Producer, Live Broadcast - AccuWeather Careers

About AccuWeather

AccuWeather is recognized and documented as the most accurate source of weather forecasts and warnings in the world, has saved more than 10,000 thousands lives, prevented 100,000 injuries, and saved tens of billions of dollars in property damage.

With global headquarters in State College, Pennsylvania; a severe weather center in Wichita, Kansas; and offices in New York City and elsewhere around the world, AccuWeather serves more than 1.5 billion people daily to help them better plan their activities and get more out of their day and keep their families safer through innovative digital media properties, such as AccuWeather.com and mobile, as well as radio, television, newspapers, digital out-of-home, the 24/7 AccuWeather Network channel and AccuWeather NOW streaming service. Additionally, AccuWeather produces and further serves more than half the Fortune 100 companies and thousands of businesses and distributes news, weather content, and video for more than 180,000 third-party websites.

SUMMARY

The Senior Producer, Live Broadcast for AccuWeather will be producing compelling live video segments for the national and award-winning AccuWeather Network on a daily and as-needed schedule. The Senior Producer, Live Broadcast will put together the rundown for each individual segment and work with a team of on-air broadcasters, director, graphics, studio crew and video editors to develop innovative and engaging content.  The weather and the news require 24/7/365 coverage and the live broadcast producer will be required to work differing hours, depending on the severity of the weather situation or breaking news story.

This mid-level position is a full-time position located onsite at AccuWeather's Headquarters in State College, Pennsylvania. Candidates must be local to the State College area, or willing to relocate. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with Director of Editorial Content to deliver a unique style for the AccuWeather Network and cohesive cross-platform editorial voice.  
• Provide key input to editorial leadership to provide guidance and quality consistency for AccuWeather digital, social video, and between dayparts.  
• Produce recognizable programming that is distinctive, best-of-class production  
• Deliver a comprehensive and creative explanation of weather news and information.   
• Respond quickly and aggressively to breaking news and weather situations, contributing to the news team's coverage.  
• Seek and produce compelling, engaging video content for the AccuWeather Network.
• Choose segments and elements that align with our digital and social platforms.
• Lead the show production process, including development and creation of rundowns,  story selection, graphics generation, video editing and script writing. 
• Line produce assigned newscast and fill-in for other newscasts as needed
• Collaborate with Director of Editorial Content and Senior Director of Programming and Content on segments and series.
• Execute and deliver strong content in a smooth and clean fashion that flows well across the entire show and all dayparts.  
• Exercise strong editorial judgment and adhere to company's standards and practices  
• Other duties as assigned.  
  
  
  

QUALIFICATIONS

• Entrepreneurial spirit is necessary in this role
• BA or BS in journalism, communications or meteorology from an accredited institution
• Demonstrated at least 5 years of experience in a dynamic, live news production environment at a television station or broadcast network
• People management and training skills are of core importance.
• Subject matter expertise in newsroom content management systems like Inception, ENPS, iNews, others
• Knowledge and experience in broadcast style writing
• Working knowledge and experience with digital editorial programming tools, such as a CMS and/or OVP
• Must be a control room leader and a collaborative team player who leads by example and works well with production staff and other departments
• Understanding of basic meteorology and effective storytelling
• Working knowledge of Windows or Mac operating systems is required
• Excellent written, verbal, and time management skills are necessary; communication is essential to success
• Must be available to work weekends, evenings, holidays and overnights
    

AccuWeather is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. View the EEO is the Law poster here and its supplement here. The pay transparency policy is available here. 

AccuWeather is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to human.resources@accuweather.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.