge them and create engagement.
This producer will help curate WLRN.org with stories from news partners and will contribute original digital-only stories, as well as build web stories with feeds from reporters. The individual will assist the Digital Editor in editing and fact checking web posts from reporters, and the Digital Producer in producing newsletters and news alerts The producer will have experience working to tight deadlines in a newsroom environment, including digital news stories, video and social media.
Duties
- Take the lead on daily web posts on WLRN.org featuring news briefs
- Craft engaging web posts and digital buildouts from stories and radio shows
- Monitor wires, partner content and breaking news to create web stories
- Assist editors and reporters with writing web, SEO and social friendly headlines
- Work well in a collaborative team environment
- Develop and employ strong fact-checking skills
- Assist with writing and editing web posts and occasionally fill in for Digital Editor
- Assist with and occasionally lead the creation of newsletters
- Implement, and contribute to, the digital team’s social media, digital video and audience engagement strategies to promote WLRN’s work, including through the development of original content.
- Stay current on best practices in broadcast and digital journalism and recommend ways to enhance WLRN’s offerings consistent with industry best practices, Code of Editorial Integrity for Public Media Organizations, WLRN Editorial Integrity Policy, and Philanthropic Support, Corporate Support & Editorial Independence: How They Fit Together at WLRN Public Media
- Effectively engage inclusive and diverse perspectives and experiences in work produced and in organizational interactions and demonstrate respect for others in all workplace relationships
- Work with NPR Digital Services to resolve bugs/outages
- Other duties as assigned
Minimum requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Minimum 2 years of journalism experience (can include working internships)
- Experience in reporting, researching, writing, and copyediting
- Experience with social media and digital content creation in a news environment
- Familiarity with public media news and values
- Strong news judgment
Preferred Skills and Experience:
- Experience with content management systems
- CMS experience in Grove a plus
- Multi-lingual: Spanish, Haitian Creole, Portuguese
- Strong writing and copy-editing skills
- Experience covering Florida and South Florida is a plus
- Photography, videography skills are a plus
Physical Demands and Working Conditions:
Ability to work nights, weekends and holidays; ability to travel; must be able to perform the essential duties of the position; must live in Broward County or relocate within 90 days of accepting the position.
ABOUT WLRN PUBLIC MEDIA
WLRN is an award-winning public radio and television station and winner of the national Edward R. Murrow award for Overall Excellence in Large Market Radio for 2021. We are based in Miami and cover South Florida from the Palm Beaches to Key West. We are Florida’s largest public radio station. WLRN News is a daily broadcast news operation providing multimedia news, storytelling and analysis for WLRN 91.3 FM, 91.5 FM in the Florida Keys, 101.9 in the Palm Beaches, 105.5 WOLL HD-2 in Hobe Sound, WLRN.org,social media and podcasts.