Producer

Job Description

NEWS CENTER Maine (WCSH/WLBZ), the TEGNA-owned NBC television stations in Maine, are seeking a talented Newscast Producer who can write and produce engaging content for our top-rated newscasts. This position is based in the Portland newsroom.
Our Producers must be able to multi-task during the news gathering hours, working with field crews, writing scripts and researching for more details and context. Our ideal candidate can identify engaging content and creatively deliver it to our viewers. We want someone who is calm under deadline pressure while news is breaking, able to communicate clearly to his or her team, and deliver the best most current information with context.

Responsibilities:
• Create unique and innovative, fact-driven newscasts
• Help manage reporter live shots to make them visual and compelling
• Write in an authentic, conversational style
• Write and post on our digital platforms when needed
• Field Produce during major news events
• Calmly manage breaking news
• Skillfully use social media and digital tools to research, discover and distribute content
• Use creative production techniques, graphics, and viewer pictures/videos, Zoom interviews, etc. to enhance stories
• Perform other tasks as required by supervisor or Executive Producer

Job Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field
• 1-3 years broadcast news producing
• Experience with ENPS preferred
• Knowledge of AXIS Graphics, EDIUS helpful

Work Environment: Office

Travel: Rarely: less than 10%

Work Environment Set: Office: normally performed in a typical interior/office environment

About TEGNA

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) is an innovative media company that serves the greater good of our communities. Across platforms, TEGNA tells empowering stories, conducts impactful investigations and delivers innovative marketing solutions. With 64 television stations in 51 US markets, TEGNA is the largest owner of top 4 network affiliates in the top 25 markets among independent station groups, reaching approximately 39 percent of all television households nationwide. TEGNA also owns leading multicast networks True Crime Network and Quest. TEGNA Marketing Solutions (TMS) offers innovative solutions to help businesses reach consumers across television, digital and over-the-top (OTT) platforms, including Premion, TEGNA's OTT advertising service. For more information, visit

www.TEGNA.com
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