Producer/Editor

About TEGNA

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) serves local communities across the U.S. through trustworthy journalism, engaging content, and tools that help people navigate their daily lives. Through customized marketing solutions, we help businesses grow and thrive. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches approximately 100 million people every month across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. For more information, visit TEGNA.com.

 

 

 

We're seeking a highly motivated and results-driven Editor/Producer to join the streaming arm of TEGNA’s Central Content team. This dynamic role requires a creative journalist with a passion for storytelling and a commitment to creating engaging and authentic content for a diverse audience.  The ideal candidate will be a dynamic and versatile self-starter with a strong sense of responsibility for creating compelling, high-quality video content that captivates and informs our growing audiences across our local television stations' streaming apps.  They will have a strong background in news production, with a proven ability to edit video and graphics using a keen artistic eye, write effective scripts, and work collaboratively in a fast-paced and ever-evolving environment. This role will involve both editing and producing live and VOD content for TEGNA's streaming apps.

Responsibilities:
In this role, you will:

• Use editing tools and creative production techniques to create video content
• Develop innovative, engaging and authentic news content for a national streaming audience
• Write clear, engaging scripts that are backed by accurate and reliable research
• Combine live pictures, graphics, compelling video and emotional sound to create an engaging experience for our audience
• Challenge traditional ways of doing things
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders
• Perform additional tasks as needed to support the overall goals of the team
• Advocate for underrepresented people, communities, and viewpoints to have a voice and presence in our content

 

Requirements:

• BA/BS degree preferred in journalism, communications, or related field or equivalent years of experience.
• Knowledge of editing systems such as Edius and Premiere
• Experience editing news content and an understanding of the tenets of professional journalism
• Solid journalistic judgement and a news philosophy that emphasizes accurate, fair, and unique content
• Organizational skills and the ability to work under time-pressure deadlines while maintaining quality.
• Must be able to work early mornings, nights, and weekends
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Creative thinking and problem-solving skills
• Ability to calmly handle live, breaking news situations and changing events
• Previous experience with live streaming software (VMix or similar) a plus

Benefits: 

TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.

Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA’s 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.

Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor’s appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.

TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year. 

* Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.

EEO statement:

TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal app