Producer

Hearst•Kansas City, MO

18h•Onsite

About The Position

KMBC-TV, the ABC affiliate in Kansas City, has an opening for a Local News Producer who knows how to create meaningful and memorable newscasts. The ideal candidate has creative vision and experience making decisions and communicating the plan. They must know how to win the big story, own breaking news, and display important weather information. The role requires someone fast and able to collaborate with a team of professionals, with accuracy being paramount. Hearst Television owns and/or operates 35 television and two radio stations serving 27 markets across 39 states, reaching more than 22 million U.S. television households. HTV is recognized as one of the industry’s premier broadcasting companies, known for distinguished journalism, innovation, and community service. At Hearst Television, they tell stories every day about people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and identities, fostering collaboration and open communication to ensure authentic, accurate, and community-connected content.

Requirements

Professional or college producing experience.
Experience working in a newsroom.
Have writing and copy-editing skills.
Coordinate several crews and responsibilities simultaneously.
Experience summarizing information into easy-to-understand components.
Creative presentation style, and ability to showcase all resources and elements.
Have and exhibit the highest journalistic integrity and ethical standards.
Must be available to work holidays, shifts including nights, weekends and overnights, and flexible with schedule to be available during breaking news.
Related military experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

Select, research, and write content for live newscasts to make the newscast an "experience" for viewers.
Work with and guide reporters in story production.
Coordinate creative vision with team of anchors, reporters, meteorologists, photographers, editors, and production staff.
Boothing assigned newscasts, breaking news and weather events.
Live timing newscasts.