Lead Morning News Producer — Bold, Breaking Coverage

TEGNA, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 53,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) with company match

Teladoc & mental health services

Paid time off & holidays

Job summary

KING 5 News in Seattle is seeking a Senior Morning Show Producer to elevate our #1 ranked morning newscasts. You’ll craft compelling, urgent news segments and lead a fast-paced newsroom team during live broadcasts.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, at least five years of news content experience, strong news judgment, and the ability to manage deadlines and shifting schedules, including overnights, holidays, and weekends, with proficiency in ENPS and Edius.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent years of experience.
• Five years of news content experience.
• Strong news judgment and analytics for editorial decisions.
• Organizational skills; able to work under tight deadlines.
• Shifts could include overnight hours, holidays and weekends.
• Knowledge of ENPS, Edius, editing and content management systems are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Craft compelling newscasts that embrace breaking news, enterprise content, emotion, and showcasing.
• Work directly with the Executive Producer, anchors, & news leaders to consistently build a high-quality news show.
• Produce regularly scheduled live, streaming content.
• Be a leader in the newsroom.
• Demonstrate strong news judgement and understand the tenants of ethical journalism.
• Be aggressive covering breaking news and manage the newscast’s timing.
• Write accurate, urgent and engaging copy.
• Use creative production techniques like graphics, pre-production and unique camera shots.
• Calmly handle live and breaking news in the control room.

Skills

News judgment

Analytics for editorial decisions

Organizational skills

Deadline-driven

Leadership in newsroom

Excellent writing

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

ENPS

Edius

Content management systems

Job description

KING 5 News in Seattle is seeking a Senior Morning Show Producer to elevate our #1 ranked morning newscasts. You’ll craft compelling, urgent news segments and lead a fast-paced newsroom team during live broadcasts.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, at least five years of news content experience, strong news judgment, and the ability to manage deadlines and shifting schedules, including overnights, holidays, and weekends, with proficiency in ENPS and Edius.