WWL-TV, the TEGNA owned CBS affiliate in New Orleans is looking for a Senior Producer to lead our late news efforts. This person must be a creative, motivational, and up-and-coming newsroom leader. They will jump in and help lead breaking news coverage. If you are a visionary who can successfully identify great, impactful content and develop a roadmap to meet the goals of 9NEWS on broadcast, digital and social platforms, this position is for you.
Responsibilities:
Create unique, urgent and emotion-evoking 10pm newscasts on a consistent basis
Write in an exciting, captivating and authentic manner.
Develop original content through social listening and independent sources.
Deliver on-air, online news events in an engaging, exciting, and accurate manner.
Research for facts and credibility.
Work with the evening digital desk to identify content for WWL platforms
Train and coach new producers and other entry-level employees, as needed
Work collaboratively with other managers and perform tasks as required by News Director, Digital Director, and Director of Content
Applicants must have major breaking news experience, strong editorial judgement, newscast producing expertise and fully understand the needs of our audience across all platforms
Strong understanding of the tenets of professional journalism
Strong organizational, motivational and communication skills
5+ years experience producing television newscasts
Bachelor’s degree in journalism or communications preferred
Work Environment: Office
Physical Demands: Sedentary work
Travel: Rarely: less than 10%
Work Environment Set: Office: normally performed in a typical interior/office environment
Physical Demands Set: Sedentary work: Involves sitting most of the time; walking, lifting, bending, standing, etc.