Local News Producer: Create Live, Memorable Newscasts

AAJA25; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

WISN-TV, Milwaukee's ABC affiliate, is seeking a Local News Producer with a vision to craft meaningful and memorable newscasts. You will decide the plan, guide reporters, and coordinate with anchors, meteorologists, photographers, editors, and production staff to deliver fast, accurate, and engaging coverage.

The role demands strong writing, copy-editing, and the ability to manage multiple crews during breaking news, holidays, nights, weekends, and overnights. Integrity is essential.

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
• 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

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

Job description

WISN-TV, Milwaukee's ABC affiliate, is seeking a Local News Producer with a vision to craft meaningful and memorable newscasts. You will decide the plan, guide reporters, and coordinate with anchors, meteorologists, photographers, editors, and production staff to deliver fast, accurate, and engaging coverage.

The role demands strong writing, copy-editing, and the ability to manage multiple crews during breaking news, holidays, nights, weekends, and overnights. Integrity is essential.