News Producer

Sinclair Inc.; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Quarterly and annual incentive plan

Life and disability insurance

Health coverage

Dental and vision plans

Flexible spending accounts

15 paid vacation days

2 paid personal days

9 paid holidays

40 hours paid sick leave

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Sinclair Inc. is seeking a News Producer to manage daily production of our newscasts. You will determine content and flow, collaborate with executives and anchors, and write stories for on-air and online.

This role requires strong news judgment and the ability to work under tight deadlines. The ideal candidate will have newsroom leadership, solid writing skills, and experience with non-linear editing systems such as Avid and newsroom platforms like iNews.

Qualifications

• Solid news judgment and the ability to write accurately.
• Experience producing for a commercial TV station preferred.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Handle day-to-day production of newscasts.
• Determine content and flow of newscasts with team.
• Write stories and develop content for the website.

Skills

News judgment

Writing

Multitask

Deadline driven

Leadership

Communication

News strategies

Problem solving

Avid editing

iNews

News producing experience

Education

Journalism degree

Tools

Avid

iNews

Job description

WBFF/WNUV has an immediate opening for a creative News Producer! In this role, you will be responsible for the day-to-day production of our newscasts. This position will also work closely with the Executive Producer, Director, Assignment Desk and Anchors on the newscast and its content. In this position you will determine the content and flow of newscasts, work with management and on-air staff to generate and write stories and develop content for our web site.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Solid news judgment
• Be a compelling and accurate writer
• Be able to multitask and manage time in order to put together an exciting and informative newscast
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and deadline driven environment
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• The ability to execute news strategies and goals in daily newscasts
• Flexibility and on-the-spot problem solving abilities are a must
• Proficient with non-linear editing (i.e. Avid) and newsroom systems, such as iNews

Experience:

• Must have at least some previous news producing experience at a commercial TV station, although the right entry-level candidate may be considered
• A journalism degree is preferred

The hourly compensation range for this role is $22.50 to $26.48. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as a candidate's relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location.

Full time positions are eligible for benefits that include

• participation in a retirement plan
• quarterly and annual incentive plan bonuses
• life and disability insurance
• health
• dental and vision plans
• flexible spending accounts
• 15 paid vacation days
• 2 paid personal days
• 9 paid holidays
• 40 hours of paid sick leave
• parental leave
• employee stock purchase plan

Sinclair is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by virtue of an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.