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Producer

Winter Park, FLOnsiteFull TimePosted 13 days ago

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Required skills

  • producer
  • newscasts
  • deadlines
  • news judgment
  • breaking news
  • story selection
  • writing
  • scripts
  • storytelling
  • calm under pressure

Nice to have

  • severe weather coverage
  • bilingual

Role summary

WESH 2/CW18, an NBC affiliate in Orlando, seeks an experienced Producer to create memorable newscasts. The role requires strong news judgment, writing skills, and the ability to work under deadline pressure in a fast-paced news environment. Responsibilities include selecting, researching, and writing content, coordinating with various newsroom staff, and operating control room equipment during live broadcasts, breaking news, and weather events. Candidates must demonstrate journalistic integrity and a collaborative spirit. Experience in a newsroom, with breaking news coverage, and severe weather coverage is highly valued. Bilingual candidates and those with related military experience are encouraged to apply.

WESH 2/CW18, the Hearst-owned NBC affiliate in the Orlando market has an opening for an experienced, take-charge producer who knows how to create memorable newscasts. This person must work well under deadlines and have the ability to make decisions and communicate the plan in a clear manner. We expect excellent news judgment, flexibility, and a positive can-do attitude. Candidates must have a proven track of aggressive breaking news coverage, creativity and strong story selection. You must be an excellent writer who takes pride in clean scripts with compelling and concise storytelling. You must be able to thrive in a fast-paced, changing news environment. Candidates must work fast under deadlines and remain calm under pressure. We are looking for a producer who understands the need for team building and great communication/relationships with colleagues.

Responsibilities

  • Select, research, and write content for live newscasts to make the newscast an "experience" for viewers
  • Communicating, coordinating, and executing creative vision with team of anchors, reporters, meteorologists, photographers, editors, and production staff
  • Boothing assigned newscasts, breaking news and weather events
  • In-person attendance is required
  • Requirements

  • Professional or college producing experience
  • Excellent writing, spelling, grammar and copy-editing skills
  • Experience working in a newsroom
  • Ability to multi-task and coordinate several crews and responsibilities simultaneously
  • Ability to summarize 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
  • Severe weather coverage experience is a plus
  • Strong presence in the control room
  • Must be available to work holidays, shifts including nights, weekends and overnights, and flexible with schedule to be available during breaking news
  • Producers who are bilingual are highly encouraged to apply
  • Related military experience will be considered
  • 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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