KRGV-TV : Technical Director/Video Editor

Digital Producer is needed in Weslaco, United States.

Client: KRGV-TV

Location: Weslaco, United States

Contract: Part Time

Posted on Oct. 26, 2023

KRGV Channel 5 News and KRGV 5.2 Noticias RGV is looking for a bilingual Technical Director/Video Editor to technically direct live newscasts for KRGV 5.1 and Noticias RGV 5.2 our Spanish language digital channel. We are the largest news operation in South Texas. Our newscast produces 67 hours of news every week in both English and Spanish.

This position is Part Time

Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities will include technical directing a variety of newscasts.
• Work closely with News Producers and AP’s.
• Technical Directing, master control operations, pre and post-production editing and studio camera work.
• Applicants may perform other reasonable related duties as may be assigned by managers.
• Station will be operating Sony XVS 8000 and Ross Carbonite switchers during live news broadcasts.

Qualifications:

• At least 2 years of experience as a Technical Director/Video Editor.
• Applicants should have a strong creative background in lighting, shooting, technical directing, and non-linear editing.
• Position will edit news stories for daily newscasts.
• The ability to work under pressure is a must as well as the availability to work a variety of shifts.
• Applicants need strong working knowledge of Master Control operations.
• Must possess the ability to work and communicate well under pressure.
• Must be Bilingual in both English and Spanish is preferred.

KRGV (ABC) is located in the warm and beautiful Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. (Harlingen – Weslaco – Brownsville – McAllen, Texas DMA #85) 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.

Noticias RGV “La Voz del Valle” is the only Spanish News station that brings news coverage you can trust from the most experienced news team in the Valley.

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.