WFTX, The E.W. Scripps affiliate in Fort Myers, Florida is seeking a dynamic News Producer who wants to tell stories with integrity, live the principles of journalism, and make our communities stronger!
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
- Develop and organizes newscasts or local programs; responsible for writing, story development and showcasing.
- Collaborate with reporters, anchors, news managers and assignment editors to determine content needs.
- Enhance the 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.
- Perform desktop editing.
- Post content to station’s Web sites.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
- Bachelor’s degree in Journalism or related field, or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of 1 – 2 years of experience as a television writer or producer.
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 – 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.
Estimated salary: $36K – $45.5K a year
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