WTKR News 3 · 5 days ago
News Producer, WTKR
Norfolk, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expWTKR News 3, part of The E.W. Scripps Company, is seeking a News Producer to create and organize content for various platforms. The role involves developing newscasts, collaborating with news teams, and making editorial decisions to enhance local news coverage.
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Responsibilities
Develop and organize newscasts or local programs
Write story development and showcasing
Collaborate with reporters, anchors, news managers and assignment editors to determine content needs
Enhance content with graphics, video, research, and station branding
Execute time sensitive decisions
Oversee live broadcast and up to the minute editorial decisions
Perform desktop editing
Post content to station's websites
Perform other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Avid local news consumer: knows daily news, events, trends and happenings on a local level
Strong vision and ability to advance stories
Excellent interpersonal communicator
Extraordinarily passionate about writing; courageous and creative storyteller with attention to even tiny details - choosing the perfect words, grammar, spelling
Highly organized
Highly adaptable - fast paced, deadline driven environment
Strong self-motivation
Working knowledge of journalistic ethics and libel laws and strong editorial judgement
Able to use web analytics
Proficient with newsroom computer systems, MS Office a plus
Flexible work hours may be required, including holidays, weekends and evenings
Preferred
BS/BA in related discipline preferred or equivalent years of experience
Generally, 2+ years of experience in related field preferred
Company
WTKR News 3
WTKR is the CBS affiliate serving the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, officially known as the Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News DMA.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase