Producer, WTKR
About The Position
WTKR, The E.W. Scripps Company CBS affiliate in Norfolk, Virginia, is seeking a creative, driven Producer to create and organize content across multiple platforms. The Producer uses editorial, journalistic, organizational, and communication skills to connect the community with stories that affect daily life, from breaking news to in-depth local coverage. The position develops and organizes newscasts or local programs, works with newsroom colleagues on content needs, enhances material with graphics and other resources, makes time-sensitive editorial decisions, oversees live broadcasts, edits content, and posts to station websites. Flexible work hours may be required, including holidays, weekends, and evenings.
Requirements
- Avid consumer of local news with knowledge of daily local news, events, trends, and happenings.
- Strong vision and ability to advance stories.
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
- Strong writing passion and creative, courageous storytelling, with close attention to detail, grammar, and spelling.
- Highly organized and adaptable in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
- Strong self-motivation.
- Working knowledge of journalistic ethics and libel laws, with strong editorial judgment.
- Ability to use web analytics.
- Flexible work hours may be required, including holidays, weekends, and evenings.
Nice To Haves
- BS/BA in a related discipline or equivalent years of experience.
- Generally, 2+ years of experience in a related field.
- Proficiency with newsroom computer systems; MS Office is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Develop and organize newscasts or local programs.
- Write story development and showcasing.
- Collaborate with reporters, anchors, news managers, and assignment editors to determine content needs.
- Enhance content with graphics, video, research, and station branding.
- Execute time-sensitive decisions.
- Oversee live broadcasts and up-to-the-minute editorial decisions.
- Perform desktop editing.
- Post content to station websites.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Career path to grow professional experiences.
- Full medical, dental, and vision benefits, as well as certain other health and wellness benefits.
- Retirement savings plan with company match.
- Disability accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness insurance, life insurance, AD&D, ID protection, pet discount program, and employee assistance program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
