Producer

Optimum • Edison, NJ

12d • Onsite

About The Position

News 12 is an award-winning, hyper local news station covering communities throughout Long Island, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Westchester, Hudson Valley, Connecticut and New Jersey. News 12 New York is their National streaming service for regional news, weather and News 12 originals. News 12 is looking for a creative, driven, and experienced Producer to assist in the broadcast of live daily news programming. The candidate will have experience working in live news with expertise in writing scripts and working within show rundowns. Knowledge of general news, business news, technology innovations, and cultural news is necessary. The candidate must also be able to conduct guest research, pre-interview guests, and put together smart and informative segments for air. You need to be able to work in a high-pressure environment and produce under tight deadlines. The successful candidate must be a self-starter and independent worker. At the same time, you must be adaptable and flexible, a team player who is able to mix easily and work effectively in our small and highly collaborative team. You are expected to be in the office during your shift each day.

Requirements

• Experience in live production
• 3+ years of live broadcast and control room experience
• Excellent research and writing skills
• Strong grammar, copy editing and communication skills
• Familiarity with ENPS or similar rundown program
• Working knowledge of production and post-production techniques
• Familiarity with SEO, RSS, Twitter, Facebook and other social media
• Organizational skills and ability to work under tight deadlines

Responsibilities

• Organize strong, compelling, audience-driven segments.
• Write teases, segment intros, news readers, and guest segments.
• Be able to develop story ideas, research, and plan segments.
• Build show graphics and elements in rundown software.
• Must always be ready to break in and assist with the latest news or developing stories.
• Must possess a strong collaborative spirit and understand the vision and creativity necessary to handle a newscast.
• Be creative in new ways to produce and deliver content to viewers.
• Work on special projects or series as needed for your show.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed