Live News Producer: Write, Edit & Lead Breaking Broadcasts

Gray Local Media, Inc; Moselle (MS); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

WDAM-TV/Gray Media is seeking a strong writer with news judgment to craft scripts and edit video for our newscasts. You will line-produce one hour of live news five days a week and coordinate with anchors, field crews, and editors to deliver a high-quality broadcast on broadcast and digital platforms.

The role requires excellent writing skills and a solid understanding of local news across broadcast, digital, social, and streaming channels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field preferred, equivalent experience considered.
• Excellent writing skills across broadcast and digital platforms.
• Understanding of broadcast, digital, social, and streaming in a local news context.

Responsibilities

• Line produce one hour of live newscasts five days a week.
• Select story content and write scripts for broadcast and digital platforms.
• Edit video and sound to match scripts.
• Communicate with anchors, assignment desk, field crews, editors, and managers to ensure high-quality newscasts.
• Produce live breaking news.
• Fill in on other shifts as needed.

Skills

News writing

Broadcast knowledge

Education

Bachelor's in journalism

Job description

WDAM-TV/Gray Media is seeking a strong writer with news judgment to craft scripts and edit video for our newscasts. You will line-produce one hour of live news five days a week and coordinate with anchors, field crews, and editors to deliver a high-quality broadcast on broadcast and digital platforms.

The role requires excellent writing skills and a solid understanding of local news across broadcast, digital, social, and streaming channels.