General Responsibilities

Are you passionate about news, informing the community, connecting with our viewers, and are continuously eager to learn more, explore, and evolve with the constant changes that the TV industry brings? Are you a self-starter, proactive, committed, and have strong editorial and news judgment? Do you feel a responsibility to inform our viewers during breaking news situations? We are looking for you!

The Senior News Producer works closely with the Executive News Producer and other Newsroom managers in the creation, showcasing, and execution of content across multiple platforms, and for the most innovative news organization in Texas. This position requires strong creativity, editorial, legal, and administrative judgment. This position will report to the Executive News Producer.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with the Executive News Producer in creating, developing, and implementing news strategies
• Overseeing the shows’ editorial and journalistic balance, technical accuracy, and legal compliance
• Collaborate with NBC 5 as our duopoly partners in daily news and big story planning and execution
• Conceptualizing, designing, innovating, and creating engaging and appealing content, projects, and segments
• Capable of producing, co-producing, and line-producing any show.
• Have a full understanding of each show’s strategy based on the target audience
• Select, assign, and organize news stories
• Respond to breaking news with urgency and accuracy
• Capable of maintaining an ongoing breaking news story on the air
• Assist with the training of news producers, new strategies, or changes to workflows
• Work with Video Journalists to improve story and presentation
• Editing skills to edit video clips
• Writing: (1) News writing is accurate, detailed, and balanced, (2) storytelling skills focused on facts, balanced emotions, smooth with a clear and logical flow, (3) trustworthy and tailored for news talent/anchors to present on-air
• Promotional and Topical Writer:  Creatively tease viewers with key points, video, and audio…sell the story without giving away the content
• On-line – Occasionally assist with web copies, Streaming, OTT, social media, Mobile App, and Podcast productions, uploads, and/or executions
• Production: Great understanding of the production capabilities to help showcase newscasts, produce breaking news, and specials
• Editorial and Ethics: Strong journalist and ethical background.  Clear understanding of our viewers and the type of stories they want. Be aware of current events relevant to our community and respond with an ethical and credible focus
• Will write news scripts, promotional teasers, headlines, and topicals
• Administrative: Assist with producer schedules and other administrative tasks
• Lead by example for all team members
• Give positive and constructive feedback
• Maintain a positive and respectful work environment