Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC is hiring: News Producer, KSTU in Salt Lake Ci

KSTU, The E.W. Scripps Company FOX affiliate in Salt Lake City, Utah, is seeking an experienced News Producer to join our team. As a News Producer, you will play a crucial role in shaping the daily news agenda, crafting engaging stories, and overseeing the execution of our newscasts.

Salt Lake City is a vibrant hub of outdoor recreation, with easy access to world-class skiing, hiking, and other adventure activities. If you thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and are passionate about delivering high-quality news content, we encourage you to apply.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

1. Develop and organize newscasts or local programs.
2. Write story development and showcasing.
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 live broadcast and 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, grammar, spelling.
5. Highly organized.
6. Highly adaptable - fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
7. Strong self-motivation.
8. Working knowledge of journalistic ethics and libel laws and strong editorial judgment.
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.

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.

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.