Multimedia Content Producer - Spectrum News 1

This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.

Responsibilities

• Shoot, edit, and produce content for assigned shows and newscasts.
• Contribute to special features and stories.
• Participate in coordinating coverage of major stories, breaking news, and specials.
• Write news stories for assigned newscasts, ensuring content is factually correct and written in a clear, concise, conversational style.
• Identify long and short-term story ideas, research and discover content, set up and conduct interviews.
• Work with reporters, assignment desk editors, and production staff as well as independently in the newsgathering process.
• Collaborate with producers and associate producers to create recorded or live newscast products.
• Shoot and edit still and video for app, web, and broadcast on deadline.
• Use video editing software to modify and create images, apply special effects, and perform color correction as needed.
• Make decisions on story lineup, video/audio elements, graphics, and timing to construct shows.
• Produce special programming as needed.
• Verify stories are written to match the pictures being edited and vice versa.
• Work with video newsgathering equipment such as lighting, lenses, and tripods.
• Follow through on all assignments, meeting required deadlines according to the Executive Producer’s instructions.
• Adhere to Spectrum News’ standards and practices and field safety guidelines.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Demonstrated broadcast news writing ability.
• News video shooting and editing skills.
• Ability to solve challenges that come with dynamic news coverage in a field environment.
• Ability to anticipate situations and meet strict deadlines.
• Interpersonal skills and excellent collaboration skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a team environment and interact with all personnel within the organization.
• Knowledge of current events and industry trends.
• Attention to detail.
• Familiarity with the local market.
• Knowledge of social media platforms.
• Ability to work rapidly and accurately.
• Valid driver’s license for authorized driving in the State of residence.
• High School diploma.
• 2+ years of shooting and editing television news footage experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism or related field, or comparable television work experience.

Working Conditions

• Works inside in a climate-controlled environment and outside throughout the year, potentially subjected to various weather conditions including extreme heat or cold.
• Drives company vehicle to and from different locations safely by obeying all traffic laws.
• Ability to distinguish colors and discern sounds.
• Works different shifts and must be flexible with schedule changes.

Physical Requirements

• Lifting and carrying up to 100 pounds.

Benefits

Charter Communications offers a comprehensive pay and benefits package that supports all aspects of employees' well-being at every stage of life. A qualified applicant’s criminal history, if any, will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable laws, including local ordinances.