News Producer

Job Description

KENS-TV serving San Antonio and surrounding communities is looking for an experienced newscast producer.
As a news producer, you will collaborate with news managers, directors, reporters and anchors on the overall content and flow of our news broadcasts. The best candidate will work great in a team and excel under newscast deadline pressure.
The Producer will primarily focus on originating and producing daily stories for on-air broadcasts. This position will work with all newsroom staff to develop content that showcases the news of the day and delivers interesting and engaging content to the public.
Our producers are more than show stackers – they are seeking out and producing engaging and impactful content. They also have a strong knowledge of digital storytelling. The ideal candidate is an energetic, passionate storyteller and communicator, who excels at planning, researching, and writing segments/stories. The producer must have a strong understanding of AP Style writing, broadcast production techniques, and the ability to multi-task in a faced-paced environment.
The producer must be creative, have a strong editorial voice and the interpersonal skills to collaborate with others to ensure newscast are executed clearly on air, are relevant to current events and meet audience preferences. This role will skillfully use social media and digital tools to research, discover, write, edit, and produce content for the newscast.

Responsibilities:
• Create, write, and edit content for newscasts. Be able to incorporate breaking news quickly/cleanly and make fast-paced changes to newscasts, if needed.
• Work with other show producers, on-air talent, and news management, to create new content and showcase content in unique ways. Work with digital team to highlight digital content on air, making sure this content is being properly showcased inside l newscasts.
• Look for opportunities to create original content. Work with reporters and anchors and MSJ's to enhance their daily stories with graphics and production techniques that will help tell the story in more visual and compelling way.
• Collaborate with the newsroom managers on developing news stories and planning; pitch and write/produce stories on-air news coverage and online platforms.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
• At least two years experience producing newscasts
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organizational skills Ability to work in a rapid, fast-paced environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong social media skills, including an active news hound presence on Twitter and Facebook
• Knowledge of ENPS preferred
• Ability to learn graphics, video, and ELC coding systems in a timely manner
• Utilize AP style, as well as best web-production practices and story packaging
Benefits:
TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.
Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA's 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.
Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor's appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.
TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.
* Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-02vw1j-18-118-136-90-42 in your application.