Local News Producer

KMBC 9; Kansas City (MO); Vor Ort; USD 50.000 - 70.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) matching

Emotional Wellness Support

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

LGBTQ+ Health Services

Additional benefits

Zusammenfassung

KMBC-TV, the ABC affiliate in Kansas City, seeks a Local News Producer with a clear vision to craft meaningful and memorable newscasts. You will decide and communicate the plan, win the big story, own breaking news, and display essential weather information.

You must be fast and collaborative with a team of like-minded professionals, with accuracy as the top priority. In this role, you will select and shape content for live broadcasts, guide reporters, and coordinate with anchors and

Qualifikationen

• Experience producing in a news environment.
• Experience working in a newsroom.
• Strong writing and copy-editing skills.
• Coordinate several crews and responsibilities simultaneously.
• Experience summarizing information into easy-to-understand components.
• Creative presentation style and high ethical standards.
• Must be available to work holidays, nights, weekends and overnights.
• In person attendance is required.
• Related military experience will be considered.

Aufgaben

• 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 anchors, reporters, meteorologists, photographers, editors, and production staff.
• Boothing assigned newscasts, breaking news and weather events.
• Live timing newscasts.

Kenntnisse

Producing experience

Newsroom experience

Writing skills

Copy editing

Crew coordination

Info summarization

Creative presentation

Journalistic integrity

Flexible schedule

In-person attendance

Military experience

Jobbeschreibung

KMBC-TV, the ABC affiliate in Kansas City, has an opening for a Local News 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!

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 the whole person. 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