News Producer - Asso (W/End - Evening) - Kgns (Spanish)

Gray Media•Laredo, TX

16d•Onsite

About The Position

KGNS+ is looking for a dynamic weekend producer to join our newsroom. The ideal candidate will co-produce our weekend evening newscasts and report three days per week. This candidate will produce our Spanish evening weekend newscasts and work as a multimedia journalist 3 days out of the week. As the weekend producer, you are responsible for overseeing all aspects of the newscast/s including: finding content, stacking the rundown, writing copy for stories, ordering graphics to fit stories, coordinating live shots with directors, and directing production staff, reporters & photographers.

Requirements

A college degree in journalism or a related field required
Speak, read, and write in Spanish
Must hold a valid driver's license and be insurable
Initiative and attention to detail are required
Be able to write clearly and accurately; great grammar!
Must be able to work well under sometimes intense pressure and tight deadlines
Ability to maintain a positive work atmosphere by behaving in a manner that will work well with co-workers, supervisors, and viewers
Ability to keep up with national and local news/weather is required
Ability to enterprise local hard-news stories is required
Computer knowledge including newsroom software, Microsoft applications, and Internet use
Produce newscasts including stacking, writing scripts, editing copy, ordering graphics to fit stories, making maps, coordinating live shots with directors, production staff, reporters & photographers
Must be able to edit video and audio
Must be able to carry camera equipment (about 15- 20 lb.)

Responsibilities

Prioritizes, organizes, and produces newscasts following the station brand and goals
Responsible for writing clearly, concisely, and very conversationally
Must maintain a working knowledge of current events, community issues, and contacts
Must come to morning/afternoon meetings with enterprise story ideas each day
Accurate video editing with an eye for visual elements and graphics that make stories understandable to the viewer
Responsible for developing original story ideas for daily newscasts
Special emphasis on working with management on story treatment and being able to accurately gather information for news stories under deadline pressure
Acts as a leader in facilitating teamwork of staff members working on daily newscasts
Able to accurately and calmly handle the decision-making process, especially in the control room
Responsible for writing and posting stories and videos to the station's digital platforms
Regularly produce News documentaries, cut-ins, and other special programs, as assigned
Participate in editorial meetings and make decisions on same-day and next-day content