NEWS PRODUCER - WDBJ

Gray Local Media, Inc
Roanoke, VA
Category Communications
Job Description
A news producer is responsible for producing newscasts, prioritizing and organizing stories, and maintaining a strong knowledge of current events. The position requires excellent communication and leadership skills, as well as a passion for news.

Requirements

  • Prioritize, organize, and produce newscasts
  • Maintain working knowledge of current events, community issues, and local contacts
  • Search wire services, network feeds, websites, and other sources to find relevant material for newscasts
  • Work with news management to determine which stories to air during newscasts
  • Coordinate story assignments with news management
  • Collaborate with operations staff to build graphics
  • Act as a leader in facilitating teamwork among staff members
  • Accurately edit video with an eye for visual elements that make stories understandable to the viewer
  • Work with directors and anchors on the presentation of stories
  • Write news stories
  • Monitor competition's shows and website for missed leads
  • Assist producers in formatting other newscasts
  • Assist reporters on story development, story expectations, and accurately gathering information under pressure
  • Write creative headlines and teasers
  • Research and brainstorm story ideas, present ideas in editorial meetings
  • Generate promotable story ideas daily
  • Post and update stories and videos to the station website and social media sites, engage viewers
  • Work with the web staff during breaking news and alert users on all platforms
  • Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Benefits

  • Equal employment opportunities
  • Compliance with state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment
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