Digital Content Producer, KBZK

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Join the future of journalism at KBZK in Bozeman, Montana! We're seeking a Digital Content Producer who will lead our digital storytelling efforts, organizing, writing, editing, and updating both written and video news content across multiple platforms. In today's rapidly evolving media landscape, you'll be essential to how we connect with our community, creatively showcasing stories that matter while maintaining the high standards our viewers expect.

This role puts you at the center of modern journalism, where traditional reporting meets cutting-edge digital innovation across web, social media, and streaming platforms.

• Turn breaking news, enterprise stories, press releases, third party sources, or news tips into unique articles on the web, including headlines, thumbnails, short news alerts and teases, interactive embedded elements, outside links, maps, slideshows and custom modules.
• Post articles to social media to drive engagement and web clicks.
• Cut video and assign engaging metadata for You Tube, website, app, OTT and third-party services.
• Build and monitor live streams to various platforms.
• Edit platform-specific social media graphics to showcase storytelling.
• Assist in online coverage of major news events, breaking news and severe weather to ensure high quality, consistent community coverage online with attention to grammatical detail.
• Actively collaborate with editorial and technical staff to migrate content to media platforms, including video, audio, vertical video, still photos and graphics.
• Build out special sections and site features to enhance coverage and increase user engagement.
• Update and interact with fans/followers on social media.
• Optimize the user experience by tracking live web metrics and user experience best practices.
• Apply Search Engine Optimization (SEO) best practices to every piece of content.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• BS/BA in related discipline preferred or equivalent years of experience
• Generally 3+ years of experience in related field preferred

• Proven writing skills, including strong grammar and attention to detail, developed from working for a professional or student news organization
• Skilled with content management systems, video editing, image editing and social networking
• Must have a strong desire to focus on web-based content
• Strong relationship building skills that are essential to newsroom collaboration, along with creativity and ability to handle deadlines and multi-tasking
• Must have working knowledge of how to use and update social media platforms
• Must have photo editing skills with ability to manipulate, crop, enhance images as needed for publishing on website
• Must have demonstrated experience with creative video editing for social and web platforms with a knowledge of video editing software

We have hikers, rock climbers, mountain bikers, kayakers, runners, skiers, fishing enthusiasts, boaters, and every other mixture of diverse backgrounds, passions, and life experiences. We are a community of welcoming, mission-focused, and lively people who continue to grow as we grow our company and rise to our full potential in every aspect of our business.

Bozeman, Montana, has a history still alive with the remnants of bygone days and sustains a local heritage that can still be found throughout the community, with nine historical districts and more than 40 individual properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The town provides a unique environment for a different kind of lifestyle and often tops lists of best places to live, with outstanding scenery, recreational opportunities, culture, and a growing tech scene.

Bozeman is near Yellowstone National Park and Big Sky resort, offering diverse experiences for residents.

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