Segment Producer

Job Description

Research and enterprise interviews with guests on the local and national level. Candidates should have experience producing morning news segments for TV with a passion for creative story telling from the toss to the tag. Candidate must be able to work well with newsroom staff and sales department.

Duties include extensive research, interview and people skills, time management, creative writing, working with guests. Experience must include working on tight deadlines, forethought of production needs, open to notes, and manage creative edits.

Candidates should have strong news judgement with an understanding and love of the San Diego lifestyle. Person must be able to handle the demanding deadlines of a newsroom. Knowledge of internet culture and social media is a plus.

Candidates should be detail-oriented, organized and able to prioritize and comfortably multitask show needs under tight deadlines. Must be able to follow direction, take creative direction, comfortable dealing with talent, thrive in a team environment and make independent and offer creative solutions. The applicant must understand news values, story appeal, and able to collaborate with entire production team. Candidate must grasp for scope of the entire show and not just stand alone segments. The ideal candidate will have a passion for journalism excellence and the will to compete and win.

Qualifications

A bachelor's degree, preferably in journalism or communication, and at least two years of relevant work experience in journalism are a must. Previous experience in a newsroom, especially in local television news, is preferred. The individual must be able to work during early morning hours with flexibility to book guests as news breaks throughout the day.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gpnwk4-3-131-13-37-42 in your application.