News Producer

Univision • Sacramento, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

TelevisaUnivision Local Media – Sacramento is seeking an experienced News Producer for the local newscasts. The News Producer generates, plans and develops ideas for the daily newscasts. The position is also responsible for conceiving, writing and preparing broadcast material including local and national stories, newsbreaks, teasers, headlines, and digital content. The News Producer must have a strong sense of journalistic ethics an excellent editorial judgment and a good understanding of local, state and national current events. The News Producer should have knowledge of the Latino community demographics in Sacramento and California.

Requirements

• Minimum of 1 year experience as a News Producer
• Digital content creation experience
• Full command of the Spanish language both written and spoken is required.
• Must possess leadership skills and be team player, self-starter with solid news judgment and ethics.
• Must possess knowledge of all aspects of newsroom operations and electronic newsgathering (ENG) and general office equipment and computers.
• Must have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of the Latino community demographics in Sacramento and California.

Responsibilities

• Plan, structure, write, and edit newscasts, or other news programming or material including but not limited to multi-media and digital properties.
• Work with reporters to conceptualize, coordinate and approve story packages to conform to station policies, practices and procedures.
• Produce and edit editorial content directly to website as needed and send push alerts.
• Perform on air Multimedia Journalist work as needed.
• Lead and conduct the news meeting, generating story ideas, dispatching news crews and reporters.
• Oversee the on-air look of news broadcasts to make sure it follows UTG and station policies.
• Proofread rundown and copy for accuracy prior to going on the air.
• Be in charge of content and creative flow of the assigned broadcast, including writing of teases/ headlines, ordering of graphics.
• Oversee stories’ production.
• Work together with the Executive Producer and News Director as liaison between producer, photographers, and reporters in the field.
• Story selection and assignment of stories to reporters and photographers.
• Prepare newscast rundown (story selection and order) on iNews system for 6AM, 6PM and/or 11PM newscasts.
• Supervise writing and pre-production of each element of the newscast including all anchor-read stories and reporter full tracks, video editing and graphics.
• Line produce – back timing- newscast while on the air.
• Create and execute original stories for the show development and execution of sweeps projects production.

Benefits

• PTO
• tuition reimbursement
• wellness and employee support programs
• 401K
• life and other insurance plans
• comprehensive and competitive health benefits package featuring medical, dental and vision coverage options

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed