Associate Producer R020326

About the role

The News Department at Univision Arizona is looking for a News Producer to join our team!

Responsibilities

• Generate, plan, and develop ideas for Newscasts.
• Conceive, write, and prepare broadcast material including local and national stories, newsbreaks, teasers, headlines, and digital content.
• 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 a 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.
• Able to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Other duties as deemed necessary.

Requirements

• Minimum of 6 months of experience as a News Producer.
• Digital content creation experience.
• Social Media savvy.
• Comfortable working in a lead capacity.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, type, edit, reach and sit for up to (8) hours.