Dynamic Local News Producer — Spanish Preferred

Gulf Coast News; Fort Myers (FL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical | Dental | Vision

401(k) matching

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

LGBTQ+ Health Services

Job summary

Gulf Coast News in Fort Myers, FL seeks a Local News Producer with strong creative vision to craft memorable newscasts and own major stories. You will decide the plan, coordinate with anchors, reporters and meteorologists, and lead breaking news coverage with accuracy at the forefront.

You must be fast, decisive, and able to work in a room of professionals, with in-person attendance and a commitment to journalistic integrity. Spanish bilingual is preferred.

Qualifications

• 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.
• In person attendance required.
• Spanish Bilingual Preferred.
• Related military experience will be considered.

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

Skills

Newsroom experience

Writing & copy-editing

Story coordination

Live news timing

Creative storytelling

Ethical standards

Schedule flexibility

In-person attendance

Spanish bilingual

Job description

Gulf Coast News in Fort Myers, FL seeks a Local News Producer with strong creative vision to craft memorable newscasts and own major stories. You will decide the plan, coordinate with anchors, reporters and meteorologists, and lead breaking news coverage with accuracy at the forefront.

You must be fast, decisive, and able to work in a room of professionals, with in-person attendance and a commitment to journalistic integrity. Spanish bilingual is preferred.