NBC4 / WCMH-TV in Columbus, Ohio, has an opening for a Digital Executive Producer, the second highest-ranking member on the digital news team. The person oversees much of the daily decision-making for digital news coverage, in addition to homepage management, social media strategy and directly supervising a subteam of digital producers that cover breaking, trending and spot news. The ideal candidate would possess strong reporting skills and be capable of regularly turning enterprise content that informs and educates our audience. 

We are looking for a successful digital journalist and newsroom leader who will work alongside the Digital Director and in concert with broadcast news managers to continue to raise the bar and inspire the NBC4 digital news team to reach its goals and better serve the community. 

Duties, responsibilities and requirements include:

Five years of digital news experienceSolid news judgment, particularly in breaking news situations, and strong journalism ethicsWebsite management experience, using analytics to drive decisionsReview and edit content from team members for clarity, factualness and AP styleAssist in writing up news storiesWrite headlines that connect with search and social audiencesFamiliarity with content management systems, livestreaming, photo editing software, video editing software, and an ability to quickly acclimate in other products used in website and broadcast productionComfort with data visualization and other online reporting toolsEnjoys working in teams and a strong communicatorThrives under pressure and able to meet deadlinesSelf-motivated and competitiveAbility to be fast and first at breaking news on the web Regularly meets measurements of successAdditional responsibilities as assigned by management

Education Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree

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