News Producer

Job Description

NEWS PRODUCER (PRIMARY) - WLBT

About WLBT:

WLBT is Mississippi's flagship station and the dominant #1 local TV and digital media in Central Mississippi. We are an NBC affiliate that consistently produces award winning local news coverage. Jackson, MS is market #96 with a 24 county DMA. It is Mississippi's largest TV market and state capital, offering great museums, several local universities, and home to the largest medical facilities in the state, including the prestigious University of Mississippi Medical Center. With our great weather, Mississippi is about the outdoors. An extensive network of walking, running and cycling trails is available across the metro. And if you love a weekend getaway, Jackson is located within a short drive from beautiful Gulf Coast beaches, New Orleans, Memphis, Birmingham, Nashville, Dallas and Atlanta.

If you're a sports fan, we have you covered. The Mississippi Braves, the AA team of the Atlanta Braves, calls metro Jackson home. We host the PGA with the Sanderson Farms Championship. We have two SWAC schools in our DMA, Jackson State and Alcorn State. If you love SEC sports, we have four schools (Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Alabama and LSU) less than three hours away. And Saints, Pelicans and Grizzlies fans have an easy drive to NOLA and Memphis.

The Jackson metro is the economic hub of Mississippi and a great place to work, live, and raise a family.

More info on WLBT - Jackson, MS: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0lccLR6Nic&feature=youtu.be

Job Summary/Description:

WLBT is looking for a full-time news producer to join the largest news team in Mississippi! This person will be responsible for day-to-day production of one of our newscasts.

Duties/Responsible include (but not limited to):
- Produce a creative and engaging newscast daily
- Work with anchors and reporters on their stories to focus on the viewer impact
- Find unique ways to showcase stories
- Adapt to breaking news and developing stories

Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Journalism or related field preferred
- Strong writing and grammar skills
- Must be able to work well under deadline
- Must have strong organizational skills

If you feel you're qualified and want to work with a great group of people 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 that are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro employee portal)

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

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

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rozvv1-18-117-196-184-42 in your application.