Strategic News Producer — Fast-Paced, Creative Broadcast

Hearst Magazines; Lancaster (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical | Dental | Vision

401(k) matching

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Diversity & inclusion programs

Job summary

Hearst Television’s WGAL News 8 in the Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York market seeks a strong News Producer to create memorable newscasts. The ideal candidate will be creative, decisive, and able to communicate a strategic plan under pressure while leveraging digital and social media for story discovery.

The role requires strong news judgment, the ability to collaborate with anchors and reporters, and a flexible schedule including holidays and nights to cover breaking news.

Qualifications

• Excellent writing, spelling, grammar, and copy-editing skills.
• Ability to multi-task and coordinate several crews and responsibilities.
• Ability to synthesize and summarize complex information into comprehensive segments.
• Creative presentation style and ability to showcase all resources and elements.
• Unwavering journalistic integrity and ethical standards.
• Must be available to work holidays, shifts that include nights, weekends and overnights, and flexible with schedule to be available during breaking news.

Responsibilities

• Selecting, researching, and writing content for live newscasts to further the "Coverage You Can Count On” brand of WGAL News 8.
• Working with reporters and photojournalists to develop highly visual stories in assigned newscasts.
• Communicating, coordinating, and executing creative vision with a team of anchors, reporters, meteorologists, photojournalists, editors, digital producers, and production staff.
• Contributing content to our station’s digital and social platforms on a regular basis.

Skills

Excellent writing

Multi-tasking

Story selection

Creative presentation

Integrity & ethics

News judgment

Education

College degree in broadcast journalism

DINFOS training

Tools

ENPS

Job description

Hearst Television’s WGAL News 8 in the Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York market seeks a strong News Producer to create memorable newscasts. The ideal candidate will be creative, decisive, and able to communicate a strategic plan under pressure while leveraging digital and social media for story discovery.

The role requires strong news judgment, the ability to collaborate with anchors and reporters, and a flexible schedule including holidays and nights to cover breaking news.