Longform Writer / Producer

Posted 23 Hours Ago
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Bronx, NY
Hybrid
64K-106K Annually
1-3 Years Experience
Consumer Web • Digital Media • News + Entertainment
The Role
The Producer / Writer position at News 12 involves writing, interviewing, field producing, shooting, and editing long-form videos for documentary series, news programs, and live coverage. Responsibilities include creating accurate and fair news content, developing and writing videos, and maintaining video archives. This role requires knowledge of pre-production, post-production, journalistic best practices, and storytelling abilities.
Summary Generated by Built In

News 12 is our award-winning, hyper local news station covering communities throughout Long Island, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Westchester, Hudson Valley, Connecticut and New Jersey. News 12 New York is our National streaming service for regional news, weather and News 12 originals.
If you're committed to delivering high quality news and storytelling with a hyper local lens, we have positions available for both on and off-air talent with opportunities for development and growth.
Job Summary
The Producer, Writer, will write, interview and field produce, long and short-form video for documentary series, news programs, live coverage, breaking news and other productions and promotions for all news services, and branded packages. This is a key role in the news organization that will be responsible for quality newsgathering.
Responsibilities

  • Work in independent or team settings to create pictures and sound which accurately and fairly represent the news.
  • Develop, pitch, research and write long and short-form videos, as well as promotional and branded videos.
  • Knowledge of pre-production and field producing techniques.
  • Understanding of post-production work flow.
  • Knowledge of journalistic best practices, and fact-checking techniques.
  • Storytelling and creative writing ability.
  • Ability to multi-task.
  • Demonstrate professionalism and expertise of job responsibilities while providing news coverage for exclusive, high-profile events (i.e., local rallies, political campaigns, news features, etc.).
  • Understand, follow, and exhibit the process of creative photojournalism and editing.
  • Keep informed of current events, take part in planning process and propose stories to be covered.
  • Coordinate playback of edited material and maintain video archives.
  • Duplicate material to fulfill requests as directed. I-GW1


Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred.
  • Previous full-time News experience in television field production preferred.
  • Experience in long-form video
  • Experience in true crime and documentary storytelling a plus.
  • Ability to shoot and edit (Adobe Premiere) a plus
  • Proficiency in use of production equipment and computers.
  • Proficiency in news operations and practices.
  • Experience with Electronic News Production Systems (ENPS) preferred.
  • Understanding of Master Control systems and Satellite feed operations.
  • Consistently demonstrates creativity and independence in pursuit of stories and assignments.
  • Flexible schedule with ability to work nights, weekends and holidays.


We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to recruiting, hiring and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds regardless of gender, race, color, creed, national origin, religion, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.
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This position is identified as being performed in/or reporting to company operations in New York State. Salary ranges are supplied in compliance with New York State law. Pay is competitive and based on a number of job-related factors, including skills and experience. The starting pay rate/range at time of hire for this position in the posted location is $64,260.00 - $105,570.00 / year. The rate/range provided herein is the anticipated pay at the time of hire, and does not reflect future job opportunity.
Nearest Major Market: Bronx
Nearest Secondary Market: New York City

Top Skills

Adobe Premiere
The Company
Bethpage, NY
720 Employees
Hybrid Workplace

What We Do

News 12 Networks is the New York tri-state leader in hyper-local content - providing exclusive news, weather, traffic, and sports to 7 unique local areas, all within the #1 television DMA. While today the 24-hour news cycle is well established, News 12 Long Island was the FIRST local channel to provide around the clock local news, and the first to give Long Island a channel specifically targeted to their local issues. From that same model, 6 additional channels were launched as part of the hyper-local network, in New Jersey, Westchester, the Bronx, Brooklyn, the Hudson Valley (Rockland and Orange Counties), and Connecticut.

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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

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Bethpage, NY

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