This role is responsible for updating WJTV.com, curating high-performing content, crafting homepage layouts driven by data, and helping to edit and report news -- everything from quick-hit local stories to breaking news and enterprise reports. This role will work on building a loyal local and regional audience by being responsive to traffic patterns and audience interest while serving as a steward of our on-air and online brands. Position Responsibilities: + Curate and aggregate a steady stream of interesting content that is packaged and promoted in a way that generates engagement and repeat site visitation + Monitor all forms of media (print, TV, digital, blogs and social) and be quick to write, report and distribute breaking news stories and always on the hunt for exclusive and or trending content that will grow engagement and drive loyal, local traffic + Some schedule flexibility + Excellent at writing and A/B testing headlines that grow audience and engagement + Prioritize packaging content that grows audience loyalty and time on site, using headline testing, metric tools and observed patterns to guide decision making + Understand different ways to tell a story, particularly choosing great photos and producing short videos + Evaluate website traffic trends to make decisions on both daily content needs and longer-term content curation that will grow local audience + Build positive working relationships with newsroom staff and management, work collaboratively on enterprise content, and create opportunities to market web content on broadcast + Promote and distribute news content on social media and email newsletters Skill/ Experience Requirements + 2 years of experience in digital content and journalism + Clever headline writer that gets readers to click + Strong multi-tasking abilities while under deadline pressure + Organized, technical problem solver and quick decision maker + Capable of pitching, researching, interviewing and writing original news articles + Knowledge of SEO best practices and AP Style + Enjoys working in teams and has excellent interpersonal skills + Ease with/ability to learn new technology independently and quickly + Strong communicator + Some schedule flexibility (nights, weekends) + Regularly meets measurements of success + Strong understanding of Google Analytics; Chartbeat experience a plus + Proficiency in WordPress or similar CMS, Adobe Creative Cloud (Express and Photoshop) a plus + Education Requirements: + Bachelor’s Degree Typical day Digital producer will attend local editorial meetings as needed/assigned. Producer will have familiarity with local, regional, and national content and uses data to make decisions on what stories to publish and how and when to showcase them on website. Producer will take stories from newsroom and digital reporters and copy edit and package the content for optimal engagement across audience acquisition sources. Producer will serve as editor for optimizing headlines and thumbnail images for click through/open rate. Producer will communicate successes across the team and the regional group to maximize traffic wins. Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across its television and digital platforms, including more than 310,000 hours of programming produced annually by its business units. Nexstar owns America’s largest local television broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 220 million people. Nexstar’s national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, our national news network providing “News for All America,” popular entertainment multicast networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV, and a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network. The Company’s portfolio of digital assets, including its local TV station websites, The Hill and NewsNationNow.com, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property. For more information, please visit nexstar.tv. EEO Statement: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.