News Producer

Job Description

WATE 6 On Your Side in Knoxville, Tennessee is looking for a full time News Producer. The successful candidate will be a strong leader capable of curating stories into a compelling newscast that is clear and easy to understand. The successful candidate must be extremely aggressive, demonstrate a hunger for hard news, and thrive on crafting a newscast that is both informative and creative. This person will think outside the box and be a team player.

The News Producer produces daily newscast items, decides the order in which stories will be told, writes teases and other content and times news programs.

Producer Responsibilities:
• Write solid, active & compelling news copy
• Build strong newscasts using informed news judgment combined with showcasing techniques
• Strategize newscast building based on knowledge of our audience, ratings and history of the area
• Be a stickler for facts, grammar and spelling
• Know the video and write to it
• Make solid decisions and stay in control of the newscast in the booth during breaking news
• Keep up communication with anchors and production throughout newscast
• Communicate with reporters to ensure stories meet the mark for our mission and our viewers
• Be flexible on schedule and newscast
• Be a newsroom leader
• Be open for criticism; always growing
• Request graphics and work with graphics team to ensure completion
• Stay on top of current events & issues that impact the East Tennessee community
• Strong communicator – work with reporters, photographers, producers to determine story selection, elements and backup ideas

What You Need to Have
• Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work related experience.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Proficient with computers, telephones, copiers, scanners, fax machines and other office equipment.
• Able to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Flexible to work any shift.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The News Producer must be able to sit, use newsroom software on a computer, conduct telephone conversations, use e-mail & social media for communication, write scripts, make decisions without supervision, make decisions that impact the results of co-workers, work in close proximity to others and work indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.

Qualified applicants may apply online at www.nexstar.tv/careers

All employees must first contact their current manager before applying for an Internal position.

EOE/MINORITIES/FEMALES/VETERANS/DISABLED., Background check required. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g6e8qq-3-140-186-241-42 in your application.