POSITION: Producer DEPARTMENT: News

REPORTS TO: Executive Producer FLSA: Non-Exempt Hourly

JOB CLASS: Professional LOCATION: Rye Brook, New York

POSITION SUMMARY: The Line Producer will produce an exceptional show by planning, developing, and scripting a compelling nightly broadcast.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Produce political and talk segments to include story planning, selection and execution
• Show and tell compelling news story with strong visual elements
• Produce a nightly program in a live and live-to-tape operation
• Effectively lead and supervise others in the production process
• Provide story showcasing – setting up stories with video, sound etc. and coordinate with staff regarding the elements that can be used
• Ability to use ENPS to line and stack daily programs
• Attend meetings and actively participate – bring ideas and pitch stories
• Prepare a postmortem on the show, prepare a solution and follow up with all players

DIRECT REPORT(S): None 

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: BA/BS Degree with a minimum of 3years of experience in live television, 1 year of line producing experience in a news environment. Top-10 market preferred.

Critical Competencies for Success:

• Assertive and competitive. Doesn’t like to “get beat” on a story
• Strong news judgment and innate ability to vet tips and sniff out stories
• Good organizational and project management skills
• Ability to generate segments from inception to execution
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Respond quickly to changing circumstances and breaking news
• Ability to take command of a control room
• Desire to bring creative ideas and solutions to daily program challenges
• A passion and good understanding of political and public affairs
• Calm under pressure, tight deadlines and able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Enterprising spirit
• Knowledge of ENPS computer system a plus
• Strong working knowledge of national news issues 
• Able to lead others toward deadlines with consistency
• Works well under pressure & tight deadlines
• Ability to work with team on the execution of the programming strategy 
• Handle multiple breaking stories in a fast paced newsroom environment
• Positive approach and pro-active working style
• Strong detail orientation, writing, editing, and proofreading skills

• High level of drive to inspire and lead others to meet deadlines and targeted results
• MUST BE OPEN TO WORKING NIGHTS, OVERNIGHTS AND WEEKENDS AS A STANDARD SHIFT
• MUST BE OPEN TO WORKING HOLIDAYS
• MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR OVERTIME AND ABLE TO COVER BREAKING NEWS AND STORM COVERAGE

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those encountered while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. Noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to see, talk and hear. The employee must frequently lift up to 10 pounds and/or move up to 10 pounds. The employee frequently is required to sit and use hands along with fingers, to handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

The language skills described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the job successfully. Ability to read, analyzes, and interprets general business periodicals, professional journals, or technical procedures. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to define problems collects data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret a technical instruction in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.