At a glance
- Experience
- 0-1 years experience
- Location
- WMAZ-TV Macon
About the role
- WMAZ-TV Macon is seeking an innovative Producer to shape daily newscasts and build creative shows that engage, educate, and inform audiences.
- The role prioritizes original storytelling and investigative journalism to set the product apart in the Macon market.
- The Producer will work collaboratively within a team to bring the truth to growing audiences across streaming and broadcast services.
Responsibilities
- Use your natural curiosity to pitch compelling stories.
- Show off your creativity and storytelling skills.
- Craft stories of all lengths on all platforms for specific audiences.
- Meet daily deadlines.
- Combine live pictures, graphics, compelling video and emotional sound to create an engaging experience for our audience.
- Booth continuous coverage on our live streams for breaking news and community events.
- Consistently try new things after thoughtful discussion with supervisors.
- Allow the impactful and emotional conversations the community needs to drive the content in your rundown.
- Use data analytics to help shape the content of your show.
- Challenge traditional ways of doing things.
Requirements
- 0-1 years of news content experience.
- Top-notch communication skills are an absolute must.
- Solid journalistic judgement and a news philosophy that emphasizes 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.
- Current driver's license and ability to operate news gathering vehicle to and from various locations is required.
Preferred qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree preferred in journalism, communications or related field or equivalent years of experience.
- ENPS and Edius system experience preferred.
Benefits
- Two medical plan options through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas for full and part-time employees
- Access to dental and eye care coverage
- Fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance
- Disability and life insurance
- 401(k) program offering pre-tax contributions of 1% - 80% with a 100% company match on the first 4% of pay
- Nine free virtual doctor’s appointments with a physician through Teladoc
- 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health
- Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit
- Nine paid holidays per year
Skills
- ENPS
- Edius
- Social Media
- Data Analytics
