Spanish Language News Producer

KRGV

Location: Weslaco, TX

Contact Name: Elizabeth Gaona

Email: egaona@krgv.com

Phone: (956) 968-5555

Job Description

KRGV-TV located in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas has the following opening:

SPANISH LANGUAGE NEWS PRODUCER for our Spanish newscasts on Noticias RGV on our digital channel 5.2 broadcasting news 7 days a week.

KRGV is the broadcast home for ABC (channel 5.1) and Noticias RGV (channel 5.2) broadcasting over 60+ hours of news a week as the largest news operation in South Texas.

The McAllen-Brownsville area is the 11^th largest Hispanic market in the country. The market is over 93% Hispanic.

The right candidate should be able to create compelling newscasts for a large Spanish speaking audience. Noticias RGV broadcasts 33 hours of news every week and you will be working a Monday-Friday schedule as well as filling in for other shows as needed.

If you are interested in producing fast-paced, creative Spanish language newscasts we want to hear from you.

This is a Full Time position

Duties

The Spanish newscast producer is responsible for story placement, teases, graphics, writing, timing and all other editorial and production elements.
Work with directors and on-air talent for the production of the newscast.
Contribute story ideas invite guests for live interviews and to participate actively in coverage of special news programs.
Bilingual in Spanish and English, but must be fluent in Spanish language writer and speaker.
Write and copyedit news stories in Spanish for on-air broadcasting and digital platforms.
Develop content through social listening and independent sources.
Skillfully use social media and digital tools to research, discover and distribute content.
Monitor wire services and CNN news feeds
Research for facts and credibility.
Work with crews in the field to help create great news stories.
Use creative production techniques such as including graphics and new forms of media to enhance stories

Requirements

BA/BS preferred in Journalism/Mass Communications or equivalent experience.
At least one year Spanish language television news work experience as a writer, reporter or producer.

KRGV (ABC) is located in the warm and beautiful Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. (Harlingen – Weslaco – Brownsville – McAllen, Texas DMA #84) Privately owned by the Manship family since 1964, KRGV offers its employees excellent benefits and use of state-of-the-art technologies. Channel 5 News is a hard news brand that drives market leading ratings in a fast growing area with significant breaking news.

KRGV-TV does not discriminate in its employment and personnel practices because of a person’s race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status. The Federal Communications Commission specifically prohibits discriminatory employment practices.

Informing you and your organization of the above employment opportunity is an affirmative action on our part to actively seek qualified minorities and women for our staff vacancies. Through your assistance we want to insure that our employment opportunities are made known to members of minority groups and to women.

KRGV-TV is a drug-free and smoke-free work place.

If you are qualified for the above vacancy send resume to Elizabeth Gaona, Director of Human Resources, KRGV-TV, P.O. Box 5, Weslaco, Texas 78599 or email to egaona@krgv.com.