News Producer (Primary) - Wvir

Gray Media • Charlottesville, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

WVIR-TV in beautiful Charlottesville, Virginia, is looking for a multi-skilled producer for our dominant number one weekday morning newscasts. This opportunity will have you producing shows and fronting stories during those newscasts on the highest-rated newscasts in the market. 29News is the most award-winning TV news operation in the state and plays much bigger than our market size. We’re looking to hire smart, hard-working team players.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism or a related field.
• Must be a self-starter, with knowledge of and ability to operate state-of-the-art television news equipment as well as website publishing.

Responsibilities

• Create and showcase on-air content utilizing strong editorial, journalistic, organizational, and communication skills
• Work closely with news managers, anchors, and weather departments in determining content needs and how to most effectively deliver on those needs
• Writing clearly for multiple platforms on tight deadlines, demonstrating creativity and strong editorial judgment while following journalistic ethics and libel laws
• Create significant, original, locally-focused stories for WVIR's digital platforms

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees