Job Description
The News Producer produces daily newscast items, decides the order in which stories will be told, writes teases and other content, times news programs, edits videos, and posts videos to the website.
- Produces newscasts for broadcast across all platforms
- Writes and orders news stories
- Approves scripts
- Balances news and feature content to create compelling broadcasts
- Edits video
- Writes stories for the website and other eMedia platforms
- Interacts with viewers and users on social media sites
- Performs other duties as assigned
Requirements & Skills:
Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience
- Fluency in English, bi-lingual a plus
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
- Minimum two years experience in news operations (Depending on market size)
- Proficiency with computers, telephones, copiers, scanners, fax machines, and other office equipment
- Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Flexibility to work any shift
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WHTM-TV, a Nexstar Broadcasting Inc. company, is an ABC affiliated, full-power commercial television station licensed to the Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York market. The station provides five and a half hours of local news, weather, sports and information programming each week day and produces a half hour lifestyle program highlighting South Central Pennsylvania. WHTM also serves the community by providing free air time and involvement with many local charities and organizations, and is known as “abc27…Your Local News Source!”