4+ years of experience in television news producing
3+ years of line producing experience
Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism, Communications, or related field, or equivalent experience
Fluency in Spanish and English, both written and spoken
Strong attention to detail and a passion for news
Willingness to travel for community engagement
Flexibility to work various shifts, including weekends and holidays
Responsibilities
Make editorial decisions and fact-check scripts
Create show rundowns and determine daily news stories
Lead and inspire the newsroom team
Use data to inform news decisions
Initiate and manage plans for breaking news
Collaborate with team members to bring community stories to life
Adapt to a fast-paced, evolving news environment
Benefits
Opportunity to develop strong leadership and management skills
Engagement in a creative and technical newsroom environment
Chance to share inspiring news across multiple platforms
Work in a dynamic and fast-paced setting
Interact with the community to uncover important stories
Full Job Description
Job Summary
Are you eager to collaborate with a hard-working team to build engaging and informative newscasts? Apply to be a Senior Producer with Spectrum Noticias.
Responsibilities
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 Noticias, 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.
Qualifications
WHAT YOU'LL BRING TO SPECTRUM NOTICIAS
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
Language: Write and speak Spanish and English fluently
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
