Senior Producer, WFTX

Scripps•Fort Myers, FL

33d•Onsite

About The Position

WFTX, the Fox affiliate in Fort Myers, Florida, owned by The E.W. Scripps Company, is searching for its next Senior Producer. You'll create, lead, and organize content for multiple platforms, using strong editorial, journalistic, organizational, and communication skills. Play a key role in providing training to producers and associate producers to develop their skillset. This may include live or prerecorded newscasts/local programs, and editing or repurposing existing content to enhance the end product. Support the company's content strategy in this exceptional newsroom. Apply today!

Requirements

BS/BA in related discipline preferred or equivalent years of experience
Generally, 5+ years of experience in related field preferred
Ability and desire to train others
Avid local news consumer: knows daily news, events, trends and happenings on a local level
Strong vision and ability to advance stories
Excellent interpersonal communicator
Extraordinarily passionate about writing; courageous and creative storyteller with attention to even tiny details - choosing the perfect words, grammar, spelling
Highly organized
Highly adaptable in a fast-paced environment
Strong self-motivation
Working knowledge of journalistic ethics and libel laws, and strong editorial judgement
Able to use web analytics
Proficient with newsroom computer systems, MS Office a plus
Flexible work hours may be required, including holidays, weekends and evenings

Responsibilities

Develop and organize newscasts or local programs.
Write story development and showcasing.
Collaborate with reporters, anchors, news managers, producers, and assignment editors to determine content needs and storytelling direction for multiple platforms.
Play a key role in providing training and coaching consistent with the content strategy to producers and associate producers to develop their overall skill set.
Enhance content with graphics, video, research, and station branding.
Execute time-sensitive decisions.
Oversee live and pre-recorded broadcasts and make up-to-the-minute editorial decisions.
Perform desktop editing.
Post content to the station's websites.
Perform other duties as assigned.