Senior News Producer

Job Description

About WHNS:

Fox Carolina is located in Greenville, South Carolina, consistently named one of the best small cites in the US. Our DMA (#38) includes Asheville, NC and offers a competitive news environment. Fox Carolina is emerging as the news leader, producing 9.5 hours of news each weekday. Our team of award-winning professionals thrive in a fast-paced, yet fun, environment.

Greenville has an amazing downtown scene, revolving around the Reedy River, five star restaurants and breweries, and miles and miles of walking trails. For outdoor enthusiasts, the Upstate and Western North Carolina offers lakes, mountains and historical landmarks are all within a short drive.

Job Summary/Description:

Do you want to be on the forefront of designing, crafting the best morning news content? WHNS-TV is looking to hire a Morning Senior Producer. This person is responsible for helping us strategize a new one hour news program. You will create, coordinate and execute this newscast daily, writing scripts and crafting a hard news show for our audience. You will develop the day-to-day on-air look and play a key role in reimagining daily news. This position is a stepping stone to news management.

Duties/Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Developing and crafting a daily newscast
- Responsible for writing, story development and showcasing
- Working with other show producers in helping guide quality control in their shows
- Working closely with news managers and assignment editors in determining content needs and enhancing content with graphics, video research, and station branding
- Making time-sensitive decisions
- Writing clearly for multiple platforms on tight deadlines
- Communicating with field crews responsible for show content
- Demonstrating creativity and strong editorial judgment while following journalistic ethics and libel laws
- Being an ambassador of our Committed to You brand to help us continue to serve our community

Qualifications/Requirements:
• At a minimum, a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism or a related field.
• 4+ years experience in a working newsroom
• Self-starter, with knowledge of and ability to operate state-of-the-art television news equipment as well as website publishing.

Qualified, interested applicants may 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)

WHNS-TV/Gray Television, 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-d54yb7-3-146-35-203-42 in your application.