Core Duties and Responsibilities:
- Generate story ideas through research of social media, news wires, websites and contacts
- Identify impactful news stories that result in provocative, compelling television
- Delegate responsibilities as appropriate to associate producers, assignment editors and video editors
- Produce timely content under heavy deadline pressure
- Keep current of local events and politics
- Attend editorial meetings
- Excel in a highly competitive, deadline-driven environment
- Possess strong writing skills, including ability to master tease writing
- Use sound editorial judgement and attention to detail to ensure standards
- Interact with viewers and users on social media sites
- Ability to work varying shifts, including nights, overnights, and weekends
- Perform other duties as assigned
Position Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, business, or a related field, preferred
- Strong writing and organizational skills required as is the ability to produce content under heavy deadline pressure.
- 3 years' experience line producing a newscast
- Attention to detail is must.
- Ability to collect and analyze data and information accuracy as well as follow through.
- Strong communication skills both written and verbal.
- Proactive and solutions focused.
- Professional appearance.
- Ability to work varying shifts, including nights, overnights, and weekends
- Particularly keen to hear from candidates who would like to progress their careers as a weekend line producer, available to work Saturdays and Sundays
Compensation