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Producer

Manchester, NHOnsiteFull TimePosted 12 days ago

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Required skills

  • producer
  • newscasts
  • creative vision
  • breaking news
  • weather information
  • newsroom
  • writing
  • copy-editing
  • journalistic integrity
  • ethical standards

Nice to have

  • ABC affiliate
  • ABC
  • college producing experience
  • related military experience

Role summary

WMUR, an ABC affiliate in Manchester, NH, seeks a Producer to create meaningful and memorable newscasts. The ideal candidate possesses creative vision, decision-making skills, and the ability to communicate plans effectively. Responsibilities include selecting, researching, and writing content for live newscasts, guiding reporters, coordinating with various newsroom staff, and booth production for newscasts, breaking news, and weather events. Requirements include professional or college producing experience, newsroom work, writing and copy-editing skills, and the ability to coordinate multiple crews and responsibilities simultaneously. A creative presentation style, strong journalistic integrity, and flexibility with scheduling, including holidays and overnight shifts, are essential. In-person attendance is required.

WMUR, the ABC affiliate in Manchester, NH has an opening for a Producer who knows how to create meaningful and memorable newscasts. You have creative vision and have experience making decisions and communicating the plan. You know how to win the big story, own breaking news and display important weather information. You must be fast and able to play well in a room of same-minded pros. Accuracy is job one! You will report to the Executive Producer.

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

    • 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
  • In-person attendance is required

    • Values in Action

    At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That’s why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization that fosters collaboration and open communication, ensuring that the content we create is authentic, accurate, and connected to the communities we serve.

    Benefits

    Hearst's benefit programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.

  • Medical | Dental | Vision
  • 401(k) matching
  • Emotional Wellness Support
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • LGBTQ+ Health Services
  • Additional benefits to meet your and your family's needs
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