News Producer

1 Hour ago • 1 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

The News Producer generates, plans, and develops ideas for Morning Newscasts, conceives, writes, and prepares broadcast material including local and national stories, newsbreaks, teasers, headlines, and digital content. The role requires a strong sense of journalistic ethics, excellent editorial judgment, and a good understanding of local, state, and national current events. Responsibilities include leading news meetings, overseeing on-air broadcasts, proofreading content, managing content flow, and collaborating with the Executive Producer and News Director. The candidate will also select stories and assign them to reporters and photographers. Additional duties involve preparing newscast rundowns, supervising writing and pre-production, and creating original stories. The ability to work a flexible schedule is required.
Must have:
  • Minimum of 1 year experience as a News Producer.
  • Full command of the Spanish language both written and spoken is required.
  • Experience in digital content creation.
  • Social Media savvy.

Job Details

ABOUT THE ROLE & TEAM: The News Department at Univision Arizona is looking for a News Producer to join our team! The News Producer generates, plans, and develops ideas for Morning Newscasts. The position is also responsible for conceiving, writing, and preparing broadcast material including local and national stories, newsbreaks, teasers, headlines, and digital content. ABOUT YOU: You must have a strong sense of journalistic ethics, excellent editorial judgment, and a good understanding of local, state and national current events. In addition, you should have knowledge of the Latino community demographics in Arizona. You will report to the News Director. YOUR DAY-DAY:
  • Minimum of 1 year experience as a News Producer.
  • Lead and conduct the news meeting, generating story ideas, dispatching news crews and reporters.
  • Oversee the on-air look of news broadcasts to make sure it follows UTG and station policies.
  • Full command of the Spanish language both written and spoken is required.
  • Proofread rundown and copy for accuracy prior to going on the air.
  • In charge of content and creative flow of the assigned broadcast, including writing of teases/ headlines, ordering of graphics. Oversees stories’ production.
  • Work with the Executive Producer and News Director as liaison between producer, photographers, and reporters in the field.
  • Story selection and assignment of stories to reporters and photographers.
  • Prepare newscast rundown (story selection and order) on iNews system for Morning newscasts.
  • Supervise writing and pre-production of each element of the newscast including all anchor-read stories and reporter full tracks, video editing and graphics.
  • Line produce –back timing- newscast while on the air.
  • Create and executes original stories for the show development and execution of sweeps projects production.
  • Possess leadership skills and be team player, self-starter with solid news judgment and ethics.
  • Possess knowledge of all aspects of newsroom operations and electronic news-gathering (ENG) and general office equipment and computers.
  • Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays.
  • Other duties as deemed necessary.
YOU HAVE:
  • Minimum of 1 year experience as a News Producer.
  • Digital content creation experience.
  • Social Media savvy.
  • Must be comfortable working in a lead capacity.
  • Ability to stand, walk, bend, type, edit, reach and sit for up to (8) hours.
Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location. Please note the national salary range listed in the job posting reflects the new hire salary range across levels and U.S. locations that would be applicable to the position. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER  
TelevisaUnivision is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to ensuring a diverse workforce by providing broad outreach to all qualified applicants regarding job vacancies at the station.  Organizations that regularly distribute information about employment opportunities to job seekers or provide employment referrals that wish to receive notices of our job vacancies may do so by contacting Human Resources. Please apply to:  https://corporate.televisaunivision.com/careers/ TelevisaUnivision is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to characteristics protected by law.

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About The Company

TelevisaUnivision is the world’s leading Spanish-language media company. Powered by the largest library of owned Spanish-language content and a prolific production capability, TelevisaUnivision is the top producer of original content in Spanish across news, sports andentertainmentverticals. This original content powers all of TelevisaUnivision’s platforms, which include market-leading broadcast networks Univision, Las Estrellas, Canal 5 and UniMás, and a portfolio of 38 cable networks, which include TUDN, Galavisión, Distrito Comedia and TL Novelas. The company also operates the leading Mexican movie studio, Videocine, and owns and operates the largest Spanish-language audio platform in the U.S. across 35 terrestrial stations and the Uforia digital platform. TelevisaUnivision is also the owner of ViX, the largest Spanish-language streaming platform in the world.

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