What are the responsibilities and job description for the Producer position at EWTN?
Description
Producer, News Nightly
Location: Washington, DC (Not Remote-Eligible)
How You Will Impact The Big Picture
As the Producer, you will work with the News Nightly editorial team to produce content and fulfill other responsibilities with a strict deadline to produce a quality daily newscast.
What You Will Do
Producer, News Nightly
Location: Washington, DC (Not Remote-Eligible)
How You Will Impact The Big Picture
As the Producer, you will work with the News Nightly editorial team to produce content and fulfill other responsibilities with a strict deadline to produce a quality daily newscast.
What You Will Do
- Produce discussion segments on national/international pro-life news from a Catholic perspective, including writing news stories.
- Communicate with the Executive Producer, Host, and other editorial staff about guests, includes conducting extensive research on potential discussion questions.
- Pitch original content stories that would make good discussion or news segments based on current affairs.
- Choose videos, sound bites, and still photos to be included in the broadcast.
- Collaborate with pre- and post-production team members to produce editorially sound and visually appealing broadcasts that meet EWTN and Industry standards.
- Support the additonal weekly shows produced from the DC office, as necessary.
- You have 3-5 years prior experience working in TV broadcast production/programming, preferably in a local or national newsroom environment.
- Excellent broadcast writing skills; able to consistently demonstrate solid news judgment and a meticulous level of attention to detail.
- Demonstrated understanding of the Catholic Faith and how it relates to the programming goals of the network.
- A strong understanding of local, national, and international news, as well as key life issues relevant to EWTN’s Global Catholic audience.
- Able to communicate clearly with control room staff and remote reporters/guests; successfully troubleshoot and resolve any issues as they arise.
- Fluent on a wide variety of social media platforms; able to grasp new concepts and adapt to changing priorities quickly.
- Able to work a flexible schedule, including weekends/nights when required (minimal).
- Able to work independently and proactively with minimum supervision; strong team-player mentality in order to foster a collaborative environment for the team and across shows.
- Bilingual; proficient in reading/writing/speaking in any language(s) in addition to English; strongly prefer Spanish and/or Italian.
- Intermediate to advanced skills using broadcast software programs, preferably ENPS or iNews.
- A Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications, or related field is strongly preferred.
- We offer a career with purpose! Apply your God-given talents, knowing your contributions help to advance EWTN’s mission of sharing the Gospel with the world.
- Caring environment. We value the importance of family/life balance and welcome you as an EWTN family member, not just an employee.
- Worship at work! Freedom to participate in Mass, visit the chapel for prayer or attend an annual retreat.
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package including Health, Dental, Vision, Life & Disability insurance and Retirement Savings Plan.
- 11 Paid Holidays and generous Paid Time Off program.
- Tuition reimbursement for online continuing education and degree programs through our partnership with Catholic International University.
- Ability to learn alongside legacy employees while bringing new ideas to the growing team!