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We have an opportunity for an ongoing contract Producer position in Houston, TX. Take a look! For this position, you will collaborate with staff and clients to develop original, thematic, and appropriate concepts and scripts for corporate video projects, including executive messages, trainings, and department communications and other purposes. This role will be on site in downtown Houston part time and expected to be 30-40 hours a week ongoing.

Producer Responsibilities:

• Create an “overall vision” for the production
• Ensure that final script fits the intended purpose and message
• Oversee work of the studio and production crew
• Ensure film is completed on time, within budget, and to agreed artistic and technical and brand standards
• Ability to script and conduct video interview ensuring that the shot clips will fit into the edit

Producer Requirements:

• Video reel with corporate examples
• 7-10 years in a corporate video environment
• Oil & Gas or Energy background a plus
• Proficient in Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Ability to script a project to fit the clients intended purpose
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Working knowledge of lenses and camera movement
• Project management software a strong plus
• Strong communication skills, written and oral
• Able to communicate with senior levels within an organization
• Must be technically proficient and able to communicate complex matters to a variety of audiences

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Spectrum Networks is looking for enthusiastic, talented and driven individuals to join the best and brightest in gathering, producing and delivering stories that make a difference within a 24-hour breaking news environment! Our commitment is to engage viewers with relevant, timely news that’s important to the local communities we serve.

Who we are: Spectrum Networks is a series of 27 hyper-local news and 9 regional sports networks owned and operated by Charter Communications, Inc. Spectrum Networks seeks to provide the most essential local news and information, cultivating relevant and thoughtful conversations that foster informed and engaged communities.

The Environment: Spectrum News is a 24-hour breaking news network which requires employees who are flexible and available to work various shift, including early morning, late evenings, weekends and holidays.

Being on our team means … You’re ready to inspire and be inspired! You’re passionate, creative and highly technical, driven to flourish in a competitive, fast-paced environment. You’re fiercely accurate, with a desire to leverage your knowledge, skills and abilities to share news stories to viewers in our local communities. You’re nimble, having the ability to pivot in an ever-changing workflow. You are a team player with a positive attitude and strong interpersonal skills. You have the ability to multi-task, meet tight deadlines and remain calm under pressure.

What we’re looking for:
Spectrum News 1 Executive Producers are passionate about delivering accurate, impactful information around the clock to our viewers across the state. We don’t chase breaking news here. We enterprise and focus on character-driven stories that really matter to our viewers. Being on our team means you’re ready to inspire and be inspired! You’re passionate, creative and highly technical, driven to succeed in a 24-hour statewide news environment. You’re fiercely accurate, with a desire to leverage your knowledge, skills and abilities to share news stories to viewers in our local communities. You’re nimble, having the ability to pivot in an ever-changing workflow. You are a team player with a positive attitude and strong interpersonal skills. You have the ability to multi-task, meet tight deadlines and remain calm under pressure.
Being an Executive Producer involves managerial oversight for editorial content across multiple dayparts. This includes scripts for special content, politics and developing stories. This may relate to important daily news coverage, franchise, feature, or special event coverage and long-form pieces.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervisory responsibilities for newsroom staff and station personnel working on newscasts with particular emphasis on Producers, Associate Producers, Reporters, Multi-media Journalists, and News Photographers, ensuring the department’s staffing and assignment needs are met
• Solve the challenges that come with dynamic news coverage
• Develop backups for critical coverage
• Oversee decisions on story lineup, video/audio elements, graphics and timing to construct a show
• Work with Producers to create the newscast product
• May fill in for Producers as needed
• Produce special programming as needed
• Perform writing, editing and digitizing functions as needed
• Generate story and coverage ideas on a daily and long-term basis
• Handles shift scheduling and approves paid time off when applicable
• Follow through on all assignments meeting required deadlines
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:
Skill/Abilities and Knowledge

• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English
• Proficient at inspiring staff to attain station goals of creativity, urgency and accuracy
• Ability to work effectively within a team environment and interact with all personnel within the organization
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Must be able to work rapidly and accurately
• Ability to anticipate situations, meet strict deadlines, organize and manage multiple priorities
• Knowledge of current events and industry trends
• Pro-active with demonstrated enthusiasm in dealing with breaking news and high-stress situations
• Ability to effectively train others
• Basic editing skills
• Must adhere to attendance guidelines
• Must be able and willing to work different shifts and be flexible with schedule changes
• Working knowledge of general office computer software, newsroom software and basic non-linear editing systems preferred

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism or related field preferred or comparable television work experience
• + 5 Years of producing and executive producing experience in television news
• + 2 years of Management experience

Our Culture: Every employee is an influencer and culture keeper. We expect respectful communication (despite pressure), openness to feedback, an eagerness to learn, and an overall positive attitude! Roles may require the following:

