Newscast Producer - Wmtv

Gray Media • Madison, WI

7d • Onsite

About The Position

WMTV is the NBC and CW affiliate headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. We work hard and take pride in getting it right! Our producers are true newsroom leaders. You will contribute daily to elevating our newscasts and will be an ambassador—championing our community initiatives. We are consistently recognized for serving our communities through initiatives like the WMTV Diaper Drive, our Share Your Holidays campaign benefiting Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin, and Take Your Brat To Work Day—the original, drive-through fundraising event. WMTV has been named the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association News Operation of the Year (for the last 5 of 6 years) AND the WBA’s Station of the Year. RTDNA recognized the station with nine Regional Edward R. Murrows, including Overall Excellence. In 2025, the station won two National Edward R. Murrow awards for digital and breaking news coverage. What’s better than working at the #1 station in the nation’s #1 city? Join our award-winning team and live, work, and play in a community that is consistently named one of the best places to live in America. We are just 1.5 hours from Milwaukee, 2.5 hours from Chicago, and 5 hours from Minneapolis/St. Paul. Click here to learn more about the Madison market & working at WMTV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7KugIlmEWI

Requirements

• Digital-first mindset: Comfortable jumping between TV rundowns, CMS, social and streaming tools
• Urgent & impactful writing: Punchy TV teases to detailed digital articles, AP Style as second language
• Strong news judgment: You know what matters to Madison and go beyond the press release
• Urgency and composure: Thrive under deadline, stay calm when breaking news flips the script
• Desire to win: Positive attitude, reflect on work and apply feedback
• Foundation: College degree in journalism preferred, 1+ years newsroom or digital producing preferred, but we will train the right person
• Time management: Work quickly with accuracy, multitask and prioritize

Responsibilities

• Own evening newscasts on-air or streaming
• Lead your own streaming show
• Jump in to help across the week
• Flex to different newscasts through the week, covering so fellow producers can build streaming content and special projects
• Own breaking news: Act with urgency, send push alerts, launch live streams, update WMTV15News.com as news breaks
• Drive the News Now Desk: Handle live feeds, user-generated content, and real-time updates across TV, web, apps, and social
• Write for every platform: Conversational scripts for TV, sharp AP Style copy for digital, aligned to WMTV brand pillars
• Associate producer: Write content and VOSOTs from photographer video and feeds when not in the producer chair
• Partner with leadership: Report to and work with News Director and Executive Producer to execute digital-first strategy

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level