Newscast Producer

CBS 17/WNCN, the Nexstar station in Raleigh, is looking for an experienced, ambitious, and creative News Producer to join our team. This is your chance to live and work in a place consistently rated as one of the “best places to live.”

The successful candidate will have strong news judgment, be able to prioritize breaking news and weather and produce a newscast that stands out as the best in the market. You should know how to showcase multiple stories and must have a focus on details.

Essential Functions:

• Be creative and create compelling and memorable newscasts
• Write compelling headlines and teases
• Maintain working knowledge of current events, weather, community issues, and local contacts
• Search wire services, network feeds, websites, and social media to find relevant material for newscasts
• Collaborate with staff to build graphics
• Work with directors and anchors on presentation of stories
• Clear, concise, conversational writing skills
• Excellent communication skills necessary for collaboration with digital desk, anchors, reporters and other newsroom staff during breaking news
• Demonstrate solid news judgment
• Maintain strong journalistic ethics
• Strong initiative and attention to detail
• Research and brainstorm story ideas, present ideas in editorial meetings
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned
• Assist producers in formatting other newscasts
  
  

Essential Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge of newsroom software
• Knowledge of web posting software
• Strong research skills, including online research using various search engines
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and work well under pressure
• Ability to work independently with little supervision
• Demonstrate leadership through training and mentoring less experienced staff members; guide others to get the desired outcome
• Ability to remain positive and foster a positive work environment; work well with co-workers
• Edit video and audio on industry standard equipment
• Handle and adjust to last-minute changes
• Make quick, accurate decisions during the on-air process
  
  

Requirements & Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience
• Fluency in English
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Minimum two years’ experience in news operations (Depending on market size)
• Proficiency with computers, and experience with newsroom software like ENPS is a plus.
• Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Flexibility to work any shift