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April 27, 2022
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KMSP-TV and WFTC-TV in Minneapolis/St. Paul is seeking a Promotions Producer.

We are actively seeking out the next member of our dynamic creative team. We want a self-starter who thrives in the fast-paced news environment. Someone who can push the creative envelope to new heights and has a competitive spirit. A creative guru with the ability to make messages come to life. A person who loves local news, stories and has their finger on the pulse of the community. If these qualities describe you, please read on about our exciting Promotion Producer opportunity

In this role, you will:

Bring the FOX 9 and FOX 9+ brands to life through a strategic promotions that cut through the clutter using compelling writing, directing, creative shooting/lighting, and editing
Have a vision for how we weave our brand into everything we do while adhering to style guidelines and our look of clean, classy, and contemporary
Be able to connect with diverse demographics by crafting innovative and conversational promos that effectively reach and connect with targeted audiences
Embrace the news vision and executes promotions that drive viewership and station identity
Collaborate throughout the creative process and is able to evolve promotional concepts from concept to completion
Work with the Senior Graphic Designer to create custom news graphics and set designs, web, and digital/social media graphic
Regularly partner with news, sales, and on community initiatives. Listens to their needs and then applies creative vision and technical expertise to successfully deliver the desired product.
Provide excellent customer service to both internal and external customers
Leverage understanding of the digital landscape to craft platform-specific messages. Must be able to target social media advertising to desired demos.
Set up, run and tear down at off-site promotional events
Stay current with the latest trends, production advancements and, techniques. Utilize these opportunities to continue to evolve our messaging and presentation.
Perform other duties as assigned

Qualified Candidates:

Are professional and will be a positive station citizen

Have a track record of meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Are innovative, edgy and willing to take risks
Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills
Can accept constructive feedback.
Have a strong attention to detail
Are able to smoothly transition between job assignments and projects
Have expert skills with the following technology: Adobe Creative Cloud applications (Premier Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Audition) and Microsoft Office Suite
Have a degree in broadcasting, communications or marketing and a minimum of 2 years of broadcast (or equivalent) experience

For more details and to apply, click here.

KMSP-TV and WFTC-TV is an equal opportunity employer.

Investigative Producer

April 27, 2022
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KMSP-TV and WFTC-TV in Minneapolis/St. Paul is seeking an Investigative Producer.

Raging curiosity.

Burning tenacity.

Data-driven wizardry.

Did we mention curiosity?

The Emmy-award winning FOX 9 Investigators of KMSP Minneapolis/St. Paul has an extremely rare opening for a market-leading Investigative producer.

We don’t bother with those “test the hotel sheets” tired stories. Our Investigative team digs deep, focuses local, never takes no for an answer and always brings the story home.

You’ll work with a dedicated four-person unit to generate and bring to life investigative stories that are impactful and meaningful. Our team doesn’t just dabble in sweeps stories. We are dedicated twelve months a year to Investigative journalism on all platforms, not just television.

Just some of the skills you’ll have:

Source and relationship building.
Data-based mining.
Fearless interviewing techniques that can pivot to empathy when needed.
Records laws knowledge base.
Unique, non-cliché writing skills.
Multi-tasking prowess.
And the ability to generate enterprise, impactful stories that are 100% documented and verified.

If you’ve gotten this far, you know the rest. Undercover shoots. Creating and sending data requests. You’ll have the power of the entire newsroom behind you plus a nationwide station group.

And wow, when you and your team break a ground-shaking investigation that changes laws, holds influencers accountable, comforts the afflicted…you’ll know you’re making a difference. For more details and to apply, click here.

KMSP-TV and WFTC-TV is an equal opportunity employer.

Morning News Planning Producer

April 27, 2022
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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.

Producer

April 27, 2022
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KMSP-TV and WFTC-TV in Minneapolis/St. Paul is seeking a Producer.

We are searching for a full-time newscast producer who is aggressive and passionate about local news. Our producers have a strong vision for their shows and deliver engaging newscasts with strong writing and production skills. Candidates will be expected to create rundowns, craft segments, work well under pressure and deadlines. Candidates must have strong news judgment, solid writing skills, knowledge of current events and excellent communication skills. Knowledge of television production techniques and newsroom computer systems is required. Knowledge of Internet publishing and related skills strongly preferred. We require experience in a medium to major market and a four-year college degree. Producer would also train as back-up to all newscasts, as well as contribute to all of our social media platforms. For more details and to apply, click here.

KMSP-TV and WFTC-TV is an equal opportunity employer.

Production Technician

April 26, 2022
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WDIO-TV in Duluth, Minnesota is seeking a Production Technician. This position is responsible for all of the studio production elements as well as the operation of studio cameras and production equipment for live and recorded television newscasts and shows. For more details and to apply, click here.

WDIO-TV is an equal opportunity employer.

Digital News Intern

April 26, 2022
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WCCO-TV in Minneapolis/St. Paul is seeking a Digital News Intern. WCCO-TV's News Internship Program is designed to provide experience for students pursuing careers in television broadcasting and digital storytelling. Interns have the opportunity to shadow and assist our staff to learn more about the television business, specifically broadcast news. For more details and to apply, click here.