WLKY - Newscast Producer

Hearst Television, Inc.; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

401(k) matching

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Flexibility for holidays/nights

Job summary

WLKY, the CBS affiliate in Louisville, KY, seeks a Local News Producer with a record of creative, decisive storytelling and strong news judgment. The role requires writing clean scripts and coordinating multiple teams for high-impact newscasts.

The candidate must thrive under deadlines, be willing to work nights, weekends, and holidays, and bring experience in breaking news and weather coverage to the desk. Military experience will be considered.

Qualifications

• Experience in a newsroom
• Strong writing and copy-editing skills
• Ability to coordinate multiple crews and responsibilities
• Proven track record of covering big stories and breaking news
• Creative presentation style and strong news judgment
• High ethical standards and integrity
• Flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays
• Military experience will be considered

Responsibilities

• Select, research, and write content for live newscasts to engage viewers
• Guide reporters in story production and coordinate with anchors and meteorologists
• Manage creative vision with production staff and deliver timely segments
• Booth and time live newscasts with precision during breaking news and weather events
• Assist with digital production: writing and sharing content

Skills

Newsroom experience

Writing

Copy-editing

Deadline pressure

Multi-crew coordination

Story summarization

Journalistic integrity

Availability for holidays/nights/week-

Job description

WLKY, the CBS affiliate in Louisville KY has an opening for a Local News Producer who knows how to create meaningful and memorable newscasts. The right candidate will have a track record of being creative, aggressive, have the ability to make decisions and communicate the plan in a clear, concise manner. We expect excellent news judgment, flexibilityand a can-do attitude.

Candidates must have a proven track record of winning the big story, breaking news and weather. Must be an excellent writer who takes pride in clean scripts with compelling and concise storytelling.Must be able to thrive in a fast-paced, changingnews environment. Candidates must work fast under deadlines and calm under pressure. Must be willing to work weekends, nights or overnights.

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
• Assist with digital production; writing and sharing content

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.

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.

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