• Overtime may be required to meet deadlines
• Varying schedule due to, breaking news and/or daily news coverage requirements
• Provide 24×7, 365 days per year, on-call support. May entail phone or physical presence at the facility for equipment failure or other disasters. This includes, but is not limited to equipment and power failures, loss of contracted services, storms or severe weather, and schedule conflicts
• Participation in an established on-call rotation

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JOB SUMMARY
The Multimedia Journalist (MMJ) role is responsible for researching, enterprising, developing, writing, shooting, editing, producing and delivering live presentation of local, compelling, creative and original news stories on deadline while capturing quality visual content. Contributes to special features and stories. Creates impactful and compelling content for the viewers in our local communities. Participates in coordinating coverage of major stories, breaking news and specials.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Actively and consistently support all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience.
• Research, pitch, enterprise, write, capture quality visual content, edit news stories and produce creative, original and compelling own stories for multiple platforms.
• Develop and cultivate a wide network of sources within the community and establishes a community presence outside of the newscast.
• Generate original story ideas and develop fresh angles/perspectives and enterprise pieces for the stories of the day and responsible for development of news stories from conception to completion.
• Produce original content for an assigned newscast or news series.
• Partner with legal team to ensure news content and materials meet legal requirements and help mitigate risk to the company.
• Identify long and short-term story ideas, research and discover the content and set up interviews.
• Research and verify information for original news stories by being resourceful in using beat sources, contacts and leaders and verifying facts.
• Deliver news reports, including live ad-lib and recorded reports while demonstrating energy, confidence, professional appearance and voice quality.
• Report within assigned deadlines.
• Organize material, determine angle or emphasis and write stories accordingly.
• Combine video, audio and graphics to tell the story effectively.
• Work with assignment desk editors and production staff and independently in the newsgathering process.
• Responsible for representing channel in a professional manner.
• Craft smart, appealing and accurate headlines.
• Strategically engage in social media.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Skills/Abilities and Knowledge

• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English
• Strong story development skills to submit original story ideas on a daily basis
• Excellent news judgement and driven by the 24-hour news cycle
• Ability to edit stories as necessary
• Live shot experience required
• Ability to develop sources, work a beat, and break stories
• Strong on-camera skills
• Experience with bonded cellular technology
• Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities and work under time pressure deadline
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills; ability to clearly communicate solutions
• Ability to interface with internal company personnel
• Ability to handle breaking news on-air
• Proven ability to report live stories
• Ability to shoot video
• Must be a self-motivated and have the ability to build relationships
• Must have editing skills
• Must be adept at social media
• Must use curiosity and have a sense of urgency to build compelling stories about the local community and community members
• Requires adaptability, enthusiasm, initiative and a positive approach to problem solving
• Ability to drive a company vehicle to and from assigned location while obeying all traffic laws
• Valid driver’s license for authorized driving in the State of residence

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism, Communications or related field or comparable television work experience preferred.

Related Work Experience

• 3 Years Television News Reporting experience
• Experience working in a 24 hour news channel preferred

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Work inside in a climate controlled environment and outside throughout the year and may be subjected to various weather conditions that could include extreme heat or cold conditions
• Ability to work under time pressure deadlines and willing and able to work different shifts or longer shifts due to “breaking news” and severe weather emergencies
• Ability work weekends and holidays
• Lifting and carrying up to 30 pounds

EOE
Charter Communication is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minority/Female/Veteran/Disability

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JOB SUMMARY
Our Multimedia Journalists (MMJ) bring impactful, creative, local stories to viewers. They research,
develop, shoot, interview, edit, produce and deliver compelling, contextual coverage on deadline while
capturing quality visual content. Contributes to special features and stories. Participates in coordinating
coverage of major stories, breaking news and specials.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create original news stories with a focus on character-driven, innovative storytelling; gather
• information for news stories using beat sources, contacts and leads
• Build contacts and sources within the assigned community
• Report within assigned deadlines
• Deliver news reports, including live reports, demonstrating energy, confidence, professional
• appearance and voice quality
• Write, shoot and edit news stories for an assigned newscast or news series
• Combine video, audio and graphics to tell the story effectively
• Work with a photographer on occasion
• Work with assignment desk editors and production staff and independently in the news-gathering
• process
• Manage general upkeep of assigned company equipment
• Responsible for representing channel in a professional manner
• Establish a community presence outside of the newscasts
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:
Skills/Abilities and Knowledge

• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English
• Must have sufficiently strong story development skills to submit original story ideas on a daily basis
• Live shot experience required
• Must be able to develop sources, work a beat, and break stories
• Must have strong on-camera skills
• Must have ability to organize and manage multiple priorities and work under time pressure deadline
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to clearly communicate solutions
• Ability to relate well with diverse populations and age groups
• Ability to interface with internal company personnel
• Ability to handle breaking news on-air
• Requires adaptability, enthusiasm, initiative and a positive approach to problem solving
• Must obtain and maintain a valid driver’s license for authorized driving in the State of residence

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism or related field or comparable television work experience preferred
• 3+ years of television news experience

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