Senior News Producer

This position will report between the hours of 2:00 PM and 10:30 PM Tuesday-Friday, and 12:00 PM and 8:30 PM on Saturday, with adjustments as necessary.

The Senior News Producer’s job duties will entail:

• Pitching and assigning stories for distribution across Sinclair’s network of television affiliates
• Providing direction to producers and performing script reviews
• Issue the Hub evening coverage note
• Researching, writing, producing, and publishing TV news exports (VOs and VOSOTs) on deadline
• Cutting down Sinclair-owned packages and web scripts into VOs and VOSOTs for air
• Non-linear video editing and publishing VOs and VOSOTs to script, including placement of burned courtesies, flashes to avoid jump cuts between multiple speakers, and minor graphics
• Creating Axis graphics that visually support details of written scripts
• Recording live events that come across our satellite and LiveU feeds through in-house software
• Occasional shift coverage for holidays or to cover for other producers when they use PTO

The ideal candidate will have:

• Multiple years of professional experience in a TV newsroom/content center
• Experience with one of iNEWS/ENPS/DALET or similar
• Experience writing scripts in conversational voice for TV
• Non-linear video editing experience
• Familiarity with AVID and AXIS
• Leadership experience
• Willingness to learn these systems if you don’t already possess these skills
• The ability to work in a team environment
• Bonus: Experience writing for digital and the ability to contribute occasional articles for syndication

About the job:

The Weeknight/Weekend Senior News Producer will be joining a team that produces several exports throughout the work week. A typical day consists of producing stories about the biggest developments nationwide or internationally. Hub producers strive to provide context and clarity that go beyond a surface level. The Senior News Producer should be prepared to adjust priorities to react to breaking news.

The Hub places the highest priority on culture. We are a closely-knit unit that demands putting team goals ahead of our own egos. We’re committed to working together and constantly striving to meet the needs of the affiliates we serve. You should be open to constructive feedback and feel empowered to offer your own suggestions on how we can improve as a team.

This job is in person at our Cockeysville, MD headquarters. There is limited flexibility to work from home on a case-by-case basis only with prior approval from your manager.

This is a full-time position with benefits. The Hub doesn’t take holidays off, so you will be part of a rotation that requires working one or more holidays each year.

If you think you’d like to join our team, we’d love to hear from you! Please submit your résumé, and you’re encouraged to tell us a little bit about yourself and what you can bring to The Hub.

Sinclair is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by virtue of an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

About Us

Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) is a diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and sports. The Company owns, operates and/or provides services to 185 television stations in 86 markets affiliated with all the major broadcast networks; and owns Tennis Channel and multicast networks Comet, CHARGE!, TBD., and The Nest. Sinclair’s content is delivered via multiple platforms, including over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and the nation’s largest streaming aggregator of local news content, NewsON. The Company regularly uses its website as a key source of Company information which can be accessed at www.sbgi.net.

About the Team

The life-blood of our organization is our people. We have a compelling story, a goal-oriented culture, and we take really good care of people. How good? Here is a glimpse: great benefits, open door policy, upward mobility and a strong desire to see you succeed. Ready to be part of a winning team? Let’s talk.

The base salary compensation range for this role is $85,000 to $90,000. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as a candidate’s relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location. Full time positions are eligible for benefits that include participation in a retirement plan, life and disability insurance, health, dental and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, 15 paid vacation days, 2 paid personal days, 9 paid holidays, 40 hours of paid sick leave, parental leave, and employee stock purchase plan.

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