Hearst Television’s Alert Desk team is looking to hire a self-motivated curator who will be responsible for reviewing traffic coming from police, fire and communications personnel to enhance our digital offerings under deadline. The position is in-person and based in the WLWT News 5 newsroom in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Candidates should have newsroom experience and the ability to write clearly and accurately in journalistic style. The ideal candidate will have previous digital experience in a college newsroom or at an established media company, be a multi-tasker who can communicate and write effectively, as well as handle the fast pace of a newsroom and breaking news under pressure and accurately.

Job Responsibilities:

• Monitor multiple public safety scanner feeds for stories of interest and breaking news
• Verify information heard on scanners and inform newsroom of information as necessary
• Write and send hyper-local news stories and push notifications to digital audiences
• Work collaboratively with assignment desk editors, digital editors and news managers to tell multi-platform stories that will engage viewers
• Other duties as required
  

Experience Requirements:

• Familiar with local news gathering techniques, technology and terminology
• Experience writing and editing in AP Style at a newspaper, news website or news magazine
• Demonstrated success working with web-based CMS programs such as Wordpress or Wix
• Understanding of analytics and how to use them to implement learnings for improved results
  

Qualifications Requirements:

• Strong news and editorial judgment
• Polite and professional when dealing with the public
• Organized and able to multitask
• Excellent communication skills
• Previous digital writing/editing experience preferred
• Ability to remain calm and level-headed during breaking news situations
• Work flexible hours which will include nights and weekends

Education:

• Related experience and/or training considered as well as a combination of education and experience.
• Military experience is a plus
  

Additional Requirements

As part of its continued efforts to maintain a safe workplace for employees, Hearst Television requires that all newly hired employees be fully vaccinated (as defined by the CDC) against the coronavirus by the first day of employment as a condition of employment, to the extent permitted by applicable law. HTV will consider requests for reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That’s why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the audience we reach, ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate, and more representative of the communities we serve.

Hearst Television owns and operates 33 television and two radio stations serving 26 media markets across 39 states reaching over 21 million U.S. television households. Through its partnership with nearly all of the major networks, Hearst Television distributes national content over nearly 70 video channels including programming from ABC, NBC, CBS, CW, MY Net, MeTV, This TV, Estrella and more. The radio stations are leaders in Baltimore news/talk and rock music listenership. Hearst Television is recognized as one of the industry's premier companies and has been honored with numerous awards for distinguished journalism, industry innovation, and community service. Hearst Television is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hearst.