Producer - Temporary

Univision; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Univision LA seeks a temporary Producer to collaborate with reporters, assign stories, and oversee rundown development for daily news coverage. You’ll coordinate with editors and photographers to ensure timely, engaging packages, while maintaining strict adherence to station policies.

The role requires strong timing, editorial judgment, and the ability to adapt quickly to breaking news across platforms, with full bilingual proficiency in Spanish and English.

Qualifications

• Two+ years newsroom experience in a medium to large market.
• Strong rundown-building and timing skills for fast-paced environments.
• Fully bilingual in Spanish and English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Origin and develop story ideas and concepts for daily newscasts.
• Build and manage daily rundowns with editorial judgment and pacing.
• Research, write, and produce stories for air with timing and graphics.
• Coordinate with reporters, video journalists, photographers, editors, and assignment desk.

Skills

Journalism experience

Editorial judgment

Bilingual Spanish-English

Newsroom operations

Education

Journalism or Mass Communications degree preferred

Tools

iNews

Editing basics

Job description

Job Title: Producer - Temporary

Location: LA

ABOUT THE ROLE & TEAM:

TelevisaUnivision at Univision LA is looking for a temporary Producer to join our team! You will work with reporters to conceptualize, coordinate, and approve story packages to conform to station policies, practices, and procedures. You will work with assignment editors and newsroom managers to assign stories and monitor story coverage. A strong understanding of rundown building, timing, pacing, and overall newscast execution is essential for this role.

ABOUT YOU:

The ideal candidate must love breaking news and understand how to best reach audiences on different platforms.

YOUR DAY-TO-DAY:

• Must be able to originate and develop story ideas and concepts.


• Build and manage daily rundowns with strong editorial judgment, pacing, and production awareness.


• Research, write, and produce stories for air. Responsible for story placement, teases, graphics, writing, timing, and all other editorial and production elements.


• Work with reporters, video journalists, photographers, assignment desk, and editors in news story production.


• Coordinate graphic production for the newscast.


• Contribute story ideas and participate actively in coverage decisions of special news programs.


• Monitor breaking news and make quick editorial decisions under deadline pressure.

YOU HAVE:

• Experience in Journalism/Mass Communications or equivalent two years' experience preferred.


• At least two years of newsroom experience in a medium to large market and proven ability to showcase and execute a compelling newscast.


• Strong rundown-building skills and the ability to manage timing in a fast-paced control room environment.


• Must be PC proficient - Word, Excel, Outlook, and social media platforms.


• Experience with iNews as well as basic editing skills.


• Knowledge of newsroom systems, Interplay, scanners, teleprompters, edit bays, live trucks, LiveU, cameras, audio boards, and decks.


• Familiarity with video and wire services.


• Requires knowledge of the Hispanic community and traditions.


• Must be able to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays.


• Must be fully bilingual in Spanish and English, both written and spoken.

*This position will require NABET union membership

TelevisaUnivision is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to characteristics protected by law.