Producer

Graham Media Group in market No. 15 — Orlando, Florida — is looking for its next great news innovator in producing and showcasing local news content!

You know you’re a fit for the role if you thrive on producing real life – that is, accurate and impactful local journalism – with a sense of urgency and creativity. You value the role local journalism plays in communities, and you’re inspired to contribute to this greater purpose of keeping people informed and safe, while holding others accountable and telling stories that can make our communities better for all of us. And you can take these gold standards of a competitive local newsroom and combine them with emerging technology to showcase video and sound in new and compelling ways that grow audience across multiple channels.

It’s also a tremendous opportunity to work with a committed and caring team that believes in what they’re doing, encourages each other to strive for excellence and is well-positioned for individual and collective growth.

Responsibilities:

• Produce a live local newscast Monday-Friday.
• Influence story development while efficiently collaborating with reporters, anchors, producers across multiple platforms, content center staff, video editors, directors, and newsroom leadership.
• Help lead the charge in driving breaking news urgently and accurately across platforms in a busy market with a high volume of news and rapid change.
• Collaborate to transform traditional TV journalism into formats and deliveries that increase digital video and streaming audiences on ClickOrlando.com , a news website that regularly delivers the largest audience of unique visitors in Central Florida.
• Strong communicator and self-starter who puts the team first, going above and beyond to ensure the team succeeds, and the product is high-quality.
• Coach and mentor others, including producers, trainees and interns.
• Competitive pay and benefits

Key Qualifications:

• Prior experience as a producer in at least two newsrooms and confidence in a live news control room.
• A sharp, conversational style and an ability to leverage process language that showcases journalists at work and the value they’re bringing viewers.
• A strong sense of curiosity and an ability to find information on your own, verify the validity of sources and understand that information so you can communicate it accurately to others.
• Adept at creatively using graphics and video to help showcase anchors and enhance package intros and other stories in the newscast.
• Able to work in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment, managing deadline pressures and frequent changes.
• Fast learning curve when it comes to new technology and skillsets that can stretch beyond the traditional role of “news producer” (shooting, editing, streaming, planning etc...).
• Can blend good TV journalism with modern innovations in showcasing and distribution of content that maintain brand integrity and don’t reduce content quality for the sake of a cheap platform play.
• Willingness to work outside of scheduled hours as breaking news or station efforts require.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency with newsroom and digital content systems.
• A college degree in journalism or broadcasting.

Interested candidates should submit resumes and brief cover letters, including video links, sharing your local journalism work to the following newsroom leaders:

• Manager of Content and Coverage Phil Landeros: [email protected]
• Executive Producer Bree White: [email protected]

WKMG-TV - Graham Media Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In addition to complying with the requirements of federal law, WKMG-TV/ GMG will comply with applicable state and local laws prohibiting employment discrimination.

Note: Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a pre-employment drug screening, investigative background check, employment/education verifications and reference checks.