NEWSCAST/ WEB PRODUCER (P/T) - WWSB

FOX Carolina News • Sarasota, FL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

ABC7 is searching for a Part-Time Newscast & Web Producer to help grow our digital-first newsroom. In addition to breaking and updating news on our website and social platforms, our producers thrive on building newscasts rich with story showcasing, targeted layering, and studio storytelling. You’ll embrace the concept of a hungry rundown, aggressively adding "happening now" live content and real-time social interaction. Start and grow your career as a journalist by joining ABC7 Sarasota as a Part-Time Newscast & Web Producer. This is an amazing opportunity to learn and grow at a station that values a caring culture and competes for broadcast viewers & digital users in the Tampa Bay market. Successful candidates will have solid news judgment and a working foundation of producing basics. Together, we break local news on our website, push it on social, and add context & emotion on television. Writing is at the core of the position, and you’ll be expected to seamlessly move between formats. As a producer, you're expected to be more than a show-stacker. Our producers embrace advanced concepts of aggressive showcasing and hungry rundowns while boothing, adding "happening now" live content and real-time social interaction to newscasts. Our newsroom runs 24-7. WWSB-TV monitors and regularly covers extreme weather threats, including strong Tropical Storms and Hurricanes. All journalists play a vital role in the ABC7 newsroom response, helping connect viewers and digital users with life-saving news and information. Safety is always our top priority, and all teammates and management are required to be present at the station to serve our local community before, during, and after a storm.

Requirements

• Two years of newscast producing experience helpful
• A positive attitude, willingness to learn, and ability to collaborate
• An internship in a commercial newsroom
• A degree or intensive coursework in communications and/or journalism
• Knowledge of video editing and scripting software
• Experience with web and social platforms

Responsibilities

• Works with News Managers and Anchors to create and execute newscasts
• Partners with Digital Managers to write, post & update news stories on all platforms
• Participates in daypart editorial meetings, evaluating potential lead stories
• Selects, showcases & writes local, regional, national & international content for newscast presentations.
• Makes graphics, maps & lower thirds for all stories.
• Collaborates with directors for clean production to increase studio storytelling
• Writes copy for web and edits video for playback
• Edits video for newscasts
• Communicates with newsmakers and fields inquiries from viewers

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree