Newscast Producer

Wisconsin Broadcasters Association; Green Bay (WI); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Wisconsin Broadcasters Association is seeking a content-driven newscast producer for WBAY in Green Bay, WI. The successful candidate will produce engaging newscasts, select relevant stories, and work with an award-winning news team. Preferred qualifications include 1 year of experience at a television station, excellent writing skills, and familiarity with multimedia production and digital content management. The role is ideal for those who can thrive in a fast-paced news environment and effectively handle breaking news.

Qualifications

• Prefer at least 1 year of working at a television station or digital news operation.
• Excellent writing skills with a focus on news.
• Experience with multimedia production software.

Responsibilities

• Produces assigned newscast and selects stories.
• Coordinates with production staff and anchors.
• Communicates breaking news effectively.

Skills

Conversational writing and communication skills

Ability to handle breaking news

Digital content management

Tools

Edius Video editing software

Web and graphic design software

Digital publishing applications

Job description

Gray Media, or Gray, is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, formally known as Gray Television, Inc. The company is the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 36 percent of US television households. The portfolio includes 77 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first and/or second-highest-rated television station, as well as the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 45 markets totaling nearly 1.5 million Hispanic TV Households. The company also owns Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Gray's additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and PowerNation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.

About WBAY

Come work for an award-winning station in an award-winning city! Winner of the regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for Best Newscast and Overall Excellence, WBAY is the market-leading station in the #1 Best Place to Live in the Country, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report: Green Bay, WI. As the first TV station in the area and only the second in the state, WBAY has a rich history of community involvement, sponsoring local events, supporting Toys for Tots, and producing the longest-running local telethon in the country. As an NFL town situated on the Great Lakes, Green Bay is a safe, affordable, midsize community with something for everyone. Tour Lambeau Field, go hiking or kayaking in picturesque Door County, check out a local brewery, or catch nationally touring concerts and stage shows.

Job Summary/Description

WBAY-TV is looking for a content-driven newscast producer to join our award-winning news team. This producer should have the ability to seek out and present relevant and immediate stories with a keen eye towards important news of the day. We need a self-starter who can juggle planning, producing, social media, and web.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Produces assigned newscast. Responsible for story selection, treatment, writing stories using available video, interviews, graphics, and other resources to clearly convey what is happening in an engaging way that viewers understand.
• Thrives on information that is still unfolding and happening in the moment.
• Can clearly communicate with production staff, anchors, and field crews.
• Excellent writer, understands and consumes news from many different sources. Understands the role of social media in news gathering.
• Can take charge in the booth when timing newscasts to add breaking news, or drop stories for time.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Prefer at least 1 year of working at a television station with a strong news department or a digital, multi-platform news operation.
• Excellent conversational writing and communication skills.
• Experience in web and graphic design software, digital publishing applications, and multimedia production software.
• Experience with digital content management systems and Edius Video editing.
• Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Gray Media provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Gray Media complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Gray Media expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Gray’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

Location: Green Bay

Station/Company Name: WBAY/Gray Local Media