Sr. Producer

TelevisaUnivision • Los Angeles, CA

7d • $69 • Onsite

About The Position

Local Media News Department at TelevisaUnivision is looking for a Senior Producer to join our team! You will work with reporters to conceptualize, coordinate, and approve story packages to conform to station policies, practices, and procedures. You will work with assignment editors and newsroom managers to assign stories and monitor story coverage. The ideal candidate must love breaking news and understand how to best reach audiences on different platforms. This position will require the employee to be part or join the NABET bargaining unit.

Requirements

• BA/BS preferred in Journalism/Mass Communications or equivalent experience.
• At least 10 years of newsroom work experience in a large market and proven ability to showcase a newscast.
• Must be PC proficient – Word, Excel and Outlook, social media.
• I-News as well as basic editing skills.
• Newsroom systems, Interplay, scanner, teleprompter, edit bays, live trucks, Live U, cameras, audio board and decks.
• Familiarity with video and wire services.
• Requires knowledge of the Hispanic community and traditions.
• Must be able to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Must be fully Bilingual Spanish/English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Originate and develop story ideas and concept.
• Research, write, and produce stories for air.
• Responsible for story placement, teases, graphics, writing, timing, and all other editorial and production elements.
• Work with reporters, video journalist, photographers, assignment desk, and editors in news stories production.
• Coordinate graphic production for the newscast.
• Contribute story ideas and participate actively in coverage decisions of special news programs.
• Plan, structure, write, and edit newscasts, or other news programming or material including but not limited to multi-media properties.
• Lead editorial decision-making during breaking news and developing news situations, ensuring accurate, timely, and impactful coverage.
• Take ownership of the editorial vision and execution of assigned newscasts, ensuring consistency, urgency, and compelling storytelling.
• Drive daily editorial planning for assigned newscast by identifying enterprise stories, prioritizing coverage, and adapting content as news evolves.
• Exercise sound editorial judgment under deadline pressure and make real-time decisions that support the station's journalistic standards and strategic priorities.
• Collaborate with newsroom leadership to execute major news coverage, special events, and station initiatives while maintaining high editorial standards.

Benefits

• PTO
• tuition reimbursement
• wellness and employee support programs
• 401K
• life and other insurance plans
• comprehensive and competitive health benefits package featuring medical, dental and vision coverage options

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree