I applied online. I interviewed at The E.W. Scripps Company (Washington, DC)
Interview
Rushed, they needed to fill the position quickly. Most of the questions about where I could live as a remote employee weren't clearly answered and the rules and approved locations changed months later without notice.
There were several interviews via Zoom with the News Director and the Executive Producer, though this was during Covid times, so it may be in-person now. It was a relatively short interview.
I had an initial phone interview with a recruiter. I thought it went fairly well. He asked if I could take a writing assessment before moving on to the next step of the process. I said yes, and he scheduled a date and time for me to take it. I emailed him on the agreed-upon date and time but didn't hear back. He never sent the test. Complete radio silence. I'm disappointed because I woke up early to take the assessment and was actually looking forward to it. Companies should be more mindful of candidates' time and should be better at communicating changes in the interview process. I would have greatly appreciated it if he reached out to cancel -- but to completely ghost someone like this is totally unprofessional.
Producer applicants have rated the interview process at The E.W. Scripps Company with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 78% positive. To compare, the company-average is 81.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Producer roles take an average of 23 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at The E.W. Scripps Company overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at The E.W. Scripps Company as a Producer according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
Background check: 14%
Skills test: 10%
Other: 10%
Drug test: 10%
Group panel interview: 10%
Presentation: 10%
One on one interview: 10%
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