News Producer, WEWS Job at Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC in Cleveland

WEWS, The E.W. Scripps Company ABC affiliate in Cleveland, Ohio, is seeking an experienced News Producer to join our team. As a News Producer, you will be responsible for developing and organizing newscasts or local programs, writing and showcasing engaging stories, and collaborating with reporters, anchors, news managers, and assignment editors to determine content needs. You will also enhance content with graphics, video, research, and station branding, execute time-sensitive decisions, oversee the show's broadcast, and perform desktop editing.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

1. Develop and organize newscasts or local programs.
2. Write stories and showcase them.
3. Collaborate with reporters, anchors, news managers, and assignment editors to determine content needs.
4. Enhance content with graphics, video, research, and station branding.
5. Oversee the show's broadcast and make up-to-the-minute editorial decisions.
6. Post content to station's websites.
7. Perform other duties as assigned.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

1. BS/BA in related discipline preferred or equivalent years of experience
2. Generally, 2+ years of experience in related field preferred

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

1. Avid local news consumer: knows daily news, events, trends and happenings on a local level
2. Strong vision and ability to advance stories
3. Excellent interpersonal communicator
4. Extraordinarily passionate about writing; courageous and creative storyteller with attention to even tiny details - choosing the perfect words while also exhibiting proper grammar and spelling
5. Highly organized
6. Highly adaptable for a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
7. Strong self-motivation
8. Working knowledge of journalistic ethics and libel laws and strong editorial judgement
9. Able to use web analytics
10. Proficient with newsroom computer systems, MS Office a plus
11. Flexible work hours may be required, including holidays, weekends, and evenings

SCRIPPS' COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION:
At Scripps, we are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture that reflects the communities we serve. We are intentional about creating an environment where employees, our audiences and other stakeholders feel valued and inspired to reach their full potential and make authentic connections. We foster a workplace culture that embraces each person’s diversity, including the extent to which they are similar or different.

ABOUT SCRIPPS:

The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) is a diversified media company focused on creating a better-informed world. As one of the nation’s largest local TV broadcasters, Scripps serves communities with quality, objective local journalism and operates a portfolio of more than 60 stations in 40+ markets. Scripps reaches households across the U.S. with national news outlets Scripps News and Court TV and popular entertainment brands ION, Bounce, Defy TV, Grit, ION Mystery and Laff.

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.