Newscast Producer - Wmtv

Today, we are a growing multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. We are the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 117 full-power television markets that collectively reach approximately 37% of US television households. The portfolio includes 80 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first- and/or second-highest-rated television station in average all-day ratings across 116 of such markets that were measured by Nielsen in 2025.

We also own the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 46 markets and Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Our additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and Power Nation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.

WMTV is the NBC and CW affiliate headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. We work hard and take pride in getting it right!

Our producers are true newsroom leaders. You will contribute daily to elevating our newscasts and will be an ambassador—championing our community initiatives. We are consistently recognized for serving our communities through initiatives like the WMTV Diaper Drive, our Share Your Holidays campaign benefiting Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin, and Take Your Brat To Work Day—the original, drive-through fundraising event.

WMTV has been named the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association News Operation of the Year (for the last 5 of 6 years) AND the WBA’s Station of the Year. RTDNA recognized the station with nine Regional Edward R. Murrows, including Overall Excellence. In 2025, the station won two National Edward R. Murrow awards for digital and breaking news coverage.

What’s better than working at the #1 station in the nation’s #1 city? Join our award-winning team and live, work, and play in a community that is consistently named one of the best places to live in America. We are just 1.5 hours from Milwaukee, 2.5 hours from Chicago, and 5 hours from Minneapolis/St. Paul.

Are you a news junkie who thrives on the rush of a ticking clock? Do you love making a complex story click, whether it is on a living room TV or a phone? WMTV 15 News wants a high-energy, digital-first Newscast Producer to join our award-winning team. You will be our utility player: own evening newscasts on-air or streaming, lead your own streaming show, and jump in to help across the week.

Duties/Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Own breaking news:
  Act with urgency, send push alerts, launch live streams, update  as news breaks
• Drive the News Now Desk:
  Handle live feeds, user-generated content, and real-time updates across TV, web, apps, and social
• Write for every platform:
  Conversational scripts for TV, sharp AP Style copy for digital, aligned to WMTV brand pillars
• Associate producer:
  Write content and VOSOTs from photographer video and feeds when not in the producer chair
• Partner with leadership:
  Report to and work with News Director and Executive Producer to execute digital-first strategy

• Digital-first mindset:
  Comfortable jumping between TV rundowns, CMS, social and streaming tools
• Urgent & impactful writing:
  Punchy TV teases to detailed digital articles, AP Style as second language
• Strong news judgment:
  You know what matters to Madison and go beyond the press release
• Urgency and composure:
  Thrive under deadline, stay calm when breaking news flips the script
• Desire to win:
  Positive attitude, reflect on work and apply feedback
• Foundation:
  College degree in…