Associate Producer, Visual Investigations

Job Description

Scripps News is seeking an Associate Producer, Visual Investigations to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for assisting in the gathering, writing, and editing of content, while closely collaborating with producers and editors to enhance the visual and narrative quality of our segments. You'll also liaise with marketing and segment producers to ensure timely availability of package elements. Ideal candidates will have a passion for innovative story telling.

What You'll Do
• Works closely with producers to punch up segments
• Guide editors to enhance a segment's look and feel
• Liaison with segment producers and marketing producers to ensure that all package elements are available and downloaded at the time of edit
• Maintain the edit schedule
• Assist Producers in finding sound bites and b-roll relevant to their packages
• Assist in photo searches as needed
• Frequently participate in creative brainstorming sessions to generate highly creative, unexpected and breakout ideas
• Execute time sensitive decisions
• Perform additional duties as assigned

What You'll Need
• Bachelor's degree in Journalism or Communications or equivalent experience
• 2+ years broadcast experience is preferred.

What You'll Bring
• Passion for media and dynamic storytelling
• Writes clearly for television
• Ability to multi-task in a dynamic, high pressure, deadline and content driven and technology-intensive environment
• Self-driven and able to easily communicate creative ideas and collaborate in a team environment.
• Must be a team player and work effectively in a fast paced environment
• Must have solid social media experience and be well-connected

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g3w4b5-18-189-186-244-42 in your application.