Special Projects Producer
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Job Location:
Manchester, CT - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
24 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Special Projects Producer
WMUR-TV is looking for a Special Projects Producer who can help oversee our Investigative team and Special Projects. We need a driven organized leader who can articulate a visionforinvestigations promotable stories documentary-style packages and special shows.
The right candidate will be a leader who can develop multi-platform content for broadcast and digital platforms as well as leading the team to produce insightful hard-hitting and meaningful stories. The Special Projects Producer will help manage all aspects of content from our Investigative team and other special projects including but not limited to investigative breaking news investigative angles for the days top story and long-form investigative pieces as well as some documentary-style reporting.
You must have proven ability in making decisions based on strong ethics a solid producing background and a desire to win. You must be able to research pitch and gather information efficiently and be able to work independently as well as with a team. Clear and effective communication skills are a must as well as strong organizational skills including the ability to manage a calendar of specials including follow-up stories. You will also be responsible for evaluating investigative story pitches scripts teases and getting full approval of all scripts and video.
Knowledge of media law and making public records requests is also required.
Job Responsibilities:
- Oversight of the preparation of a team of investigative and special projects journalists.
- Oversight pitching researching writing and producing investigative and special projects stories and specials.
- Coach producers reporters and photojournalists
- Respond to breaking investigative news and seeking out investigative angles for top stories.
- Collaboration of digital response to investigative news and special projects.
- Must have the ability to meet strict deadlines
- Must have strong newsgathering skills
- Must have strong interpersonal skills
- Post stories and video on digital platforms
- Maintain and manage a calendar of special projects
- Communicate effectively with news staff promotions and legal team
- In-person attendance is required
- Must be available to work nights weekends and holidays as needed.
Experience Requirements:
- Should have demonstrated experience in writing and be able to think visually.
Qualifications Requirements:
- Have a strong sense of audience desires
- Possess outstanding communication skills
- Ability to multi-task and coordinate crews and responsibilities simultaneously
- An ability to summarize information into easy-to-understand components
- Creative presentation style and ability to showcase all resources and elements
- Knowledge of media law and making public records requests
- Unwavering journalistic integrity and ethical standards
- Use of Adobe Premier editing system is a plus
Diversity Statement
At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures backgrounds perspectives and identities. Thats why behind the scenes we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the audience we reach ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate and more representative of the communities we serve.
Benefits
Hearsts 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 familys needs
Key Skills
- Computer Science
- Continuous Integration
- Fraud
- Intake Experience
- Law Enforcement
- Usability
- Analysis Skills
- Computer Forensics
- Driving
- Teaching
- Counterintelligence
- Sass
About Company
Hearst Television (HTV) owns and/or operates 35 television and two radio stations serving 27 media markets across 39 states reaching over 22 million U.S. television households. HTV is recognized as one of the industry's premier broadcasting companies and has been honored with numerous ... View more
