A friendly, affordable midwestern city with so much to offer.  Work, play, and enjoy life in the “Gem City.”  Dayton is known as the birthplace of aviation, and features a mecca of restaurants, festivals, museums, sports teams and entertainment.  Forbes named Dayton one of the top 20 best cities to live in as a career professional.  Trulia ranked Dayton the #2 least expensive city to live in out of the top 100 metropolitan areas in the country.  Come join a growing team and affordable midwestern city. 

2 NEWS is looking for a Digital Content Producer (DCP) who will write, update and share stories for wdtn.com, ranging from local news to breaking and nationally trending stories. Our goal is to grow website pageviews and users.

A DCP is a passionate writer and leader who takes initiative and thinks critically and independently. As the first person to get real-time news out to the DMA, a DCP’s deadline is always now. DCP’s must prioritize growing wdtn.com’s web/app traffic while balancing and maintaining journalistic integrity.

Duties & Responsibilities

Be the first to report breaking news storiesMonitor analytic tools (Adobe Analytics & Chartbeat) social media, alerts, all regional media for interesting and/or trending storiesWrite daily flip stories (avg. 6-8 stories/day) that are packaged in a way that grows pages per session and time on page while utilizing SEO best practices to grow website search trafficConstantly monitor competition to ensure no flip stories across the DMA are missedProofread, package and promote stories from third-part feed partners (Nexstar Wire, NewsNation, AP, NBC, etc.)Proofread, package and promote broadcast reporter storiesWork with producers and news field crew on adding video to web storiesCommunicate, coordinate and collaborate with other members of the newsroomManage passive livestreamsPush engaging and breaking stories on mobile appGenerate meaningful audience engagement on social media without baitingDevelop new digital content ideas for wdtn.comPossess journalistic integrity and understanding of needs and expectations

Specialized Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

Proficiency in AP Style writingFamiliar with the FOIA and RTK processFamiliar with SEO importance and best practicesExpert in writing accurate, in-depth, digital news storiesExpert in finding and pitching resonating story ideas that grow web trafficComfortable with cold calling to develop storiesHighly detail-oriented with an instinct for newsroom judgmentMust be self-starting in seeking out engaging shareable storiesMust possess journalistic integrity and understanding of reader needs and expectations

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, or related field (equivalent experience may substitute)Expertise with CMS workflow, digital storytelling tools and FOIA and RTK process is preferredAbility to handle high stress environment and deadline pressuresSome travel may be required