Producer
About the role
WATN WLMT-TV Memphis, the TEGNA-owned ABC/CW affiliate in Memphis, is seeking an innovative Producer to shape their daily newscasts. The role involves building creative shows that engage, educate, and inform audiences, prioritizing original storytelling and investigative journalism.
Responsibilities
- Use natural curiosity to pitch compelling stories.
- Show off creativity and storytelling skills.
- Craft stories of all lengths on all platforms for specific audiences.
- Meet daily deadlines.
- Create an engaging experience for the audience using live pictures, graphics, compelling video, and emotional sound.
- Booth continuous coverage on live streams for breaking news and community events.
- Consistently try new things after thoughtful discussion with supervisors.
- Allow impactful and emotional conversations to drive the content in your rundown.
- Use data analytics to help shape the content of your show.
- Challenge traditional ways of doing things.
- Advocate for underrepresented people, communities, and viewpoints to have a voice and presence in your show.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree preferred in journalism, communications or related field or equivalent years of experience.
- 1-3 years of news content experience.
- Top-notch communication skills are an absolute must.
- Solid journalistic judgement and a news philosophy emphasizing accurate, fair, and unique local content, along with community engagement.
- Understanding of the tenets of professional journalism.
- Skills in producing engaging, content-driven newscasts and digital content.
- Strong social media skills, including an active news hound presence on your preferred social platforms.
- Organizational skills and the ability to work under time pressure deadlines.
- Ability to calmly handle live, breaking news situations and changing events.
- ENPS and Edius system experience preferred.
Benefits
TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental, and financial health of our employees and their families. These include:
- Two medical plan options through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, access to dental and eye care coverage, fertility, surrogacy, and adoption assistance, disability and life insurance.
- A 401(k) program offering full, part-time, and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis, with a 100% match from the company and 100% vesting from day one.
- Teladoc and Spring Health providing free virtual doctor's appointments and therapy sessions, respectively.
- A generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit and nine paid holidays per year.
EEO Statement
TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are committed to hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to foster a collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application, please email askhr@tegna.com.
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