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Spectrum News · 2 weeks ago

Multimedia Content Producer - Spectrum News

Birmingham, AL

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

2+ years exp

Spectrum News provides superior communication and entertainment products for residential and business customers. The Multimedia Content Producer is responsible for shooting, editing, and producing content for assigned shows and newscasts, contributing to special features and coordinating coverage of major stories.

BroadcastingNewsSports

No H1B

Hiring Manager

Adam Wyatt

Responsibilities

Actively and consistently support all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience

Writes news stories for assigned newscasts; ensuring content is factually correct and written in a clear and concise conversational style

Identify long and short-term story ideas, research and discover the content, set up and conduct interviews

Work with reporters, assignment desk editors, and production staff as well as independently in the newsgathering process

Collaborates with producers and associate producers at designated hub to create recorded or live newscast products

Shoot and edit still and video for app, web, and broadcast on deadline

Use video editing software to modify and create images meeting defined style requirements; edit and enhance images; apply special effects and color correction as needed

Makes decisions on story lineup, video/audio elements, graphics, and timing to construct show

Produces special programming as needed

Verifies stories are written to the pictures being edited and/or vice versa

Work with video newsgathering equipment such as lighting, lenses, and tripods

Follows through on all assignments meeting required deadlines according to the Executive Producer’s instructions

Adheres to Spectrum News’ standards and practices

Adheres to field safety guidelines

May perform other duties as assigned

Qualification

Broadcast news writingVideo shootingDynamic news coverageSocial mediaInterpersonal skillsCurrent eventsLocal marketMeet deadlinesAttention to detailTeam collaboration