Wave

Senior Producer - Spectrum News NY1

Wave$81K — $157K *
Media
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of television news producing experience
  • 3+ years of line producing experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism, Communications, or related field, or equivalent work experience
  • Knowledge of current events and local market trends
  • Strong attention to detail and passion for news
  • Willingness to lift up to 5 pounds
  • Flexibility to work various shifts, including weekends and holidays

Responsibilities

  • Make editorial decisions for daily newscasts
  • Fact-check scripts for accuracy
  • Create show rundowns and determine news stories to air
  • Lead, inspire, and provide feedback to newsroom team
  • Use data to inform production decisions
  • Initiate and manage plans for breaking news
  • Collaborate with team to bring community stories to life

Benefits

  • Comprehensive pay and benefits package
  • Support for employee well-being at all life stages
  • Career development opportunities
  • Flexible schedule options to handle breaking news
  • Engaging work environment within a creative team
Full Job Description
This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.

Are you eager to collaborate with a hard-working team to build engaging and informative newscasts? Apply to be a Senior Producer with Spectrum News.

BE PART OF THE CONNECTION

As a Senior Producer, you'll play a crucial role in the newsroom by making editorial decisions, fact-checking scripts, and creating show rundowns. You will use data to inform these decisions and determine the news stories that will air each day. Along with your editorial duties, you will serve as the heart of the newsroom - leadership, inspiration, and feedback will be important aspects of your role.

WHAT OUR SENIOR PRODUCERS ENJOY MOST
  • Developing strong leadership and management skills
  • Reading, writing, and copyediting scripts
  • Making data-informed decisions
  • Initiating and controlling plans for breaking news


As a part of Spectrum News, you're creative, highly technical, and ready to bring your community's stories to life in our newsroom. You value accuracy and want to leverage your curiosity and storytelling abilities to share inspiring news across multiple platforms. Each day is fast-paced in a constantly evolving work environment with new stories to tell and perspectives to uncover. If you're a nimble, passionate team player, you'll find a home on our team.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING TO SPECTRUM NEWS

Required Qualifications
  • Experience: Television news producing - 4+ years, Line producing - 3+ years
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism, Communications, or related field, or comparable television work experience
  • Technical Skills: Knowledge of current events, and familiarity with the local market and industry trends
  • Skills: Strong attention to detail and passion for news, must be able to lift up to 5 pounds
  • Travel Ability: Must be open to travel to discover the important stories in your neighborhood and willing to interact with the community
  • Schedule: Ability to work various shifts, longer shifts, weekends and holidays, and be flexible with schedule changes due to 'breaking news', and/or severe weather emergencies


Working Conditions
  • Works primarily inside a climate-controlled environment throughout the year but might be assigned occasional field duties
  • Semi-noisy newsroom environment

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Here, our employees don't just have jobs, they're building careers. That's why we offer a comprehensive pay and benefits package that rewards employees for their contributions to our success, supporting all aspects of their well-being at every stage of life.

A qualified applicant's criminal history, if any, will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable laws, including local ordinances.
The base pay for this position generally is between $81,800.00 and $157,200.00. The actual compensation offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. We comply with local wage minimums and also, certain positions are eligible for additional forms of other incentive-based compensation such as bonuses.

About Wave

Wave is a Canadian financial services company that provides accounting, invoicing, and payment processing software for small businesses. The company was founded in 2010 by Kirk Simpson and James Lochrie. Wave's software is used by over 4 million small businesses around the world. In 2019, the company was acquired by H&R Block for $405 million. Wave is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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Founded
2011

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