Producer

Hearst Television, Inc.

Des Moines (IA)

On-site

USD 56,000 - 76,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) matching

Emotional Wellness Support

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

LGBTQ+ Health Services

Job summary

KCCI, the CBS affiliate in Des Moines, is seeking a Local News Producer who can craft meaningful and memorable newscasts. You bring creative vision, quick decision-making, and strong communication to outline plans and own breaking stories, ensuring weather information is clear and accurate.

You must thrive in a fast-paced room and keep accuracy as the top priority. Reporting to the News Director, you will guide reporters and coordinate with anchors, meteorologists, photographers, editors, and

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.
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.

Responsibilities

Select, research, and write content for live newscasts to make the newscast an "experience" for viewers
Coordinate with digital and assignment desk teams to ensure consistent coverage across broadcast and online platforms
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

Skills

Producing experience

Newsroom experience

Writing

Copy-editing

Story coordination

On-air coordination

Job description

Local News Producer

KCCI, the CBS affiliate in Des Moines 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! You will report to the News Director.

Responsibilities

Select, research, and write content for live newscasts to make the newscast an "experience" for viewers
Coordinate with digital and assignment desk teams to ensure consistent coverage across broadcast and online platforms
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, perspective, and identities. That's why behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization that fosters collaboration and 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 you. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.