News Producer

WTKR/WGNT, The E.W. Scripps station in Norfolk, Virginia is searching for a Newscast Producer to create impactful journalism daily. The ideal Producer candidate is the owner of their newscast who comes to the table with a vision and a plan of execution for the best way to write, build and showcase content on a daily basis. The Producer’s role is to create and organize content for multiple platforms, utilizing strong editorial, journalistic, organizational and communication skills. The Producer showcases content in a unique and compelling way, while fulfilling our station’s commitment to tell stories that are important to the people who live, work and play in Coastal Virginia and Northeast North Carolina. When you’re not owning the big story of the day, you can enjoy the beautiful beaches, harbors, parks and hiking trails our community offers, with more than 210 days of sunshine each year!

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

Develops and organizes all content within a daily local newscast or program; responsible for writing stories and teases, graphics creation, story selection and showcasing

Collaborates with reporters, anchors, news managers, directors, photojournalists, video editors and assignment editors to determine content needs and storytelling direction and bring the vision for the newscast to life each day

Showcase our product in a unique way; enhances content with graphics, video, research, and station branding

Execute time sensitive decisions

Responsible for oversight of live broadcast and up to the minute editorial decisions, from rundown creation to spur of the moment decisions in the control booth

Perform non-linear desktop editing

Perform other duties as assigned

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

Bachelor's degree in Journalism or related field, or equivalent experience

1-3 years of experience as a local television news writer or producer preferred

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

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 in a fast paced, deadline driven environment

Strong self-motivation

Working knowledge of journalistic ethics and libel laws and strong editorial judgement

Prior knowledge of ENPS or similar newsroom system is a plus

Prior knowledge of non-linear editing system like Final Cut is a plus