Content Producer

Tribune-Star

Sacramento, CA, US
Base: $23.00ph commensurate with experience; bonus...
Not specified, but likely requires flexibility for nights and weekends.
Degree in journalism required
Daily newspaper or news site experience
Proficiency in associated press style
Tribune-Star is seeking a Content Producer for its FOX40 team in Sacramento, CA, to enhance its digital-first local journalism. The role demands a creative individual with strong writing, editing, and social media skills, capable of thriving in a fast-paced environment

Job Summary

  • The role involves discovering, assigning, and posting news stories for FOX40 and fox40.com with a focus on digital-first local journalism.
  • Candidates must be able to respond quickly to breaking news while monitoring police scanners and coordinating reporters and photographers.
  • This position requires working all shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays in a fast-paced, high-stress environment.

Matching Summary

Match Score: 75

Tribune-Star is seeking a Content Producer for its FOX40 team in Sacramento, CA, to enhance its digital-first local journalism. The role demands a creative individual with strong writing, editing, and social media skills, capable of thriving in a fast-paced environment.

Salary

Base: $23.00/hr commensurate with experience; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Degree in journalism required
  • Daily newspaper or news site experience
  • Proficiency in Associated Press style
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work all shifts including nights weekends

Nice-to-have

  • Innovative and viewer-focused mindset
  • Stellar news judgment
  • Multi-tasking in high-stress environment
  • Understanding of design for CMS usability
  • Creative approach to storytelling

Key Requirements

  • Degree in journalism
  • Daily newspaper or news site experience
  • Live working web samples or print pages preferred
  • Proficiency in Associated Press style

Work Rights

Not specified

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