News Producer

News Producer

WCVB, Hearst Television’s market-leading ABC affiliate in Boston, is looking for a News Producer who excels at creating compelling, memorable content in a fast-paced news environment. The ideal candidate can construct a clear, creative vision for each newscast and communicate that vision effectively to the team. This role requires a strong collaborator who thrives in a newsroom setting and can develop multi-platform content. You are a pro when it comes to making editorial decisions under pressure and adapting as stories evolve. You know how to own breaking news and produce an impactful product that resonates with our viewers. You are fast, flexible, and work well in a room full of experienced professionals who share the same passion and commitment to quality journalism. 

Responsibilities

• Build memorable newscasts using creative showcasing, concise writing, and skillful storytelling 

• Write compelling news stories in active voice
• Coordinate creative vision with team of anchors, reporters, meteorologists, photographers, editors, and production staff
• Act quickly and decisively during breaking news, effectively delivering need-to-know information to a broad audience
• Demonstrate a commanding presence in the control room, clearly communicating to production staff and on-air team
• Display a digital-first mindset, collaborating with digital editors to amplify engagement across web and social platforms and posting stories and video as often as possible
• Communicate effectively and respectfully with promotions and engineering teams
• Be an everyday story idea contributor 

Requirements

• Professional newscast producing experience
• Proven writing and copy-editing skills for both linear and digital
• Ability to collaborate with assignment editors in dispatching crews
• Creative presentation style and ability to showcase all resources and elements
• Unwavering journalistic integrity and ethical standards
• Must be available to work holidays, night/weekend/overnight shifts, and be flexible during breaking news
• Video editing skills a plus
• Related military experience will be considered

Value in Action

At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization that fosters collaboration and open communications, ensuring that the content we create is authentic, accurate, and connected to the communities we serve.

Salary

The estimated base salary range for this role is between $70,000 and $82,000.  The actual base pay offered is dependent upon many factors, such as transferable skills, work experience, business needs, market demands and conditions, including geographic location where the work will be performed, and other factors permitted by law. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

Benefits

Hearst's benefit programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.

• Medical | Dental | Vision
• 401(k) matching
• Emotional Wellness Support
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• LGBTQ+ Health Services
• Additional benefits to meet your and your family's needs

Every career with Hearst Television is like a story. How it develops, where it takes you, the milestones you reach along the way – you’ve got a lot to look forward to as your unique career story unfolds. Hearst Television, a subsidiary of Hearst, owns and operates local television and radio stations serving nearly three dozen U.S. cities, reaching 24 million U.S. television households. Through its partnership with nearly all major networks, Hearst Television distributes national content across more than 120 video channels, including programming from ABC, NBC, CBS, CW, MY Net, MeTV, This TV, Estrella, and more. Hearst Television is recognized as one of the industry's premier companies. It has been honored with numerous awards for distinguished journalism and industry innovation, including the Walter Cronkite Award for political journalism, the national Edward R. Murrow Award, the DuPont-Columbia Award, and the George Foster Peabody Award.