Associate Producer

Overview and Responsibilities:

CBS Atlanta is looking for an ambitious and hardworking Associate Producer with a strong commitment to journalism to join its exciting startup news operation! This is an opportunity to create multi-media content and be part of an innovative team. You will cover a broad range of hyper-local Atlanta stories as well as touch state, national and international stories in a fast-paced, collaborative newsroom. You will assist producers with newscasts and segments seen across on-air and streaming. This includes writing and researching stories, formatting scripts, editing video, selecting soundbites, and building graphics. You may also be tapped to produce news cutins. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic about being part of a room of fresh thinkers that’s serving Atlanta and meeting the audience wherever they are.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Write and edit news using compelling video and sound to help tell the story across all platforms, customizing for the audiences in each space.
• Research and produce compelling stories and segments that include eye-catching graphics, effective use of maps and headline-grabbing banners.
• Stay on top of the news cycle, including key developments in assigned stories.
• Exhibit strong editorial judgment, effective communication, and critical thinking skills.
• Work closely with producers and managers in the control room with the ability to add to the editorial process in a breaking and live news environment.
• Produce news cutins in a full AR/VR studio environment, when assigned.
• Participate in daily staff editorial and production meetings.
• Be a student of CBS standards, rights and clearances standard operating procedures.

Basic Qualifications:

• 3+ years newsroom writing experience
• Impeccable grammar, spelling, and attention to detail in all content produced
• Ability to multi-task and thrive in a dynamic, quickly changing environment is essential

Additional Qualifications:

• Degree in broadcast journalism or related field preferred
• Understanding the power of conversational writing and authenticity
• Knowledge of the Atlanta community is a plus
• Willingness and flexibility to work a variety of different shifts, overnight and weekend responsibilities

CBS News and Stations, brings together the power of CBS News, 28 owned television stations in 17 major U.S. markets, the CBS News Streaming Network, CBS News Streaming local platforms, local websites and cbsnews.com, under one umbrella. CBS News and Stations is home to the nation’s #1 news program 60 MINUTES, the CBS News Streaming Network, the first 24/7 digital streaming news network, the award-winning broadcasts CBS MORNINGS, CBS SATURDAY MORNING, the CBS EVENING NEWS, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, CBS WEEKEND EVENING NEWS, 48 HOURS and FACE THE NATION WITH MARGARET BRENNAN. CBS News and Stations provides news and information for the CBS Television Network,  CBSNews.com, CBS News Radio and podcasts, Paramount +, all digital platforms, and the CBS News Streaming Network, the premier 24/7 anchored streaming news service that is available free to everyone with access to the internet. The CBS News Streaming Network is the destination for breaking news, live events, original reporting and storytelling, and programs from CBS News and Stations’ top anchors and correspondents working locally, nationally and around the globe. CBS News’ streaming services, across national and local, amassed more than 1.01 billion streams in 2021. Launched in November 2014 as CBSN, the CBS News Streaming Network is available on 30 digital platforms and apps, as well as CBSNews.com and Paramount+. The service is available live in 91 countries. CBS News and Stations is dedicated to providing the highest quality journalism under standards it pioneered and continues to set in today’s digital age. CBS News earns more prestigious journalism awards than any other broadcast news division.  

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