Associate News Producer

Job Description

ASSOCIATE NEWS PRODUCER (P/T) - WKYT

About WKYT:

WKYT-TV is home to the CBS and CW affiliates in beautiful Lexington, KY. The station sits amongst picturesque horse farms in the Thoroughbred Capital of the World.

The Lexington DMA (#67) provides a competitive news environment and WKYT has emerged as the news leader, producing over 10.5 hours of news per day. Our team of award-winning professionals thrive in a fast-paced, yet fun, environment.

Lexington is home to a thriving downtown scene, phenomenal restaurants and breweries, and, of course, Keeneland Race Course, the most beautiful horse track you'll ever visit. For outdoor enthusiasts, Red River Gorge and the Appalachian Mountains are calling your name. And in the summers, Lake Cumberland is just a short drive south to get your boating fix.

Lexington is home the University of Kentucky, where basketball is a way of life! Once you see a game at historic Rupp Arena, your life will never be the same!

Job Summary/Description:

WKYT in beautiful Lexington, Kentucky is looking for a dynamic part-time associate producer for its award-winning news department.
Our producers create, lead, and organize content for the highest-rated newscasts in the market utilizing strong editorial, journalistic, organizational, and communication skills.

Duties include developing and organizing a newscast, being responsible for writing, story development, and showcasing working closely with news managers and assignment editors in determining content needs enhancing content with graphics, video research, and station branding making time-sensitive decisions writing clearly for multiple platforms on tight deadlines demonstrating creativity and strong editorial judgment while following journalistic ethics and libel laws occasionally editing video for multiple platforms and performing other duties as assigned.

Please note - primary job duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the information listed above

Qualifications/Requirements:
• ️ The successful applicant's background must include, at minimum, a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism or a related field. He/she must be a self-starter, with knowledge of and ability to operate state-of-the-art television news equipment as well as website publishing.

Come join our dynamic news team, go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on ''apply now'', upload your resume, cover letter, and references

(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)

WKYT-TV/Gray Television, Inc. is a drug-free company

Gray Television encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus prior to or by the first workday.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gpqeje-3-149-251-154-42 in your application.