Job Description
This role focuses on helping to craft innovative, community-focused newscasts, breaking out of traditional molds to create memorable content that resonates with viewers. You will collaborate closely with field crews, fellow producers, digital teams, editors, and on-air talent to help deliver a cohesive, high-quality news experience across all platforms, including broadcast, streaming, and web.
Responsibilities - Collaborate with video editing staff, ensuring high-quality output, efficient time management, and timely task completion.
- Ensure daily asset management and clear archiving processes, collaborating with IT/Engineering teams to maintain sufficient storage and system performance.
- Maintain clear, consistent, and professional communication with field crews, editors, and production teams to ensure seamless newscast production.
- Utilize clean, modern graphics to enhance the storytelling experience and ensure that visuals complement the news content.
- Troubleshoot technical issues related to in-house editing systems and workflows, including asset management on Grass Valley Stratus, SGL, and Nomad archives.
- Oversee and monitor video file transfers, ensuring proper routing of materials for broadcast, streaming, and web use.
- Work in all stages of newscast preparation, including scriptwriting, graphic creation, and coordination of video elements.
- Develop and execute original content ideas that align with audience needs across all platforms.
- Collaborate with the digital team to ensure alignment across broadcast, streaming, and web content.
- Stay informed on industry trends to continually enhance creative storytelling methods and video production techniques.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications - Proficiency with newsroom content systems and digital distribution platforms.
- A visionary approach to graphics and video storytelling, with a focus on user experience and platform strengths.
- Ability to manage complex workflows involving multiple video assets, ensuring clean archiving and asset retrieval across systems.
- A bachelor’s degree in journalism, broadcasting, or comparable discipline
Location :
550 W Lafayette Blvd
Detroit, MI 48226
To apply: Please send both your Resume and Application (see link below) via email to: Norm Fairhurst, Operations Manager at: nfairhurst@wdiv.com
Click HERE to download and complete employment application .
No Phone Calls Please WDIV is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In addition to complying with the requirements of federal law, WDIV will comply with applicable state and local laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a pre-employment drug screening, investigative background check, employment/education verifications and reference checks.
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