News Producer
WAND TV is the market leading television station in central Illinois and we are looking for a full-time News Producer.
WAND is centrally located in the Springfield-Decatur-Champaign market in Decatur, Illinois, and offers an incredible low cost-of-living, a family atmosphere, superior culture, and industry-leading benefits.
Decatur is home to Lake Decatur, an outdoor amphitheater, parks, golf courses, quality restaurants, the Scovill Zoo, Children’s Museum of Illinois, a convention center, and several universities. Decatur is a charitable and giving community with friendly and hard-working neighbors. It’s also home to a great arts scene, antiques, and has several sports and recreational spots.
Decatur has its own airport. Chicago is 3 hours to the north and St. Louis is 2 hours to the southwest.
Owned by Block Communications, Inc., a private family-owned company, WAND focuses on our employees, producing high-quality journalism, and serving our viewers on a variety of platforms.
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
* Expected pay range for this position is $32,000 - $35,000 annually.
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