NEWS PRODUCER (MORNING) - WCJB
On-site · Gainesville, Florida, United States
Job Summary
News Producer (Morning) at WCJB TV20 ABC Affiliate in Gainesville, FL. Full-time role producing urgent, impactful newscasts, writing stories, editing, and actively producing social media and web content. On-the-job training with potential advancement within the operation. Bachelor’s degree in a related field is helpful but not required. Responsibilities include prioritizing, organizing, and producing newscasts; maintaining knowledge of current events and local issues; sourcing material from wire services, network feeds, and websites; determining which stories to air; coordinating story assignments with the assignment manager. Qualifications emphasize clear writing, strong communication, newsroom ethics, initiative, creativity, and proficiency with newsroom and web posting software, online research, social media, and meeting tight deadlines. The role is based in North Central Florida (Gainesville) with a focus on local news coverage and audience engagement.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field is helpful but not required
- Clear, concise, conversational writing skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Demonstrate solid news judgment
- Maintain strong journalistic ethics
- Strong initiative and attention to detail
- Be creative and create compelling and memorable newscasts
- Knowledge of newsroom software
- Knowledge of web posting software
- Strong research skills, including online research using various search engines
- Ability to stay current with national and local news/weather
- Intermediate-level knowledge of social media
- Ability to meet tight deadlines and work well under pressure
- Ability to work independently with little supervision
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