News Producer

Job Description

NEWS PRODUCER (PRIMARY) - KALB

About KALB:

KALB-TV is the No. 1 television station in the region of Central Louisiana. Our market comprises four primary parishes (counties), including Rapides, Avoyelles, Vernon, and Grant. We are located in Alexandria, Louisiana, a community of nearly 50,000 people right in the heart of the state. Across the Red River is the community of Pineville, which boasts an additional 15,000. Alexandria may be market 179, but there is nothing small about our approach to news. KALB-TV includes the traditional NBC (News Channel 5) that has dominated the market for nearly 60 years, CBS-2, and the CW Cenla - Cenla, by the way, is short for Central Louisiana. Each weekday, KALB produces 6 ½ hours of news, and each newscast is the dominant No. 1 in its time slot. Our team is comprised of several veterans who have worked in this market for many years as well as those first entering the business. We are proud of our track record of talent that has gone on to larger markets, especially those who have stayed in Gray Television.

If you would like to see more about KALB and the Alexandria market, we have produced this video for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vsbHMW4fKc

Job Summary/Description:

KALB-TV is looking for a talented, and hard-working person to fill a full-time position as a news producer. This is a great opportunity for someone to break into the news business in a role that will both challenge you and give some great first-market experience.

The right candidate will be a true hybrid of talents, including the ability to write, edit, and post to our website and social media.

This will be a fluid position that will include a variety of tasks and assignments based on weekly needs, changing seasons, and daily news assignments.

The successful candidate will be responsible for (but not limited to) the following:

The ideal candidate would be a self-professed ''news junkie'' who stays up to date on the latest stories, but also understands the changing media world in which many of our viewers have some knowledge of stories even before they sit down to watch us. Your duties will include:
- Compiling stories into rundowns for our daily or nightly newscasts
- Working with anchors to determine which stories will appear in newscasts
- Culling stories from AP wire, as well as VOD systems for NBC, CBS, CNN and Gray TV's Bit Central System
- Re-writing lead-ins to stories
- Inputting graphics and other story information
- Pulling and editing video or photographs
- Working with technical director and news production staff
- Posting content to station website, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter feeds
- Assisting digital producers with clipping/posting video
- Various duties as assigned or needed

Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in journalism or communications preferred, although similar degrees will be considered
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
- Ability to edit video (or be trained) on non-linear systems such as Edius
- Knowledge of local, state and national current events, newsmakers, and issues
- Ability to put together a dynamic news rundown presentation.
- Good news writing and copy-editing ability for all platforms including social media – the ability to post to www.kalb.com and KALB's Twitter and Facebook accounts is required
- Knowledge of libel laws and ethical foundations of journalism
- Maintain professional personal appearance as defined by KALB-TV management
- Ability to work cooperatively with others to create a sense of teamwork in the presentation of news and other programming
- Ability to think quickly and respond appropriately in high pressure situations
- Valid driver's license with good driving record
- Ability to work in all weather conditions
- Flexibility to work any assigned shift

If you feel you're qualified and want to work with a great group of people go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopening, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on ''apply now'', upload your resume, cover letter and references

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-re1282-18-219-22-169-42 in your application.