News Producer, KXXV

Scripps MediaWaco, TX
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About The Position

KXXV, the ABC affiliate in Waco, Texas, is looking for a producer to help create engaging content for our various platforms. In this role, you'll use your storytelling and communication skills to develop exciting newscasts and local programs that connect with our Central Texas audience, a region known for its great quality of life and affordability. As a producer, you'll work closely with reporters, anchors, and news managers to find and develop timely stories, adding graphics and video to make them shine. You'll also make quick decisions during live broadcasts, ensuring we deliver top-quality content online and on-air. If you love local news, have an eye for detail, and thrive in a fast-paced setting, we'd love to see you apply and join our team in a community that really values connection and authenticity.

Requirements

  • BS/BA in related discipline preferred or equivalent years of experience.
  • Generally, 2+ years of experience in related field preferred.

Nice To Haves

  • Avid local news consumer: knows daily news, events, trends and happenings on a local level.
  • Strong vision and ability to advance stories.
  • Excellent interpersonal communicator.
  • Extraordinarily passionate about writing; courageous and creative storyteller with attention to even tiny details - choosing the perfect words, grammar, spelling.
  • Highly organized.
  • Highly adaptable - fast paced, deadline driven environment.
  • Strong self-motivation.
  • Working knowledge of journalistic ethics and libel laws and strong editorial judgement.
  • Able to use web analytics.
  • Proficient with newsroom computer systems, MS Office a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and organize newscasts or local programs.
  • Write story development and showcasing.
  • Collaborate with reporters, anchors, news managers and assignment editors to determine content needs.
  • Enhance content with graphics, video, research, and station branding.
  • Execute time sensitive decisions.
  • Oversee live broadcast and up to the minute editorial decisions.
  • Perform desktop editing.
  • Post content to station's Web sites.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

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What This Job Offers

Job Type

Full-time

Career Level

Entry Level

Industry

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services

Education Level

Bachelor's degree

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