Job Description

KGET in Bakersfield is looking for an experienced, imaginative producer to lead our streaming news platform.

The ideal candidate will have experience with traditional broadcast news, a creative understanding of the potential of streaming television and the ability to bring that understanding to fruition.

Download the app and go to KGET+ to see what we have now.

We want to build that streaming channel into an institution equal to our legacy No. 1 broadcast channel.

We’re looking for someone who can routinely envision the streaming potential of broadcast stories and then shepherd those stories – and those reporters – onto our CTV platform.

The successful candidate also will be able to conceptualize and execute ideas for original streaming programming. He or she will be able to

We’re looking for someone who has the technical know-how to combine several broadcast stories into a single CTV show

Is that you?

If you think so, apply for the job then drop a line to News Director Michael Trihey at michaeltrihey@kget.com. Put “Streaming Producer” in the guide.

• Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Collegiality. To work at KGET, you must recognize and practice teamwork and cooperation as a core value.
• Producing shows and content, being an expert in the technical aspects of creating episodes and getting them into the app, and helping promote KGET+ and its shows across platforms.
• Curating and aggregating a steady stream of interesting content packaged and promoted to generate engagement and repeat site visitation.
• Familiarization of all available Nexstar streaming shows; Recognizing which would be of greatest interest to our particular audience; Balancing local and Nexstar content into a 24/7 schedule that draws the biggest audience.
• Monitoring all forms of media (print, TV, digital, blogs and social) and being the quickest to report breaking news stories and be on the hunt for exclusive and or trending content that will grow engagement and drive loyal, local traffic.
• Understanding different ways to tell a story, particularly producing short videos and choosing great photos.
• Building positive working relationships with newsroom staff and management, working collaboratively on enterprise content, and creating opportunities to market web content on broadcast.
• Training station members in streaming studio operations
• Overseeing the streaming studios production calendar
• Working with engineering on issues / needs for streaming studios
• Assisting the News Director in hiring, as needed.
• Ability to work flexible hours, as needed.
• Additional tasks as needed
• Typical Day:

• The Streaming Television Producer will attend local editorial meetings as needed/assigned. He or she will have familiarity with local, regional, and national content and use data to make decisions on what stories to publish and how to showcase them on KGET+. He or she will take stories from newsroom and digital reporters and help package the content for optimal engagement.

• Physical Demands & Work Environment:
  The Streaming Television Producer must be able to sit, conduct telephone conversations, use electronic mail, write letters and memos, conduct face-to-face discussions with individuals or groups, make decisions without supervision, make decisions that impact the results of co-workers, and work indoors in environmentally controlled conditions. In addition, the Streaming Television Producer must be able to handle, control or feel objects, tools or controls. Repetitive movements are required. Work may be conducted in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions.
• EEO Statement: Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities / Women / Veterans / Disabled
• Pay range: $20 - $22 per hour, depending on experience