News Producer

Hearst Television is seeking a News Producer to join our Washington D.C. News this role youll help deliver major national political stories and meaningful local angles to our 28 newsrooms and digital platforms. Youll coordinate coverage create and edit multiplatform content and keep stations informed as stories develop all while working at the center of national politics.

This is an in-person role based in Washington D.C. reporting to the Deputy Bureau Chief. The work requires close collaboration with bureau journalists station newsrooms photographers technical teams and Hearst partners particularly during breaking news and deadline-driven coverage.

What Youll Do

Plan and execute daily and breaking-news coverage for Hearst Television stations combining strong editorial judgment production skills and logistical coordination to deliver accurate timely and locally relevant journalism across broadcast and digital platforms while seeking and incorporating enterprise content elements from our national data investigative and consumer teams and our Hearst partners.

Responsibilities

• Coverage Planning & Station Coordination Plan daily and breaking-news coverage communicate updates to station newsrooms and balance station requests with bureau priorities.

• Live Production & Logistics Coordinate multiple daily live shots and production logistics with reporters photographers producers and technical teams to meet deadlines.

• Writing Editing & Multiplatform Content Produce write edit and adapt accurate clear and impartial content for broadcast and digital platforms.

• Enterprise Journalism & Collaboration Use reporting research data and resources from Hearst teams and partners to strengthen coverage and local relevance.

• Technology AI & Workflow Use newsroom and approved AI-enabled tools to improve workflow while independently verifying facts sourcing context and final content.

What Were Looking For

• 12 years of experience in a local television newsroom Washington bureau or comparable deadline-driven journalism environment.

• Working knowledge of newscast production and the day-to-day needs of local newsrooms.

• Ability to make sound editorial decisions and communicate clearly during breaking news and rapidly changing coverage.

• Experience collaborating with reporters photographers producers and other newsroom partners.

• Strong writing copy-editing organizational and multiplatform production skills.

• Ability to manage multiple assignments and deadlines reliably in a fast-paced newsroom.

• Political reporting or political coverage experience is helpful but not required.

• Related military experience will be considered.

Values in action

At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all backgrounds perspectives and identities. Thats why behind the scenes we believe in being an organization that fosters collaboration and open communication ensuring that the content we create is authentic accurate and connected to 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 you and your familys needs

Salary

The estimated salary range for this role is $68000 - $72000. The actual salary offered is dependent upon many factors such as transferable skills work experience business needs market demands and conditions and other factors permitted by law. The salary range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.