Daytime Web Journalist
WHDH is hiring a full-time web journalist to help manage the station’s news presence online, both on whdh.com and on social media. Come join our team!
Responsibilities: This journalist will work a Monday through Friday daytime shift, and should be capable of making informed editorial decisions and working quickly and accurately. The role entails scanning social media and other sources for story ideas and tips, writing and publishing stories, cutting video clips to accompany those stories, and posting breaking news via social media and alerts. Candidates should also be comfortable using SEO best practices to write headlines and alerts and select photos for stories.
Candidates should ideally have at least 3-5 years of professional experience in journalism, with experience in a broadcast newsroom preferred. Candidates should be adept multitaskers comfortable with working in a fast-paced, breaking news environment. WordPress experience, knowledge of web analytics and a college degree are strongly preferred, as is knowledge of the Boston market. Knowledge of Photoshop and basic HTML is a plus.
This job is 100% on-site in the station’s downtown Boston office.
HOW TO APPLY: Submit resume to human_resources@whdh.com or fax to 617-248-0653 or mail to WHDH-TV, HR, 7 Bulfinch Place, Boston MA, 02114. Please refer to the job number you are applying for.
WHDH-TV is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Discrimination and harassment are prohibited at WHDH-TV. We encourage and support applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy status, veteran status or any other basis protected by applicable law. Applicants and Employees may notify all appropriate government agencies of alleged violations of local, state or federal law.