Hearst
Producer
Des Moines, IA, United States +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Location
- Des Moines, IA, United States
Des Moines - Experience
- Professional or college producing experience; newsroom experience. No years specified.
About the job
Produces and coordinates accurate, engaging local news newscasts and coverage across broadcast and online platforms.
What you'll do
- Selects, researches, and writes content for live newscasts; manages timing and booths assigned broadcasts, breaking news, and weather events.
- Coordinates coverage with digital and assignment desk teams and guides reporters in story production.
- Works with anchors, reporters, meteorologists, photographers, editors, and production staff to shape newscast presentation.
What they ask for
- Professional or college producing experience and newsroom experience.
- Writing and copy-editing skills; ability to summarize information clearly.
- Ability to coordinate multiple crews and responsibilities simultaneously.
- Must meet schedule requirements for holidays, nights, weekends, overnights, and breaking news; in-person attendance is required.
Nice to have
- Related military experience will be considered.
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