Altice USA
News 12 is our award-winning, hyper local news station covering communities throughout Long Island, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Westchester, Hudson Valley, Connecticut and New Jersey. News 12 New York is our National streaming service for regional news, weather and News 12 originals.
If you’re committed to delivering high quality news and storytelling with a hyper local lens, we have positions available for both on and off-air talent with opportunities for development and growth.
Job Summary News 12 is looking for a creative, driven, and experienced Producer to assist in the broadcast of live daily news programming. The candidate will have experience working in live news with expertise in writing scripts and working within show rundowns. Knowledge of general news, business news, technology innovations, and cultural news is necessary. The candidate must also be able to conduct guest research, pre-interview guests, and put together smart and informative segments for air. You need to be able to work in a high-pressure environment and produce under tight deadlines. The successful candidate must be a self-starter and independent worker. At the same time, you must be adaptable and flexible, a team player who is able to mix easily and work effectively in our small and highly collaborative team. You are expected to be in the office during your shift each day.
Responsibilities Organize strong, compelling, audience-driven segments.
Write teases, segment intros, news readers, and guest segments.
Be able to develop story ideas, research, and plan segments.
Build show graphics and elements in rundown software.
Must always be ready to break in and assist with the latest news or developing stories.
Must possess a strong collaborative spirit and understand the vision and creativity necessary to handle a newscast.
Be creative in new ways to produce and deliver content to viewers.
Work on special projects or series as needed for your show.
Qualifications Experience in live production
3+ years of live broadcast and control room experience
Excellent research and writing skills
Strong grammar, copy editing and communication skills
Familiarity with ENPS or similar rundown program
Working knowledge of production and post-production techniques
Familiarity with SEO, RSS, Twitter, Facebook and other social media
Organizational skills and ability to work under tight deadlines
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to recruiting, hiring and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds regardless of gender, race, color, creed, national origin, religion, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.
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