News Producer

Job Description

News Producer

NEWS PRODUCER (PRIMARY) - KMOV
About Gray Media:
Gray Media, or Gray, is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, formally known as Gray Television, Inc. The company is the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 36 percent of US television households. The portfolio includes 77 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first and/or second-highest-rated television station, as well as the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 43 markets totaling nearly 1.5 million Hispanic TV Households. The company also owns Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Gray's additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and PowerNation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.
About KMOV:
KMOV is the most watched television/digital news operation in Missouri and Southern Illinois, with nationally recognized and award-winning news, weather, and investigative content. Winner of the national Edward R. Murrow award in 2023 for Best Newscast, KMOV will move into a new state-of-the-art facility in the suburbs of St. Louis in Fall 2023. KMOV is one of the top CBS affiliates in the country, a leader in Market #24, and known for its award-winning news and weather coverage, numerous community service projects, and effective broadcast and digital marketing solutions. Ranked as the #1 city in the nation in 2022 for new college graduates, St. Louis is also recognized for its low cost of living, convenient transportation, and robust arts and entertainment scene. Home to the world-famous Arch, St. Louis Cardinals baseball, STL CITY soccer, and Blues Hockey teams. KMOV is located in a new state-of-the-art facility located in Maryland Heights in St. Louis County.
Job Summary/Description:
KMOV's News Producer is responsible for creating, coordinating, and executing the assigned newscast. The Producer writes scripts for broadcast, digital content platforms, participates in daily editorial meetings, and presents story ideas; also develops the day-to-day on-air look of the newscast to attract the largest audience to the Station's newscasts. This position plays a key role in creating the show's vision based on goals set by news management.
Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Content creation - coordinates story development with the reporter and Content Center.
- Show production - creates production elements, show/story flow.
- Writing - writes minipaks, intros, VOs, and VO/SOTs
- Booth producing - coordinates live elements with the crew and news team.
- News Gathering - assigns & dispatches news crews, calls outside sources to gather facts for on-air and online reporting.
- Story review/production - oversees script review, reporter storytelling, and direction.
- Ability to create a fast-paced, aggressive newscast.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism or Communications
- Minimum three years of producing or production support for a TV or Cable station.
- Experience with Edius, i-news or ENPS, internet production tools, MS Office
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate effectively with others.
- Self-starter with the ability to follow through on projects until completion.
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 who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)
KMOV-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company

Gray Media encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus before the first workday.
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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-4kkov7-216-73-216-62-42 in your application.