Temporary Sr Producer, HUB (Remote)

KSHB / KMCI / The EW Scripps Company • New York, NV

4d • Remote

About The Position

Scripps Producer Hub is seeking a remote Senior Producer to produce content for stations across the country. The position is temporary for approximately two months, and the person hired can expect to work through the holidays. The producer develops and organizes local content for 24/7 station streams, collaborates with local station news leadership, oversees newscasts and up-to-the-minute editorial decisions, and helps improve newsroom workflows. The role also champions new technologies and the Scripps Content Strategy.

Requirements

• Generally six or more years of experience as a television news producer preferred.
• Excellent time- and priority-management skills; highly organized and deadline-driven.
• Ability to build relationships quickly, communicate clearly, and influence without authority.
• Experience with editing software in a newsroom environment.
• Strong critical-thinking skills and ability to adapt in challenging situations.
• Ability to make decisions independently.
• Creativity and curiosity to learn new styles of producing news.
• Big-picture thinking.
• Ability and desire to learn and test new technology.
• Avid news consumer who knows where to find news and how to get up to speed on local news in Scripps markets across the country.

Nice To Haves

• BS/BA in a related discipline, or equivalent years of experience.
• Generally six or more years of experience as a television news producer.

Responsibilities

• Champion current and new technologies and provide training on those technologies in assigned markets.
• Develop, organize, and write local content for 24/7 station streams across Scripps local media markets.
• Work directly with local station news leadership and other key employees to select the most up-to-date information for the daypart.
• Use sound news judgment and creativity to produce a dynamic product following the Scripps Content Strategy.
• Assess current workflows and work with key newsroom employees to implement changes that improve effectiveness and efficiency.
• Execute time-sensitive decisions independently and communicate them clearly.
• Act as an ambassador for the Scripps Content Strategy.
• Oversee newscasts and up-to-the-minute editorial decisions.
• Share ideas and create content in new and unique ways.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior