News Producer

Job Description

NEWS PRODUCER (PRIMARY) - WCJB

About Gray Media:

Gray Media is a leading media company that owns and operates high-quality stations in 113 television markets that collectively reach 36 percent of US television households.

We constantly strive for excellence. Through upgrading to the latest technology and seeking new ways to stay on top in our markets, we focus on training and development of the best and brightest employees in the business.

About WCJB:

WCJB TV20 ABC Affiliate - #1 rated legacy broadcast TV station located in beautiful North Central Florida (the Gainesville market) has a proud heritage and an energetic newsroom. WCJB TV20 is the market leader, with viewers relying on us for news, weather, and sports coverage from Your Local Station. Along with the market's strongest news ratings, and ever-expanding digital platforms, we deliver results for our advertisers. Gainesville is a sports town, and we cover our local high school sports teams with the same fervor we bring to our constant coverage of Florida Gator sports.

Job Summary/Description:

WCJB TV20 is now -time News currently accepting applications for a full-time News Producer to join the #1-rated news team in North Central Florida.

We're looking for a producer who wants to join a great news station with a chance to learn quickly through on-the-job training and hopefully move up within our operation.
You'll be producing urgent, impactful shows, writing stories, editing, and taking an active role in producing social media and web content.

A Bachelor's degree in a related field is helpful and not required.

Duties/Responsibilities include (but not limited to):
* Prioritize, organize, and produce newscasts
* Maintain working knowledge of current events, community issues, and local contacts
* Search wire services, network feeds, websites, and other sources to find relevant material for newscasts
* Work with news management to determine which stories to air during the evening newscast
* Coordinate story assignments with the assignment manager

Qualifications/Requirements:
* Clear, concise, conversational writing skills
* Excellent communication skills
* Demonstrate solid news judgment
* Maintain strong journalistic ethics
* Strong initiative and attention to detail
* Be creative and create compelling and memorable newscasts
* Knowledge of newsroom software
* Knowledge of web posting software
* Strong research skills, including online research using various search engines
* Ability to stay current with national and local news/weather
* Intermediate-level knowledge of social media
* Ability to meet tight deadlines and work well under pressure
* Ability to work independently with little supervision

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

(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)

WCJB-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company

Gray Media encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus before the first workday.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gwqpmj-3-144-6-29-42 in your application.