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CBS News

Sr. Digital Producer

CBS News, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21276


WJZ is looking for a senior digital producer to help steer WJZ’s coverage across platforms! This role is responsible for overseeing digital breaking news coverage in-market, managing two digital producers, writing and editing stories across a wide range of topics, clipping and optimizing video on CBSNews.com and on YouTube, and completing growth initiatives across platforms.

We are looking for someone with strong news judgment who can write and edit clear, accurate, factual copy and craft compelling headlines on deadline in a fast-paced environment. Scrupulous attention to detail, a cool head under pressure, and excellent communication skills are essential.

This role is onsite Monday-Friday working dayside in Baltimore. You will need to shift your schedule as news breaks.

Your day-to-day:

Coordinate, produce and update web coverage of news segments, gathering the latest information from a variety of sources, always being mindful of WJZ standards

React quickly to breaking news, writing and publishing articles and running live blogs

Clip and optimize videos for CBSNews.com, YouTube and other platforms, writing compelling, SEO-friendly headlines and descriptions

Manage the WJZ homepage to present the best of the journalism we produce

Work with reporters and producers to publish the best of WJZ to our website

Proactively plan content around key news events and tentpoles

Track content performance and share content insights across WJZ to help inform story selection across platforms

Send push alerts on breaking news, weather and other high-interest stories

Manage two digital producers

What you bring to the team:

You have 3+ years of experience in a digital breaking news environment and a proven ability to react quickly as news develops

You are a skilled writer who can produce quality copy on deadline

You have experience completing SEO strategies

You have an interest in framing content in an engaging way for a digital audience

You're deeply familiar with analytics platforms like Google Analytics, Chartbeat, and Adobe Analytics.

You thrive in a collaborative team environment

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