Associate Producer

Sinclair Broadcast Group • City of Rochester, NY

4h • $17 - $18 • Onsite

About The Position

WHAM is seeking an Associate Producer to assist with and contribute to the station’s five hours of news on both 13WHAM and WUHF weekday mornings. The candidate must have strong writing and news judgment skills. Working well in a fast-paced environment is essential. This position requires education in journalism or mass communications with previous television experience.

Requirements

• The ability to work well in a fast-paced environment
• The ability to write quality broadcast news copy under tight deadlines
• Strong writing and news judgment skills
• A 4-year degree in Journalism or Mass Communications
• Available to work five weekday mornings, as early as 4:30 a.m., including some holidays

Responsibilities

• Writing copy for newscasts
• Editing video for online posts.
• Posting stories online and to social media
• Operating teleprompter during newscasts
• Assisting Producers with finding stories
• Assisting with other editorial and general newsroom duties as assigned
• Helping in-studio guests of morning show to get on and off air, hosting and answer questions.

Benefits

• participation in a retirement plan
• life and disability insurance
• health, dental and vision plans
• flexible spending accounts
• sick leave
• vacation time
• personal time
• parental leave
• employee stock purchase plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level