KMSP-TV and WFTC-TV is seeking a Morning News Planning Producer.
Do you live for the next instagram post from your favorite lifestyle expert?
Do you stream all the latest entertainment shows?
Do you have a hard news side and are curious to learn more about something?
Then do WE have the job for you!
FOX 9/KMSP, the FOX O and O in Minneapolis/St. Paul is growing every year. We are now searching for a Morning News Planning Producer. The number qualification for this job: be a self-starter.
Your primary responsibility: finding LIVE segments and guests for our #1 rated Morning News shows. You’ll come to the table every day with original segment and guest ideas and then be responsible for producing these segments. You will:
- Establish and maintain a weekly calendar of live guests, live talkbacks (local or satellite), and other live segments both in studio and remote. These will be both hard news and feature-oriented.
- Establish and maintain professional relationships with contacts for segments. Included, but not limited to: Experts in professional fields, entertainment and sports industries, Public Information Officers, government and corporate personnel, etc.
- Establish and maintain a communication system for critical information of segments. Communications should include contact and background info, official reports or research for harder-news segments; questions and background for feature segments.
- Write and produce these segments independent of newscast producer. This includes structuring the entire segment, writing dynamic copy, creating graphics, ordering video and sound to be created, and the like.
- Field produce live coverage of large-scale events as needed. Field produce for taped field segments as well.
- Work with reporters, anchors and other on air staff to enterprise story ideas for those staffers to create content for the shows.
- Assist the digital team and the assignment desk as needed, especially in breaking news situations both locally and nationally.
- Respond in these situations with ideas for ad-hoc live guests, Zoom/video interviews and other perspective material to support continuing coverage.
- Be able to line-produce newscasts when needed.
- Be able to produce digital and social media elements for segments and other Morning news material.
You must be extremely self-reliant and organized. Have excellent communication skills both interpersonally and written. Have a strong knowledge of newsroom infrastructure and aggressive nature to contribute in a self-starting manner. Be a great newsroom citizen, positive and supportive. Previous experience producing newscasts or working on an assignment desk is required. For more details and to apply, click here.
KMSP-TV and WFTC-TV is an equal opportunity employer.
