KRON4, the Bay Area's Local News Station, is looking for a weekday morning news producer to join our top-rated morning team. We are looking for a producer who knows how to showcase the big story and can quickly adjust for breaking news. This position will line produce, edit videos, write stories, write teases and create some newscast graphics. The weekday morning news producer will work out of our San Francisco studio on The Embarcadero.
KRON4 News does more news than any other station in the Bay Area. We produce 13.5 hours of news on the weekdays, and 9 hours over the weekend.
This will be a full time, non-union, non-exempt position.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Line produces newscasts in ENPS
Write news stories and teases.
Edit video for stories and teases using Adobe Premiere
Create/order newscast graphics.
Time newscast in the control room and adjust as needed for breaking news
Communicate with reporters, assignment desk, anchors and managers
Management reserves the discretion to add or modify job duties as required
Shift may include weekends
QUALIFICATIONS:
Prior experience producing a compelling newscast
Experience with newsroom systems and desktop editing software
Demonstrated ability to work with writers, reporters and assignment desk editors
College degree or equivalent in journalism/communications or broadcasting preferred
Compensation: $32.45+/hr. to commensurate with experience and skill level
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across its television and digital platforms, including more than 310,000 hours of programming produced annually by its business units. Nexstar owns America's largest local television broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 220 million people. Nexstar's national television properties include The CW, America's fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, our national news network providing "News for All America," popular entertainment multicast networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV, and a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network. The Company's portfolio of digital assets, including its local TV station websites, The Hill and NewsNationNow.com, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property. For more information, please visit nexstar.tv.
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