Producer, KXXV

What you’ll do

• 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 Web sites
• Perform other duties as assigned

• BS/BA in related discipline preferred or equivalent years of experience
• Generally, 2+ years of experience in related field preferred

• 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

Location:

Waco, Texas