Special Projects Producer

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Special Projects Producer

WMUR-TV is looking for a Special Projects Producer who can help oversee our Investigative team and Special Projects. We need a driven, organized leader who can articulate a vision for investigations, promotable stories, documentary-style packages and special shows.

The right candidate will be a leader who can develop multi-platform content for broadcast and digital platforms as well as leading the team to produce insightful, hard-hitting and meaningful stories.  The Special Projects Producer will help manage all aspects of content from our Investigative team and other special projects, including, but not limited to, investigative breaking news, investigative angles for the day’s top story and long-form investigative pieces as well as some documentary-style reporting. 

You must have proven ability in making decisions based on strong ethics, a solid producing background, and a desire to win. You must be able to research, pitch, and gather information efficiently and be able to work independently as well as with a team. Clear and effective communication skills are a must as well as strong organizational skills, including the ability to manage a calendar of specials, including follow-up stories. You will also be responsible for evaluating investigative story pitches, scripts, teases and getting full approval of all scripts and video. 

Knowledge of media law and making public records requests is also required.

Job Responsibilities:

• Oversight of the preparation of a team of investigative and special projects journalists. 
• Oversight pitching, researching, writing and producing investigative and special projects stories and specials. 
• Coach producers, reporters, and photojournalists
• Respond to breaking investigative news and seeking out investigative angles for top stories.
• Collaboration of digital response to investigative news and special projects. 
• Must have the ability to meet strict deadlines
• Must have strong newsgathering skills 
• Must have strong interpersonal skills
• Post stories and video on digital platforms
• Maintain and manage a calendar of special projects 
• Communicate effectively with news staff, promotions, and legal team 
• In-person attendance is required
• Must be available to work nights, weekends and holidays as needed. 

Experience Requirements:  

• Should have demonstrated experience in writing and be able to think visually.     

Qualifications Requirements:

• Have a strong sense of audience desires   
• Possess outstanding communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and coordinate crews and responsibilities simultaneously
• An ability to summarize information into easy-to-understand components
• Creative presentation style, and ability to showcase all resources and elements
• Knowledge of media law and making public records requests 
• Unwavering journalistic integrity and ethical standards
• Use of Adobe Premier editing system is a plus

Diversity Statement

At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the audience we reach, ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate, and more representative of the communities we serve.

Benefits

Hearst's benefit programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.

• Medical | Dental | Vision
• 401(k) matching
• Emotional Wellness Support
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• LGBTQ+ Health Services
• Additional benefits to meet your and your family's needs

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