Local News Producer

WTAE TV

Pittsburgh (Allegheny County)

On-site

USD 55,000 - 90,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Paid parental leave

Wellness support

LGBTQ+ benefits

Job summary

WTAE, the ABC affiliate in Pittsburgh, seeks a Local News Producer with a vision for meaningful, memorable newscasts. The role requires speed, accuracy and teamwork, reporting to the Executive Producer to win big stories and manage breaking news.

The ideal candidate will select and write content, guide reporters, coordinate with anchors and weather personnel, and produce live broadcasts. In-person attendance is required and flexibility for holidays, nights, and weekends is essential.

Qualifications

Professional or college producing experience.
Experience working in a newsroom.
Strong writing and copy-editing skills.
Ability to coordinate several crews and responsibilities simultaneously.
Experience summarizing information into easy-to-understand components.
Creative presentation style and the ability to showcase all resources and elements.
Highest journalistic integrity and ethical standards.
Availability to work holidays and shifts, including nights, weekends and overnights.
Flexibility to be available during breaking news.
Related military experience will be considered.
In-person attendance is required.

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 anchors, reporters, meteorologists, photographers, editors and production staff.
Booth assigned newscasts, breaking news and weather events.
Produce live newscasts.

Skills

News production

News writing

Copy editing

Story research

Live newscasts

Team coordination

Breaking news

Weather coordination

Job description

WTAE, the ABC affiliate in Pittsburgh, has an opening for aLocal News Producer who knows how to create meaningful and memorable newscasts. The ideal candidate has creative vision, experience making decisions and the ability to communicate a clear plan.

The Local News Producer knows how to win the big story, own breaking news and display important weather information. This position requires speed, accuracy and the ability to work well with a team of like-minded professionals. Accuracy is job one. This role reports to the Executive Producer.

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 anchors, reporters, meteorologists, photographers, editors and production staff.
Booth assigned newscasts, breaking news and weather events.
Produce live newscasts.

Requirements

Professional or college producing experience.
Experience working in a newsroom.
Strong writing and copy-editing skills.
Ability to coordinate several crews and responsibilities simultaneously.
Experience summarizing information into easy-to-understand components.
Creative presentation style and the ability to showcase all resources and elements.
Highest journalistic integrity and ethical standards.
Availability to work holidays and shifts, including nights, weekends and overnights.
Flexibility 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 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.

Hearst's benefit programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse, partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.