Special Projects Producer
WMUR-TV is looking for a Special Projects Producer who can help oversee our Investigative team and Special Projects. We need a driven, organized leader who can articulate a vision for investigations, promotable stories, documentary-style packages and special shows.
The right candidate will be a leader who can develop multi-platform content for broadcast and digital platforms as well as leading the team to produce insightful, hard-hitting and meaningful stories. The Special Projects Producer will help manage all aspects of content from our Investigative team and other special projects, including, but not limited to, investigative breaking news, investigative angles for the day’s top story and long-form investigative pieces as well as some documentary-style reporting.
You must have proven ability in making decisions based on strong ethics, a solid producing background, and a desire to win. You must be able to research, pitch, and gather information efficiently and be able to work independently as well as with a team. Clear and effective communication skills are a must as well as strong organizational skills, including the ability to manage a calendar of specials, including follow-up stories. You will also be responsible for evaluating investigative story pitches, scripts, teases and getting full approval of all scripts and video.
Knowledge of media law and making public records requests is also required.
Job Responsibilities:
- Oversight of the preparation of a team of investigative and special projects journalists.
- Oversight pitching, researching, writing and producing investigative and special projects stories and specials.
- Coach producers, reporters, and photojournalists
- Respond to breaking investigative news and seeking out investigative angles for top stories.
- Collaboration of digital response to investigative news and special projects.
- Must have the ability to meet strict deadlines
- Must have strong newsgathering skills
- Must have strong interpersonal skills
- Post stories and video on digital platforms
- Maintain and manage a calendar of special projects
- Communicate effectively with news staff, promotions, and legal team
- In-person attendance is required
- Must be available to work nights, weekends and holidays as needed.
Experience Requirements:
- Should have demonstrated experience in writing and be able to think visually.
Qualifications Requirements:
- Have a strong sense of audience desires
- Possess outstanding communication skills
- Ability to multi-task and coordinate crews and responsibilities simultaneously
- An ability to summarize information into easy-to-understand components
- Creative presentation style, and ability to showcase all resources and elements
- Knowledge of media law and making public records requests
- Unwavering journalistic integrity and ethical standards
- Use of Adobe Premier editing system is a plus
Values in Action
At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That’s why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization that fosters collaboration and open communication, ensuring that the content we create is authentic, accurate, and connected to the communities we serve.
Benefits
Hearst's benefit programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.
- Medical | Dental | Vision
- 401(k) matching
- Emotional Wellness Support
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- LGBTQ+ Health Services
- Additional benefits to meet your and your family's needs
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. we do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, creed, national, origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Skills Required
- Proven ethical decision-making and unwavering journalistic integrity
- Solid producing background with experience managing investigative or special projects
- Demonstrated experience in writing and thinking visually
- Knowledge of media law and making public records requests
- Strong newsgathering, research, pitching, and information-gathering skills
- Clear and effective communication and strong interpersonal skills
- Strong organizational skills, including managing a calendar of specials
- Ability to coach producers, reporters, and photojournalists
- Ability to post stories and video on digital platforms
- Ability to meet strict deadlines and work nights, weekends and holidays as needed; in-person attendance required
- Ability to multi-task and coordinate crews and responsibilities simultaneously
- Use of Adobe Premiere editing system
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical plan choice, full in-network preventive coverage, dental and vision, telemedicine, prescription coverage, and fertility resources. Mental-health resources and other wellbeing services (e.g., therapy sessions, crisis support, virtual physical therapy, and chronic-condition programs) further strengthen the health offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as meaningful through a 401(k) plan with company matching and Hearst covering plan administration fees. Performance bonuses are also noted as available in some roles, adding an additional rewards component beyond base pay.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off benefits include paid holidays, paid sick days, and vacation time with a commonly cited annual range, alongside paid parental leave and family medical leave. A remote work program and flexibility signals are also included as part of the overall rewards experience.
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What We Do
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