Key duties include, but are not limited to:
Digital Content Creation & Publishing
- Write, edit, publish, and update content across WNYT's website, app, streaming, and social platforms.
- Produce and optimize digital content using video, photos, graphics, and other multimedia assets.
- Apply AP style, SEO best practices, and platform-specific storytelling techniques.
- Adapt broadcast content for digital audiences and identify opportunities to expand coverage online.
- Create and publish social content that promotes coverage and engages audiences.
- Use social platforms to distribute breaking news, weather updates, and community information.
- Monitor audience trends and analytics to strengthen content performance and reach.
- Work closely with reporters, anchors, photographers, assignment editors, managers, and production staff to develop and execute coverage plans.
- Participate in editorial meetings, contribute story ideas, and support enterprise and digital-first coverage.
- Monitor news sources, conduct research, gather background information, and assist with story development and follow-up coverage.
- Produce assigned newscasts, including building rundowns, selecting stories, managing timing, and making editorial decisions under deadline.
- Write and edit broadcast content, including anchor copy, teases, breaking news updates, and other newscast elements.
- Coordinate video, graphics, live shots, and newsroom teams to ensure accurate and compelling coverage.
- Review content for accuracy, clarity, fairness, and adherence to station standards.
- Support special projects, extended coverage, and other newscasts as assigned.
- Use newsroom, production, and content management systems to create and publish content across platforms.
- Utilize analytics and digital tools to support editorial decision-making and audience growth.
- Maintain organized newsroom materials and perform other duties as assigned.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 1 to 3 years of experience in television news production, digital news production, or a newsroom setting preferred.
- Strong writing, editing, grammar, and AP style skills.
- Sound editorial judgment and the ability to make quick, accurate decisions during breaking news.
- Ability to produce a television newscast, build rundowns, write scripts, manage timing, coordinate visual elements, and adjust to breaking news.
- Experience with digital publishing tools, social media platforms, basic video editing, and graphics tools such as Adobe Creative Suite or Canva.
- Familiarity with SEO, social media analytics, audience engagement practices, and digital performance metrics.
- Understanding of television producing, including rundowns, script writing, timing, video, graphics, live shots, control room communication, and live news coverage.
- Ability to write for different platforms, including broadcast, web, mobile, streaming, and social media.
- Ability to work collaboratively, manage multiple priorities, and meet tight deadlines.
- Initiative and creativity in developing fresh, community-focused content.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work well with anchors, reporters, photographers, editors, directors, producers, assignment editors, and managers.
- Ability to work weekdays, weekends and holidays, early morning, midday and evening shifts.
- Must have reliable form of transportation and valid driver's license. Driving record will be checked.
Average sitting, standing and office-type movements. Light lifting, moving and pulling abilities. Ability to communicate in English both verbally and in writing. Ability to hear and see clearly. Dexterity to manipulate computer keys and other controls as well as other office equipment. Requires the ability to think critically and tactically and to articulate information in clear, concise manner to others verbally and in writing. Must be able to think quickly and work under tight deadlines and in pressure situations. The successful candidate must be able to perform the essential functions of the job. The Company will make reasonable accommodations to facilitate a person's ability to perform those essential job functions.
Skills Required
- Write, edit, and publish content across website, app, streaming, and social platforms
- Produce television newscasts including building rundowns, timing, and editorial decisions under deadline
- Use newsroom, production, and content management systems to create and publish content
- Apply AP style, strong grammar, and platform-specific writing for broadcast and digital
- Use multimedia assets — video, photos, graphics — and perform basic video editing
- Create and publish social media content and use social analytics to optimize performance
- Familiarity with SEO and digital performance metrics
- Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communications, or equivalent experience
- 1 to 3 years experience in television or digital news production or newsroom environment
- Ability to work weekdays, weekends, holidays, early morning, midday and evening shifts
- Valid driver's license and reliable transportation; driving record will be checked
- Strong editorial judgment, ability to make quick accurate decisions during breaking news
Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage are offered to eligible employees and dependents, alongside FSAs/HSAs, telehealth, and an Employee Assistance Program. Company-paid life and disability with optional supplemental coverage further reinforce the health and protection package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan is available with employees able to begin saving on day one and a company match provided after a waiting period. Full vesting from the start strengthens long-term financial support.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Nine paid holidays, accruing vacation that increases with tenure, and family leave are included to support time away needs. These elements collectively offer a structured time-off framework across life events.
Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. Insights
What We Do
Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. is a St. Paul, Minnesota family-owned and -operated broadcasting company with 10 television stations located in Minnesota, New York and New Mexico; 50 radio stations located in Minnesota, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, Arizona, Washington, Florida, and Washington DC; F & F Productions, one of the premier high-definition remote production companies in the U.S.; CONUS Archives, a video content provider; 2060 Digital, a full service digital company, and REELZ, a national cable and satellite entertainment channel.
