WDAF-TV Fox4 in Kansas City is seeking a News Producer. 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 video, and posts video to the website.
Produces newscasts for broadcast across all platforms
Writes and orders news stories
Approves story scripts
Balances news and feature content to create compelling broadcasts
Search wire services, network feeds, websites, and social media to find relevant content for newscasts
Writes stories for the website and other eMedia platforms
Build graphics and effectively use them in newscasts
Performs other duties as assigned
Requirements & Skills:
o Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience
o Fluency in English
o Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
o Two years’ experience in news operations preferred
o Learn and utilize newsroom technology
o Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
o Flexibility to work any shift
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Journalism or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Fluency in English
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Experience producing newscasts and ordering news stories
- Ability to edit video and post video to website
- Ability to write stories for the website and other eMedia platforms
- Ability to search wire services, network feeds, websites, and social media for content
- Ability to build graphics and use them effectively in newscasts
- Learn and utilize newsroom technology
- Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Flexibility to work any shift
- Two years' experience in news operations
What We Do
Nexstar Media Group is the largest TV station operator in the country. With the reach of 171 full power television stations in 100 markets addressing nearly 38.9% of US television households, and a diversified, growing digital media operation, Nexstar Media Group offers superior audience engagement across all media devices and local broadcast television’s unrivalled influence on consumers’ purchasing and political decisions. In 20 years, Nexstar has grown from a single station to the nation’s largest television company. This growth is fueled by an organization-wide commitment to delivering exceptional service to our communities and outstanding results for our advertisers. From the very beginning, Nexstar has cultivated an organization-wide commitment to providing superior, unique local content that is relevant to each of the communities it serves, while offering local businesses, advertisers and brands the ability to engage and connect with local communities.
