Supervising Producer - Global Kingston

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Division: Global News Kingston
Work Status: Full-Time
Location: Kingston, ON (Hybrid)

About the Role:
Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment, has an exciting opportunity available on its award-winning Kingston news team as a Supervising Producer. Reporting to the News Manager (Peterborough & Kingston), the successful candidate will be responsible for helping assign, write, produce, and deliver news content. This is a Group 5 position under the current Collective Agreement. If you have a positive, can-do attitude, a passion for innovation and experience in a television newsroom, consider applying today!

You will contribute by:

• Leads editorial discussions and assign video journalists each weekday in Kingston.
• Produce, line-up and write news broadcasts for Kingston, working with teams across Ontario.
• Produce local news content from video gathered in the field.
• Troubleshoot challenges and communicate solutions to teams in the field.
• Lead breaking news coverage for all platforms and write and produce breaking news content in newscasts and online, when required.
• Collaborate with teams to determine editorial direction and content of newscasts.
• Vet content for all platforms each day.
• Perform other duties as required.

Skills and experience you will bring:

• Post-secondary education in journalism, communications, or a related field.
• A minimum of two years of experience as a news producer or a similar role.
• The ability to respond quickly and knowledgeably to breaking news, communicating coverage plans to affiliate.
• Understanding and awareness of issues facing residents in Kingston, and surrounding areas.
• Understanding of innovative production techniques and technology.
• Knowledge and experience using digital editing platforms like Edius and Final Cut.
• Strong news writing skills.
• Excellent news judgement and ability to lead news coverage.
• Exemplary communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and maintain creativity in a high-pressure, deadline-oriented environment.
• Ability to manage the demands and pressure of multiple broadcast deadlines.
• Ability to work well in a team setting, with teams in various locations.
• Knowledge of social media tools and technologies (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, etc.), and related applications
• Knowledge of Grass Valley editing software is an asset.
• Demonstrates excellent writing and other TV production skills.
• Demonstrates a high comfort level providing clear constructive feedback.
• Possesses strong organizational skills.
• A positive, can-do attitude.
• If you value a workplace that promotes accountability, exemplifies loyalty, never compromises integrity, and has a strong social conscience then apply now.

Application Deadline: August 5, 2024

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*No phone calls please. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.