Producer

WISN TV; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 45,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical | Dental | Vision

401(k) matching

Paid Time Off

Emotional Wellness Support

LGBTQ+ Health Services

Job summary

Hearst Corporation's WISN-TV in Milwaukee is seeking a Local News Producer to craft meaningful and memorable newscasts with a clear creative vision and decisive planning. The role requires fast decision-making and a strong ability to communicate the plan to the team.

You will guide reporters, coordinate with anchors and meteorologists, and supervise breaking news, weather coverage, and live timing of newscasts, while upholding high journalistic integrity.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a newsroom.
• Writing and copy-editing skills.
• Coordinate several crews and responsibilities simultaneously.
• Ability to summarize information into easy-to-understand components.
• Creative presentation style with high journalistic integrity.

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.

Skills

Newsroom experience

Writing

Copy-editing

Story coordination

Creative presentation

Deadline-driven

Journalistic integrity

Education

Professional or college producing experience

Job description

WISN-TV, the ABC affiliate in Milwaukee, WI has an opening for aLocal 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!

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

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

Values in Action

At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That’s why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization that fosters collaboration and open communication, ensuring that the content we create is authentic, accurate, and connected to the communities we serve.

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.

• Medical | Dental | Vision
• 401(k) matching
• Emotional Wellness Support
• Paid Time Off
• LGBTQ+ Health Services
• Additional benefits to meet your and your family's needs