Newscast Producer

About TEGNA

TEGNA Inc. helps people thrive in their local communities by providing the trusted local news and services that matter most. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches more than 100 million people monthly across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. Together, we are building a sustainable future for local news.

NEWS CENTER Maine (WCSH6) is seeking a talented Morning Show Producer who can write, create and produce engaging content for our dominant #1 Morning Report on television and stream. Our Producers must be able to multi-task during the news gathering hours, and share content on all platforms before, during and after a newscast. Our ideal candidate can identify engaging content and creatively deliver it to our viewers. We want someone who is calm under deadline pressure while news is breaking, able to communicate clearly to our team, and deliver the best, most current information with context.

In this role, you will:

• Create unique and innovative, fact-driven newscasts and segments with meaning

• Help manage reporter live shots to make them visual and compelling

• Write stories in a conversational and authentic style

• Produce a mobile sort daily

• Field Produce during major news events

• Calmly excel during breaking news situations

• Skillfully use social media and digital tools to research, discover and distribute content

• Enterprise news stories for broadcast and digital

• Use creative production techniques, graphics, and viewer pictures/videos, Zoom/Teams interviews to enhance stories

• Lead and inspire news team to work together for a great newscast

• Perform other tasks as required by supervisor or Executive Producer

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field

• 1-3 years broadcast new producing

• Experience with CUEZ preferred

• Knowledge of AXIS Graphics, EDIUS helpful

Pay Range $24—$26.50 USD

Benefits:

TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.

Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA’s 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.

Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor’s appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.

TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.

• Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.

EEO statement:

TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application, please email [email protected]

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