Newscast Producer, Nbc10

This is a Full Time Job

Newscast Producers work closely with assignment editors, reporters, and anchors to produce, write, edit and gather content on all WCAU platforms. Producers will be responsible for the overall newscast and coverage of assigned stories on all platforms throughout the day, including but not limited to Out-of-Home, web, and broadcast.

The Role and Responsibilities:
• Must be knowledgeable on daily news events, aware of past events, and understand news in the Philadelphia market.
• The ideal Newscast Producer candidate is expected to be a key communicator in the newsroom, talking with each person who will participate or provide content for that newscast.
• Collaborate with managers, digital team, and assignment desk to deliver complete local news coverage that is fair and accurate.
• Be a key contributor for story ideas, participate in daily coverage decisions and be a leader during editorial meetings.
• Must be able to line-produce newscasts.
• Must understand the station's mission and priorities.
• Stay on top of the latest graphic tools to visually enhance and showcase stories.
• Write news scripts and edit video clips.
• Must be able to produce under heavy deadline pressure without compromising credibility.

Qualifications
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in newsgathering and/or production.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience writing, producing and desktop editing systems.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
• Willingness to join AFTRA as this position may be covered by the AFTRA collective bargaining agreement
• Experience line-producing newscasts
• Experience editing content on a desktop editing system
• Ability to make priority decisions under a deadline
• Strong ability to deliver news as it develops on all current and future platforms
• Team player mentality
• Required On-Site: This position is required to be performed full-time from an NBCUniversal-designated worksite.