Digital Producer, WJZ

Digital Producer, WJZCBS News and Stations, brings together the power of CBS News, 28 owned television stations in 17 major U.S. markets, the CBS News Streaming Network, the first 24/7 digital streaming news network, the award-winning broadcasts CBS MORNINGS, CBS SATURDAY MORNING, the CBS EVENING NEWS, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, CBS WEEKEND EVENING NEWS, 48 HOURS and FACE THE NATION WITH MARGARET BRENNAN. CBS News and Stations provides news and information for the CBS Television Network, CBSNews.com, CBS News Radio and podcasts, Paramount +, all digital platforms, and the CBS News Streaming Network, the premier 24/7 anchored streaming news service that is available free to everyone with access to the internet. CBS News and Stations is dedicated to providing the highest quality journalism under standards it pioneered and continues to set in today's digital age. CBS News earns more prestigious journalism awards than any other broadcast news division.CBS Stations is hiring a part-time digital producer to create compelling, relevant content for CBS Baltimore's digital platforms. This role is responsible for overseeing local digital breaking news coverage, writing and editing stories across a wide range of topics, clipping and optimizing video on CBSNews.com and on YouTube, and executing on growth initiatives across platforms. We are looking for someone with strong news judgment who can write and edit clear, accurate, fact-driven 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.Your day-to-day:Coordinate, produce and update web coverage of news stories, gathering the latest information from a variety of sources, always being mindful of WJZ and CBS News standardsReact quickly to breaking news, writing and publishing articles and running live blogs as appropriateExecute content and headlines with SEO strategies in mindClip and optimize videos for CBSNews.com, YouTube and other platforms, writing compelling, SEO-friendly headlines and descriptionsManage the WJZ homepage to present the best of the journalism we produceWork with reporters and producers to publish the best of WJZ to our websiteProactively plan content around key news events and tentpolesTrack content performance and share content insights across WJZ to help inform story selection across platformsSend push alerts on breaking news, weather and other high-interest storiesWhat you bring to the team:You have 1+ years of experience in a digital breaking news environment and a proven ability to react quickly as news developsYou are a skilled writer who can produce quality copy on deadlineYou have a deep understanding of SEO strategiesYou have a knack for framing content in an engaging way for a digital audienceYou're familiar with analytics platforms like Google Analytics, Omniture, ChartbeatYou thrive in a collaborative team environmentParamount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet. At Paramount, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do, on-screen and off. Paramount is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, and Veteran status.