News Producer

The WAND family supports each other inside and outside the newsroom. WAND is looking for a team player, plus someone who is highly motivated to learn and grow, and is willing to work hard every day to set the bar higher.

WAND-TV News in Decatur, IL is looking for a dynamic full-time producer who can emerge as a newsroom leader, can make decisions, and then execute a coverage plan on-air.  

Essential Duties:

• Create daily newscast for television broadcast
• Develop coverage plan of news with the news team
• Responsible for the writing and organization of newscasts
• Work closely with reporters and photographers for efficient coverage of daily news
• Create compelling graphics for graphic applications to integrate into newscast
• Proofread copy to find errors, make corrections, and guide others to improve writing
• Assist digital team with proofing, writing, and publishing stories on various digital platforms

Qualifications:

• Strong leadership and expert communication skills that help tie all aspects of newscast together
• Highly organized with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced work environment
• Creative and critical thinking is a must.
• Strong writing and copy-editing skills
• Knowledge of broadcast production, graphics, sports, and weather
• Solid news judgment
• Requires intelligence, diligence, strong ethics and accuracy

Education:    

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism or related field required

Experience:     

• Minimum 1-2 years’ experience as a broadcast news producer

Some added benefits to working for WAND:

• Low-cost health insurance with free dental and vision
• Company paid HSA
• Company paid life insurance
• 6% company match on 401(k) contributions
• Family first values
• Generous time-off policy
• Regular professional development opportunities