News Producer, KSTU Job at The E.W. Scripps Company in Salt Lake City

KSTU, The E.W. Scripps Company FOX affiliate in Salt Lake City, Utah, is seeking a creative, motivated Producer who will craft engaging stories that connect with our community. This position offers a unique opportunity to produce content for multiple platforms and be at the heart of breaking news that impacts the Wasatch Front.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Develop and organize newscasts or local programs.
• Write story development and showcasing.
• 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

Salt Lake City, Utah offers an unbeatable combination of urban sophistication and outdoor adventure. Nestled in the stunning Salt Lake Valley with the Wasatch Mountains as your backdrop, you'll have world‑class skiing just 30 minutes from downtown at resorts like Park City, Alta, and Snowbird. The city boasts a thriving downtown with excellent dining, craft breweries, and cultural attractions including the Utah Symphony and Ballet West. Temple Square and the historic Pioneer Park showcase the area's rich heritage, while the nearby Great Salt Lake provides unique recreational opportunities. With over 300 days of sunshine annually, five national parks within driving distance, and a growing tech scene, Salt Lake City perfectly balances career opportunities with an active lifestyle that includes hiking, mountain biking, and year‑round outdoor recreation.

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.