NEWS PRODUCER/MMJ - (W/END) - KGNS

Job Summary/Description:

KGNS+ is looking for a dynamic bilingual producer/multimedia journalist to join our newsroom. The ideal candidate will produce our Spanish weekend evening newscasts and report three days per week.

The ideal candidate must be an excellent writer for all multi-platform content in Spanish. A creative, aggressive producer who can tell impactful stories and enhance our award-winning team's enterprise content. Someone with a sense of service who wants to tell stories in a highly ethical journalistic environment and have a great time doing a tough job. The ideal candidate will produce our Spanish weekend evening newscasts and reports as a multimedia journalist three days per week.

Duties/Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

Works with weekend crew, news director, and assignment desk to plan weekend newscasts
Produces weekend Spanish newscast, and if needed, will act as a fill-in when needed.
Generate engaging enterprise content for on-air and online reports
Report live in the field and in studio as a multimedia journalist
Plan, schedule, shoot, write, edit, and present news content on-air and on digital platforms
Produce and booth newscasts
Availability to work weekends and some holidays
You will report to and work closely with the News Director, Assistant News Director, and Executive Producer in shaping and ensuring the execution of our content on all platforms (website, social media, our news and weather apps, OTT, and television).
Must have strong Spanish writing, storytelling, and reporting skills

Qualifications/Requirements:

Fluent in Spanish
Completion of high school, or equivalent.
College degree preferred.
Two years of related news experience.
Must have strong Spanish writing, storytelling, and reporting skills
Must have strong producing skills (create a newscast rundown, write stories, build graphics, and coordinate with control room and field crews)
Must possess good organizational and time management skills
Excellent live reporting skills required, ability to ad-lib during breaking news
Must be willing to work longer hours and different days as needed
Ability to carry, shoot, and edit video with digital cameras

If you feel you’re qualified and want to work with a great group of people, go to , you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on "apply now", upload your resume, cover letter, and references

(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)

KGNS-TV/Gray Media, Inc. is a drug-free company