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ABOUT THE ROLE & TEAM:

The News Department at Univision Arizona is looking for a News Producer to join our team!

The Associate Producer generates, plans, and develops ideas for Newscasts. The position is also responsible for conceiving, writing, and preparing broadcast material including local and national stories, newsbreaks, teasers, headlines, and digital content.

ABOUT YOU:

You must have a strong sense of journalistic ethics, excellent editorial judgment, and a good understanding of local, state and national current events. In addition, you should have knowledge of the Latino community demographics in Arizona.

You will report to the News Director.

YOUR DAY-DAY:

+ Minimum of 6 months of experience as a News Producer.

+ Lead and conduct the news meeting, generating story ideas, dispatching news crews and reporters.

+ Oversee the on-air look of news broadcasts to make sure it follows UTG and station policies.

+ Full command of the Spanish language both written and spoken is required.

+ Proofread rundown and copy for accuracy prior to going on the air.

+ In charge of content and creative flow of the assigned broadcast, including writing of teases/ headlines, ordering of graphics. Oversees stories’ production.

+ Work with the Executive Producer and News Director as liaison between producer, photographers, and reporters in the field.

+ Story selection and assignment of stories to reporters and photographers.

+ Prepare newscast rundown (story selection and order) on iNews system for Morning newscasts.

+ Supervise writing and pre-production of each element of the newscast including all anchor-read stories and reporter full tracks, video editing and graphics.

+ Line produce –back timing- newscast while on the air.

+ Create and executes original stories for the show development and execution of sweeps projects production.

+ Possess leadership skills and be team player, self-starter with solid news judgment and ethics.

+ Possess knowledge of all aspects of newsroom operations and electronic news-gathering (ENG) and general office equipment and computers.

+ Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays.

+ Other duties as deemed necessary.

YOU HAVE:

+ Minimum of 6 months of experience as a News Producer.

+ Digital content creation experience.

+ Social Media savvy.

+ Must be comfortable working in a lead capacity.

+ Ability to stand, walk, bend, type, edit, reach and sit for up to (8) hours.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER TelevisaUnivision is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to ensuring a diverse workforce by providing broad outreach to all qualified applicants regarding job vacancies at the station. Organizations that regularly distribute information about employment opportunities to job seekers or provide employment referrals that wish to receive notices of our job vacancies may do so by contacting Human Resources.

Please apply to:  https://corporate.televisaunivision.com/careers/

TelevisaUnivision is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to characteristics protected by law.

About TelevisaUnivision

TelevisaUnivision is the world’s leading Spanish-language media company. Powered by the largest library of owned Spanish-language content and a prolific production capability, TelevisaUnivision is the top producer of original content in Spanish across news, sports and entertainment verticals. This original content powers all of TelevisaUnivision’s platforms, which include market-leading broadcast networks Univision, Las Estrellas, Canal 5 and UniMás, and a portfolio of 38 cable networks, which include TUDN, Galavisión, Distrito Comedia and TL Novelas. The company also operates the leading Mexican movie studio, Videocine, and owns and operates the largest Spanish-language audio platform in the U.S. across 35 terrestrial stations and the Uforia digital platform. TelevisaUnivision is also the owner of ViX, the largest Spanish-language streaming platform in the world. For more information, please visit televisaunivision.com .

Sobre TelevisaUnivision

TelevisaUnivision es la compañía líder de medios en español en el mundo. Impulsada por la biblioteca propia más grande de contenido en español y una alta capacidad de producción, TelevisaUnivision es el más grande productor de contenido para las verticales de noticias, deportes y entretenimiento. Este contenido original es lo que impulsa las plataformas de TelevisaUnivision, que incluyen las cadenas de transmisión líderes Univision, las estrellas, Canal 5, y UniMás, y un portafolio de 38 canales de televisión de paga, que incluyen TUDN, Galavisión, Distrito Comedia, y TL Novelas. La compañía además opera el estudio de producción cinematográfica líder en México, Videocine, y posee y administra las plataformas más grandes de audio en español en Estados Unidos en 35 estaciones y la plataforma digital Uforia. TelevisaUnivision también es propietaria de ViX, el servicio de streaming en español más grande del mundo. Para más información, por favor visita televisaunivision.com .