Newscast Producer
4 months ago
**Location: MA-Boston**
**Job Title: Newscast Producer - WFXT TV**
**Position Overview**:
Are you a storyteller? An investigator? Are you driven by a need to find the truth? News Producers report the original content that is the backbone of our news operations.
**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**:
- Craft relevant, energetic, important and memorable newscasts
- Develop graphic for production by Design Department
- Write Opens, Stories, and Teases
- Assign stories to anchors, writers, and editors for scripting, production and timing
- Consult with Director, Anchor, other Producers, and Managers on production needs
- Work in the Control Room during broadcast to oversee presentation and changes in format
- Understand and effectively use all platforms
- Other duties may be assigned
**Minimum Qualifications**:
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
- Must be thoroughly professional in all aspects of journalism
**Preferred Qualifications**:
- A minimum of 3 years professional experience in local TV news is preferred
- Prior news management experience is a plus
- Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year College or University in Journalism or Communications preferred
**About Cox Media Group**
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