Associate Producer Booking Coordinator

KRGV-TV, the ABC affiliate in the beautiful Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, has the following vacancy: Associate Producer Booking Coordinator

We are looking for a motivated individual with a passion for news to assist the Producer with writing, editing of scripts, building graphics, ensuring successful execution of live shots; have the ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines; will perform other duties as assigned.

• Ability to multitask and work under pressure: This position requires constant communication written and oral on information about guests who are being invited for interview segments "La Entrevista" during our morning and noon newscasts.

• Leadership skills: Individual must be able to work with little supervision and self-initiative and are required to make contact and book guests for newscasts as well as maintaining the guest calendar and notifying all team members on who the guest is and their information.

• Excellent communication skills: Must be able to communicate well with team members and community leaders and businesses to contact and find guests for morning and noon newscasts. Most of these are done through the phone as well as email.

• Flexibility: While the hours are during the day, there may be situations when the Booking AP will have to work different hours and occasional weekends.

• Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism or Communication or related field.

• Candidate must be reliable, have good people skills, and be available to work any shift…including nights, weekends or overnight

• Bilingual in English and Spanish is required both written and oral. Most guests communicate in English so fluency in both languages is a must.

• This position will assist the News Producer of the morning news and Noon newscast producer.

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 ensure that our employment opportunities are made known to members of minority groups and to women.

KRGV-TV is a drug-free and smoke-free workplace.

If you know of any person(s) who might be qualified for the above vacancy send resume Elizabeth Gaona, Director of Human Resources, KRGV-TV, P.O. Box 5, Weslaco, Texas 78599 or email to egaona@krgv.com.