Work Experience

I googled news producer skills and found a site which summarizes the skills you need and how to go about acquiring this type of position. Carl was right. They recommend internships as a starting point as well. But some skills I possess which this site thought was important, but I didn't even think about was leadership and the ability to work within a team. I was a hospital manager for several years, responsible for delegating work, and interacting with customers and corporate offices. While I've been at Mercer, I've takne advantage of all of the extracurricular activities taking place at the TV studio. I have been a director, reposnsible for preparing the studio for a live news show, assigning crew positions, and interpreting my producer's script. I have also been a videographer, responsible for constructing and writing video news packages. And my first experience with the news was as a floor manager interacting with talents and relaying the director's cues.