The Digital Line Producer is a senior editorial role that reviews and approves news content on a daily basis. This role will run daily editorial meetings and execute coverage plans for daily news and special events. The Digital Line Producer will oversee a team of digital producers, commission and approve news content (videos, articles, graphic cards) and report to senior management of the digital team on overall coverage performance.

Duties  

• Run daily editorial meetings, assign stories to digital producers and execute daily coverage plans
• React to breaking news
• Taking a lead role in story production for major news stories, special events and projects

• Tracking major news in the Americas, Asia Pacific and China and manage the digital coverage.
• Copy editing and fact checking all stories that are published on CGTN and other digital platforms

• Troubleshoot technical issues related to lives, video production, social publishing etc.
• Set weekly shifts and working schedule for digital news team
• Work closely with Digital Planner on daily, weekly and special coverage
• Report on coverage performance to senior digital management
• Organize and execute digital training for broadcast teams
• Liaise with broadcast teams on digital contributions
• Take lead role over setting strategy for CGTN America digital objectives
• Coordinating with digital producers, field staff, and producers about story structure and production
• Updating newsroom and digital planning grids to ensure others are aware of digital content in production
• Improving systems to make the digital workflow more efficient
• Overseeing platform selection to ensure that great stories and video are not being overlooked
• Training staff in digital skills needed for social and digital story production
• Strategizing on how to market and grow audience for our digital stories

• Responsibilities include other duties as assigned. 

Requirements

• Ability to work weekend shifts
• BA/BS degree (or equivalent) in journalism, communications or related field strongly preferred. 
• 4+ years working experience in news digital platforms.
• Ability to multi-task
• Strong knowledge of digital production and publishing systems
• Strong knowledge and understanding of social media platforms
• Newsroom production management experience
• Strong knowledge of WordPress. Development skills a plus.
• Excellent writing, researching and editing skills.
• Strong copy editing and fact checking skills
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks and switch gears quickly. 
• Knowledge of and interest in international news.
• Newsroom platforms.