About This Role
This Producer role at WVEC-TV involves shaping daily newscasts by building and executing shows that engage, educate, and inform audiences. It suits an innovative, tech-minded individual who values collaboration and works well within a team to deliver truthful storytelling across various platforms, including streaming and broadcast services.
Responsibilities
- Use natural curiosity to pitch compelling stories
- Lead the entire newscast process from ideation to execution
- Craft and produce stories across platforms for diverse audiences, emphasizing quality, accuracy, and engagement
- Build comprehensive rundowns with compelling stories
- Select production elements to control the show's look and feel
- Collaborate with newsroom leadership, production lead, and other producers to ensure editorial consistency and technical quality
- Lead continuous, live coverage of breaking news and community events
- Innovate in show design and storytelling, trying new approaches with guidance from supervisors
- Apply data analytics to shape content and boost engagement
- Commit to inclusive storytelling by amplifying underrepresented voices in the community
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, or a related field preferred
- 1-3 years of news content experience, ideally with experience in show production
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple aspects of newscast production under tight deadlines
- Excellent communication skills for coordinating within the newsroom and adapting plans in high-pressure, live situations
- Ability to maintain composure and adaptability during breaking news and high-stakes events
- Proficiency in news production tools preferred, with a willingness to learn new systems for production coding and show direction
- Knowledge of vMix, Edius, or similar production platforms is beneficial but not required
- A collaborative, growth-focused approach to leadership that aligns with the station's commitment to innovation and community engagement
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard physical, mental, and financial health
- Two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
- Access to dental and eye care coverage
- Fertility, surrogacy, and adoption assistance
- Disability and life insurance
- 401(k) program with opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of pay on a pre-tax basis
- Company match of 100% for contributions up to the first 4% of pay, 100% vested from day one
- Nine free virtual doctor's appointments with a physician through Teladoc for all employees and eligible family members