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Producer

Publication or Company  RNN
Industry  Producer, TV/Cable
Job Duration Full Time
Job Location Rye Brook, NY
Experience Level 3 years
Job Requirements RNN is a privately owned enterprise based in Rye Brook, NY. In 1993 the current ownership purchased a single broadcast station in New York's Hudson Valley reaching less than a quarter million homes. Now our independent network reaches more than six million homes throughout New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. We have spent years building an experienced management team and cutting-edge technological infrastructure. We deliver reliability and professionalism to the news and content production businesses and air diverse programming with regional, national and international content partners. The company owns and operates WRNN-TV, a full-power television station in the New York DMA, and RISE Television. RISE is acable network distributed on Time Warner, Verizon FiOS and over the air on WRNN-TV DT2. RNN owns, operates, produces or master controls nine channels from its facilities in Rye Brook. RNN and its affiliates produce two 24-hour news channels in the New York DMA and two content channels in the Washington D.C. region for its partners. RNN recently built a new state-of-the-art multi-platform content hub based around the philosophy of finding efficiencies by producing content in a centralized model with the latest technology. It is a scalable and dynamic facility.

RNN employs more than 200 award-winning journalists and multi-platform producers, reporters and editors, and supplemental video resources from regional, national, and international news partners and continues to recruit highly skilled and highly engage staff to further its mission. RNN is currently seeking a producer who will produce an exceptional show by planning, selecting and writing compelling news stories.

Key Responsibilities:


Produce news stories and segments to include story planning, selection and execution
Show and tell compelling news story with strong visual elements
Produce newscasts in a live and live-to-tape news wheel operation
Effectively lead and supervise others in the production process
Write for broadcast and internet
Provide story showcasing – setting up stories with video, sound etc. and coordinate with reporters the elements that can be used
Ability to use ENPS to line and stack daily news programs
Attend meetings and actively participate – bring ideas and pitch a stories
Prepare a postmortem on the show, prepare a solution and follow up with all players


Critical Competencies for Success:

Assertive and competitive. Doesn’t like to “get beat” on a story
Strong news judgment and innate ability to vet tips and sniff out stories
Good organizational and project management skills
Ability to generate news concepts from inception to execution
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Respond quickly to changing circumstances and breaking news
Ability to take command of a control room
Desire to bring creative ideas and solutions to daily news challenges
A passion and good understanding of local news
Calm under pressure, tight deadlines and able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
Enterprising spirit
Knowledge of ENPS computer system a plus
Strong working knowledge of local and national news issues
Able to lead others toward deadlines with consistency
Works well under pressure & tight deadlines
Ability to work with news team on the execution of the news strategy and tactic
Handle multiple breaking news stories in a fast paced network newsroom environment
Positive approach and pro-active working style
Strong detail orientation, writing, editing, and proofreading skills
High level of drive to inspire and lead others to meet deadlines and targeted results

Experience:

BA/BS Degree with a minimum of 3 years of experience in live television, 1 year of line producing experience in a news environment. Top-10 market preferred.
About Our Company WRNN-TV is one of the largest independent television broadcast stations in the country, reaching over 5 million households in the NY/NJ/CT tri-state area, on Cable, Satellite, over the air and FiOS.