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Local News Producer

NBC5
South Burlington, VT Full Time
POSTED ON 1/9/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/3/2026
Job Description

Local News Producer

NBC5/WPTZ, the NBC affiliate in South Burlington, VT, has an opening for a Local News Producer who knows how to create meaningful and memorable newscasts. You have creative vision and have experience making decisions and communicating the plan. You know how to win the big story, own breaking news and display important weather information. You must be fast and able to play well in a room of same-minded pros. Accuracy is job one! You will report to the Assistant New Director.

Responsibilities

  • Select, research, and write content for live newscasts to make the newscast an "experience" for viewers
  • Work with and guide reporters in story production
  • Coordinate creative vision with team of anchors, reporters, meteorologists, photographers, editors, and production staff
  • Boothing assigned newscasts, breaking news and weather events
  • Live timing newscasts

Requirements

  • Professional or college producing experience
  • Experience working in a newsroom
  • Have writing and copy-editing skills
  • Coordinate several crews and responsibilities simultaneously
  • Experience summarizing information into easy-to-understand components
  • Creative presentation style, and ability to showcase all resources and elements
  • Have and exhibit the highest journalistic integrity and ethical standards
  • Must be available to work holidays, shifts including nights, weekends and overnights, and flexible with schedule to be available during breaking news
  • Related military experience will be considered

Salary

The estimated base salary for this role is $42,000. The actual base pay offered is dependent upon many factors, such as transferable skills, work experience, business needs, market demands and conditions, including geographic location where the work will be performed, and other factors permitted by law. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

Diversity Statement

At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the audience we reach, ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate, and more representative of the communities we serve.

Benefits

Hearst's benefit programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.

  • Medical | Dental | Vision
  • 401(k) matching
  • Emotional Wellness Support
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • LGBTQ Health Services
  • Additional benefits to meet your and your family's needs

About Us

Hearst Television (HTV) owns and/or operates 35 television and two radio stations serving 27 media markets across 39 states reaching over 22 million U.S. television households. HTV is recognized as one of the industry's premier broadcasting companies and has been honored with numerous awards for distinguished journalism, industry innovation, and community service.

Salary : $42,000

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