SUMMARY: Produce and format news for KTVU Channel 2 morning and weekend newscasts by evaluating, finding, gathering and coordinating appropriate news material available from all news services. Plan, coordinate, and direct all the people and activities necessary to insure a balanced, accurate news program following the format, policy and guidelines established by the News Director and Executive Producers.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Consult with News Director and Executive Producer on new stories and materials developed by KTVU.
• Prepare a list of news stories and visual materials for integration within the news program format.
• Assign stories to anchors, writers, and editors for scripting, production and timing.
• Develop graphics for production by Design Department.
• Consult with Director, Anchor and other Producers on production needs.
• Work in the Control Room during broadcast to oversee presentation and changes in format.
• Must create and produce interesting, energetic and important newscasts that have the proper pace, flow and detail.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage and supervise employees in editing, writing and reporting. Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of these units.
• Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university in Journalism preferred. Actual experience may be substituted for certain educational requirements. A minimum of two years major-market TV News Producer or Assistant Producer/Writer experience or three years equivalent medium market experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and news stories in a concise, balanced manner free of bias, distortion or poor taste.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Must be thoroughly professional in all aspects of journalism. Must be well read on current affairs and have a wide-range working knowledge and understanding of general interest subjects.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES: Use of two-way radio, telephone, iNEWS newsroom computer system. Must be able to learn and perform computer desk-top editing of video.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee occasionally is required to stand and walk. The employee is frequently required to sit; and occasionally reach with hands and arms; stoop, or kneel.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

KTVU, Channel 2 is an equal opportunity employer. Discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, age, sex or disability is prohibited.

Applications will be accepted until position has been filled.

Send resume and DVD of recent newscast you produced to KTVU-TV, Attn: Bobbi Polos, Morning Executive Producer, 2 Jack London Square, Oakland, CA 94607. Resumes may also be e-mailed to www.human.resources.com

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