Job Description
Do you love news? Do you love to control the action? Then ABC4 is the place for you! We are looking for a dynamic, experienced Producer to lead our weekday 10pm newscast.
Our Producer must have excellent news judgement, a desire to win, a love for breaking news and understand the importance of weather. They must be creative, calm under pressure and get along with everyone in the room. ABC4 has the resources and technology and will support your ideas. This candidate must have a desire to advance to become an Executive Producer. Make the leap to the 29th largest market with the largest media company in America on your side. Become part of a team that will support your goals.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Leads a team of nightside journalists throughout the shift to make air at 10pm
• Creates rundown, writes copy and approves scripts
• Must have strong, solid news judgement
• Must have strong leadership skills
• Must be an excellent writer
• Must understand graphics and video and be able to work with them to create a pleasing visual broadcast
• Interacts with viewers and users on social media sites
Requirements and Skills:
• Bachelor's degree in Broadcasting/Journalism, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience.
• Excellent communications skills, both oral and written.
• Proficient in ENPS, Adobe Premiere and Teams
• Ability to meet deadlines, and to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
Physical Demands & Work Environment:
• Must be able to sit, conduct telephone conversations, use electronic mail, write letters and memos, conduct face-to-face discussions with individuals or groups, make decisions without supervision, make decisions that impact the results of co-workers, work near others, work outdoors occasionally in all weather conditions, and work indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.
• In addition, must be able to lift, set up and operate equipment weighing up to 25 pounds, and can handle, control or feel objects, tools or controls. Repetitive movements are required. Work may be conducted in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions.
Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gx81bz-34-229-173-107-42 in your application.