WPTV is hiring: Producer, WPTV in West Palm Beach

Are you passionate about local news and ready to shape the stories that matter to South Florida? WPTV, the E.W. Scripps NBC affiliate covering West Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast, is seeking a creative, motivated News Producer who will craft engaging stories that connect with our community. This full‑time, onsite position offers a unique opportunity to create and organize content for multiple platforms utilizing editorial, journalistic, organizational and communication skills.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and organize newscasts or local programs.
• Write story development and showcase.
• Collaborate with reporters, anchors, news managers and assignment editors to determine content needs.
• Enhance content with graphics, video, research and station branding.
• Execute time‑sensitive decisions.
• Oversee live broadcast and up‑to‑the‑minute editorial decisions.
• Perform desktop editing.
• Post content to station’s Web sites.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Need

• BS/BA in related discipline preferred or equivalent years of experience.
• Generally, 2+ years of experience in related field preferred.

What You’ll Bring

• Avid local news consumer: knows daily news, events, trends and happenings on a local level.
• Strong vision and ability to advance stories.
• Excellent interpersonal communicator.
• Extraordinarily passionate about writing; courageous and creative storyteller with attention to even tiny details – choosing the perfect words, grammar, spelling.
• Highly organized.
• Highly adaptable – fast paced, deadline driven environment.
• Strong self‑motivation.
• Working knowledge of journalistic ethics and libel laws and strong editorial judgement.
• Able to use web analytics.
• Proficient with newsroom computer systems, MS Office a plus.
• Flexible work hours may be required, including holidays, weekends and evenings.

Where You’ll Live, Work and Play

West Palm Beach, Florida offers the perfect blend of tropical paradise and urban sophistication. Located in the heart of Palm Beach County, this vibrant city boasts year‑round sunshine, pristine beaches, and world‑class cultural attractions. From the renowned Norton Museum of Art to the bustling CityPlace entertainment district, there’s always something exciting happening. The area features beautiful waterways perfect for boating and fishing, championship golf courses, and the famous Worth Avenue shopping district just minutes away in Palm Beach. With its thriving downtown, diverse dining scene, and easy access to both the Everglades and the Atlantic Ocean, West Palm Beach provides an unmatched quality of life in one of Florida’s most desirable locations.

West Palm Beach, FL $17.00‑$17.00 – 1 month ago

As an equal employment opportunity employer, The E.W. Scripps Company and its affiliates do not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender, color, religion, age, genetic information, medical condition, disability, marital status, citizenship or national origin, and military membership or veteran status, or on any other basis which would be in violation of any applicable federal, state or local law. Furthermore, the company will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship for the company.