Producer

HEARST PROPERTIES, INC

Des Moines (IA)

On-site

USD 55,000 - 75,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Job summary

KCCI, the CBS affiliate in Des Moines, seeks a Local News Producer with a demonstrated ability to create meaningful and memorable newscasts. You will shape the plan, own breaking news, and guide a team of reporters, anchors, and weather staff.

You must be fast, collaborative, and display strong writing and editing skills, with a commitment to journalistic integrity. In-person attendance is required, including holidays and nights as needed.

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.
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.
In-person attendance is required.
Related military experience will be considered.

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

Coordination

Story planning

Ethics

Availability for shifts

In-person attendance

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.