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Producer Associate
The E.W. Scripps Company
Kansas City, MO, United States
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Description
***This position is only available for Mizzou Spring 2018 graduates.
As a participant in the Scripps Journalism Career Program (JCP) this position reports to a News Manager and works with the News Manager, Executive Producer and/or Producers to become capable in performing the duties of a News Producer. This position is finite in nature, usually 12 months long. JCP Participants will learn to create, lead and organize content for multiple platforms utilizing strong editorial, journalistic, organizational and communication skills.
Key activities
Steadily increasing complexity of task and relationship can be expected in all of the below listed areas:
• Develop and organize newscasts; responsible for writing, story development and showcasing
• Work closely with news managers and assignment editors to determine content needs
• Enhance content of the rundown with graphics, video, research, and station branding
• Execute time sensitive decisions regarding the newscast
• Working knowledge of journalistic ethics and libel laws
• Responsible for oversight of live broadcast and up to the minute editorial decisions
• Perform desktop editing
• Develop and posts content to station's Web sites
• Utilize web analytics
• Perform duties as assigned and needed
Education & Experience/Certifications
• Recent or imminent undergraduate with BS/BA in related discipline
Skills & Abilities
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Computer literacy including newsroom computer systems
• Familiar with editing and editing systems
• Familiar with journalistic ethics and libel laws.
• Experience posting content to websites
• Knowledge of Content Management systems, HTML, Audio Editing, Image Editing, Social Networking
• Experience with digital video editing
• Knowledge of Associated Press style
About Scripps:
The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE: SSP) serves audiences and businesses through a growing portfolio of television, radio and digital media brands. Scripps is one of the nation's largest independent TV station owners, with 33 television stations in 24 markets and a reach of nearly one in five U.S. households. It also owns 34 radio stations in eight markets. Scripps also runs an expanding collection of local and national digital journalism and information businesses, including multi-platform satire and humor brand Cracked, podcast industry leader Midroll Media and over-the-top video news service Newsy. Scripps also produces television shows including "The List" and "The Now," runs an award-winning investigative reporting newsroom in Washington, D.C., and serves as the long-time steward of the nation's largest, most successful and longest-running educational program, the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Founded in 1878, Scripps has held for decades to the motto, "Give light and the people will find their own way."
As an equal employment opportunity employer, The E.W. Scripps Company and its affiliates do not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis on race, sex, sexual orientation, gender, color, religion, age, genetic information, medical condition, disability, marital status, citizenship or national origin, and military membership or veteran status, or on any other basis which would be in violation of any applicable federal, state or local law. Furthermore, the company will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship for the company.