News Producer

This is a Full Time Job

Hearst Television's Washington Bureau is seeking a producer with a strong editorial voice and logistics skills to join its expanding bureau team that provides coverage of political, breaking news and big story issues for the 31 Hearst Television stations and other Hearst media platforms.

Hearst's Washington Bureau regularly conducts newsmaker interviews with national figures, as well as interviews with key Congressional members representing communities served by Hearst Television stations.

Job Responsibilities:

This person is part of a team that produces live coverage throughout the day for our stations as well as breaking news and enterpris e content that impacts our local markets.

Responsibilities include:
• Producing and coordinating story, content and element selection for daily coverage that reaches across the country.

• Assisting reporters with show packages and segments, working on various elements such as conducting and logging interviews, gathering video and producing graphics.

• Working with station producers to help showcase and highlight bureau offerings • Booking and producing reporter live shots, monitoring news feeds, and video for reporter packages, updates, and single station live shots.

• Producing big event coverage for the bureau, as well as booking interviews for reporters, and booking guests for segments.

• The producer also oversees group breaking news needs, helping to coordinate live shots and feed material from our stations.

• This person also assists with coordinating and booking satellite time for our stations as well as assisting with long-term planning for major events

Qualification Requirements:

Qualified candidates should be familiar Washington politics and the impact beyond Washington and into our local markets, as well as able to follow and dissect complex issues by identifying key components.

This person should excel in live coverage, reacting and adapting to breaking news while coordinating 5 hours of continuous live coverage, Candidates must be strong writers, cool under deadlines, and work well both independently and in a team dynamic.

Experience Requirements:
• Candidates should have at least 2 years producing newscasts or segments and extensive writing experience.

• Please submit a resume and a cover letter to be considered

About Hearst Television's Washington Bureau:

The Washington Bureau is responsible for covering breaking news, politics, health, consumer, and special projects for Hearst stations, as well as major event coverage such as political conventions, election coverage and breaking news events.