Newscast Producer - Wbay

Gray Media • Green Bay, WI

3d • Onsite

About The Position

WBAY-TV is looking for a content-driven newscast producer to join our award-winning news team. This producer should have the ability to seek out and present relevant and immediate stories with a keen eye towards important news of the day. We need a self-starter who can juggle planning, producing, social media, and web.

Requirements

• Excellent writer, understands and consumes news from many different sources.
• Excellent conversational writing and communication skills.
• Experience in web and graphic design software, digital publishing applications, and multimedia production software.
• Experience with digital content management systems and Edius Video editing.
• Knowledge of media production, communication and dissemination techniques and methods.

Nice To Haves

• Prefer at least 1 year working at a television station with a strong news department or a digital, multi-platform news operation.

Responsibilities

• Produces assigned newscast.
• Responsible for story selection, treatment, writing stories using available video, interviews, graphics, and other resources to clearly convey what is happening in an engaging way that viewers understand.
• Thrives on information that is still unfolding and happening in the moment.
• Can clearly communicate with production staff, anchors and field crews.
• Understands the role of social media in news gathering.
• Can take charge in the booth when timing newscasts to add breaking news, or drop stories for time.

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.
• Compliance with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.
• Prohibition of any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.

What This Job Offers

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