Job Description
News Producer, KMTV
KMTV, The E.W. Scripps CBS affiliate in Omaha, Nebraska is looking for a News Producer to join our team! The News Producer will create, lead and organize content for multiple platforms utilizing strong editorial, journalistic, organizational and communication skills. We are offering a $5,000 sign-on bonus for this role.
WHAT YOU'LL DO:
• Develop and organizes newscasts or local programs; responsible for writing, story development and showcasing
• Collaborate with reporters, anchors, news managers and assignment editors to determine content needs
• Enhance the content with graphics, video, research, and station branding
• Execute time sensitive decisions
• Responsible for oversight of live broadcast and up to the minute editorial decisions
• Perform desktop editing
• Post content to station's Web sites
• Perform other duties as assigned
WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
• Bachelor's degree in Journalism or related field, or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 1 - 2 years of experience as a television writer or producer
WHAT YOU'LL BRING:
• Avid local news consumer: knows daily news, events, trends and happenings on a local level
• Strong vision and ability to advance stories
• Excellent interpersonal communicator
• Extraordinarily passionate about writing; courageous and creative storyteller with attention to even tiny details - choosing the perfect words, grammar, spelling
• Highly organized
• Highly adaptable - fast paced, deadline driven environment
• Strong self-motivation
• Working knowledge of journalistic ethics and libel laws and strong editorial judgement
• Able to use web analytics
• Proficient with newsroom computer systems, MS Office a plus
Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d2kwb7-44-197-111-121-42 in your application.