Production Manager

WLWT-TV, the NBC affiliate in Cincinnati, has an opening for a full-time experienced Production Manager. Our Production Manager directs weekend morning newscasts and executes all technical aspects of the production with the producer, technical director, audio operator, camera operator, and studio production assistants. During the week, the Production manager’s duties include floor directing, operating Teleprompter, and supervising and training the part-time production assistant staff. You will report to the Sr Newscast Director.

Responsibilities

• Direct broadcast newscasts
• Provide creative input and will work with the newscast producer and production crew
• Be responsible for clean technical execution of the look of the newscast
• Experience with ENPS, Vizrt graphics and Bitcentral video playback will be helpful
• Supervise and train Production Assistants
• Floor direct and run Teleprompter as scheduled
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• 2+ years television production experience  
• Experience with production switchers, video servers, and audio and studio equipment
• Understanding of newsroom systems, ENPS, and video playback systems
• MOS and basic computer network understanding
• Technical knowledge to resolve existing issues and to work around problems that arise during live news
• Must be willing to work mornings, evenings, weekends, and fill in during holidays and vacations.
• Must be able to perform under pressure and meet deadlines
• Supervisory position - strong leadership skills, effective communicator, positive attitude
• Related military experience will be considered
• In-person attendance is required

Diversity Statement

At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's 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

Hearst's benefit programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on the whole person. 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

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 26 media markets across 39 states reaching over 21 million U.S. television households. Through its partnership with nearly all of the major networks, Hearst Television distributes national content over nearly 70 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.