Producer, Telemundo Utah

NBCUniversal•Salt Lake City, UT

4d•Onsite

About The Position

KULX Telemundo Utah is seeking a News Producer to join our award-winning team. The Producer will be responsible for successful coordination and execution of a newscast and other special programs as needed.

Requirements

Fluency in Spanish and English, with exceptional written and verbal communication skills in both languages.
Bachelor’s degree in Journalism or equivalent experience.
Minimum 2 years producer experience.
News judgment with solid ethical decision process.
Ability to edit in news edition program (ie. Edius and Stratus).
Excellent news judgment, creative ideas and writing skills a must.
Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States.
Must be 18 years or greater.
Must have a valid driver's license.
Must be willing to work long hours, varying shifts (including nights and weekends) and report to work in emergencies depending on news coverage when necessary.
Must be willing to work at the station in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Nice To Haves

Excellent news judgment with solid ethical decision process.

Responsibilities

Responsible for overall production, content, and every element of each newscast.
Responsible for being a key communicator in the newsroom- talking with each person who will participate or provide content for that newscast (i.e. News Director, Managing Editor, anchors, Digital, MMJ's and production crews).
Understand newscast mission, station priorities and be familiar with all the platforms.
Create and publish stories in our website and social media and OTT.
Must select stories, understand all the elements, and design a newscast that achieves the daily goal.
Knowledgeable on daily news events, awareness of past news events and know what news in the Utah market.
Execute Live Shots and Satellite Remotes during live newscasts.
Select, assign, write, and organize news stories. Write news scripts, headlines, teases and topicals.
Respond to breaking news with urgency and accuracy.
Coordinate and plan future community and social story development.
Work with Reporters and Multimedia Journalists to improve story and presentation.
Editing skills to edit video clips.
Write digital articles and OTT content.
Work closely with News Director and Managing Editor on story/sweeps planning and coordination.
Contribute story ideas, participate in daily coverage decisions and editorial meetings.
Leadership: take responsibility for own actions and take risks for the team and be a team player.
Complete discrepancy reports with detail and accuracy to help prevent future problems.
Understand and follow all Telemundo Utah News and NBC standards and ethics.
Reports directly to the News Director.